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With debate continuing federally and across the nation on an indigenous voice to parliaments, the South Australian minister for Aboriginal Affairs is heading all over the state to consult on what that voice might look like to South Australia's parliament, and shares how last Friday's indigenous affairs ministers' meeting in Adelaide went on Closing the Gap in health and other outcomes for indigeno...

Attending the Growing SA conference on Tuesday 30 August 2022, the Mackillop MP talks about his recent motorcycle trip through Flow's regional broadcast areas in several states, farming conditions, the challenges of input costs and the close attention he'll be paying to the SA Primary Industries Minister's speech at the conference about electronic traceability of sheep and foot & mouth disease pre...

The State Opposition claimed on Sunday 28 August 2022 the Malinauskas Labor Government had 'dropped the ball' on the Female Facilities program investment plans for women's sport. Flow spoke with the shadow minister for sport, recreation and racing on Monday morning.

Michell Direct Wool trader Andrew Partridge reflects on an Australian wool trading week that, despite Fremantle not being active this week, prices remained relatively subdued but the offering remained healthy compared with the same time last year.

Heading off from Thursday's sheep sales at Wagga Wagga in southern New South Wales, RLA's James Tierney https://www.riverinaagents.com.au/consultant/10/james-tierney reports in for Flow's Country Viewpoint program

Healthy rainfall and few areas affected by waterlogging spells good growing conditions so far for South Australia's cropping sector as livestock and grain producers alike look forward to a good year and the Growing SA conference Tuesday 30 August at Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills

Water Security for the Eyre Peninsula isn't just for local benefit, the local Liberal state MP says. with River Murray water reaching as far out as Penong over 800km from the Murray River at times - he responds to criticisms from the SA Water Minister of the former Liberal government's record on Eyre Peninsula water security and calls for a selected site for desalination at the foot of the peninsu...

Amid a fruit fly outbreak in the fruit fly free zone in South Australia's Riverland, the Primary Industries and Regions minister Clare Scriven says the Riverland town of Waikerie will be the site of a unique trial for householders to replace an existing fruit tree - perhaps one they find hard to maintain - with a substitute tree, 'preferably not a fruit tree' after fruit fly was detected in unmain...

Australian and South African wool industry bodies have been liaising over how South Africa resumed their wool trade with China should the unthinkable happen and foot and mouth disease be detected in Australia. Jo Hall the Wool Producers Australia CEO also responds to comments on Flow from the Sheep Industry Fund (SA) chair Ian Rowett on who should pay for national electronic traceability for sheep...

The Mid-North South Australian farmer chairing the Sheep Industry Fund, a unique South Australian levy initiative on livestock transactions to fund measures for the benefit of the sheep industry, talks through this year's spending initiatives and expresses a view on electronic traceability of sheep (as recently agreed by national agriculture ministers to mimic the Victorian system) on who should b...

Supporting local Liberal candidate Paul Matheson in the coalition's attempts to win back the north west Victorian seat of Mildura, the visiting shadow minister for transport, infrastructure, child protection and youth affairs speaks about the region's health challenges and the need to move local produce freight off of roads onto rail - and speaks about the independent audit findings on the signifi...

The independent MP for the state electorate of Mildura says water recovery efforts for the Murray-Darling Basin Plan should focus in the northern Basin and the floodplain harvesting practices within New South Wales, not buybacks from Victorian farmers. As a 2024 deadline looms and basin-wide buyback emerging as the potential, if not preferred, means of achieving water recovery targets, the local M...

South Australian Liberal senator Alex Antic speaks with Flow listeners about why he's putting a focus on disclosing connections and interests in the World Economic Forum in the Australian parliament

Flow catches up with the CEO of Sheep Producers Australia, Bonnie Skinner to discuss the local sheep market settling down after biosecurity concerns - as Australia remains Foot and Mouth Disease free - and after discussing whether demand overseas is softening, explores just how transferable the cattle electronic traceability NLIS system will be for sheep and where the costs might be borne

As the Sheep Producers Australia CEO Bonnie Skinner also highlighted on Friday morning on Flow, the wool market's exposure to the USD and potentially weaker consumer demand is a possible dark cloud on the Australian market's horizon.

Today's market report on lamb and beef now comes with added chicken - and bacon! - well, so to speak, Matt Dalgleish breaks down the latest sheep and cattle market movements in Australia, a relative calming of market Foot and Mouth Disease concerns and global demand for various meats by country https://www.thomaseldermarkets.com.au/livestock/meet-me-in-the-middle-of-the-meat/

The regional development minister has been meeting with regional advocates young and old to take a uniquely regional emphasis to the early September 2022 Jobs and Skills summit

The independent member for Murray that takes in much of the NSW Murray River and lower Darling River speaks with Flow about the recent reports issued by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority regarding NSW's performance of Basin Plan obligations and options to resolve water flow challenges in the Barmah-Millewa forest.

The independent member for Stuart and minister in the Malinauskas Labor cabinet speaks with Flow listeners in regional South Australia about his trips to the regions speaking with veterans on the anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, 18 August which is Vietnam Veterans' Day. The minister speaks about his brother serving and how his number didn't come up to be conscripted to serve in Vietnam - and...

Helen Cook from GNE Advisory ( www.gneadvisory.com ) speaks with Flow listeners about where Australia sits legally on nuclear energy compared with G20 nations and contrasting the situation within the EU - and discusses potential timeframes to a legally permissive framework for nuclear energy in Australia if there was a political will for it to occur

The CFS Chief Officer Mark Jones recently made a statement about the concerning rise in Country Fire Service volunteers being called out to ambulance incidents ( https://cfs.sa.gov.au/home/criimson/cfs-raises-concern-around-increased-demand-on-volunteers-to-support-saas-issued-11-aug-16160006194/) - the shadow minister and member for Hammond in eastern regional South Australia, Adrian Pederick, re...

Fresh from the National Party's conference in Canberra, the shadow assistant minister for regional development and member for Mallee spoke with Flow listeners about the push for better education, doctor availability and labour availability for regional Australia. PICTURED: Dr Webster with award winning vanilla slice from Sharp's Bakery, Birchip after it took out first prize at the weekend competit...

DUNE founder James Fleay speaks with Flow listeners about the infrastructure challenges with renewable energy and why he arrived at the conclusion that adding nuclear energy to Australia's energy mix makes sense not just on greenhouse gas emissions, but economically and for energy purposes as well

Thomas Elder Markets ( www.thomaseldermarkets.com.au ) and AgWatchers podcast co-host Andrew Whitelaw speaks with Flow listeners about the latest developments on global and Australian grain and canola markets

Michell Direct Wool trader Andrew Partridge returns for Flow's Country Viewpoint program to discuss a complex first week of trading after the recess