# Australia Talks – 9 Apr 2026: Bilby increase & Ebikes and the Straight of Hormuz

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Podcast: [Australia Talks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/australia-talks-6388992)
Published: 2026-04-10T03:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 6173

## Resource

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet. Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:13:39 – Bilby populations 00:39:13 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Mallee Cliffs National Park, New South Wales 01:00:07 – Ebikes and the Straight of Hormuz 01:20:41 – This week in Australian history 3-9 April 01:30:38 – XXXX bottle top quiz Sources: 'Easter bilby' populations quadruple across Australian sanctuaries - ABC News Macrotis - Wikipedia Easter Bilby - Wikipedia Commuters swap the car for e-bikes as fuel prices soar amid Middle East war - ABC News Australia given fuel supply assurances as plans in works for visit by Japan's prime minister - ABC News Defence Minister says Australia may support measures to provide safe passage in the Straits of Hormuz Numbats reintroduced to NSW National Park | Australian Wildlife Conservancy Mallee Cliffs National Park | NSW National Parks Review of Environmental Factors Wikipedia - Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area Mallee Cliffs National Park Review of Environmental Factors for the Reintroduction of Locally Extinct Mammals | Environment and Heritage Numbat - Wikipedia Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries #Australia #Australian

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