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... and commends SA and Victorian communities on the border for their resilience during COVID-19. Mr Pederick also says now his electoral boundaries have shifted his own home at Coomandook out of his electorate, he will vote for Liberal colleague Nick McBride in neighbouring Mackillop.

Addressing the 'fear porn' in the mainstream media, Senator Antic says its worth revisiting former US President Donald Trump's stance on Russia, NATO and Europe now Russia is invading Ukraine. Senator Antic also takes aim at renewable energy advocates on energy security.

Former Major General of the Australian Army and now NSW Liberal Senator Molan says Australia has fuel security potential with ample storage of oil in the ground, if state governments were willing to allow it to be extracted and refined domestically.

All stakeholders appear to agree floodplain harvesting needs to be regulated but the NSW government is having great difficulty regulating the practice after the NSW Legislative Council for a third time blocked attempted regulations. Long-time advocate for reform, the southern NSW MP Helen Dalton talks with FlowFM on the latest government slip-up.

International Law expert from Flinders University, Dr Rowan Nichsolson. joins Flow to comprehensively break down how the conflict between Russia and Ukraine currently sits, including whether any boycotts and sanctions might potentially stand in Russian President Vladimir Putin's way and how significant the history of the USSR plays into the current developments.

Processor challenges could flow through to producers if they aren't in the market buying wool, that's a key takeaway from this week's chat with Steven Read from Michell Wool for Friday's Country Viewpoint program

Chicago trade halted on Thursday in a rare limit-up due to the bull run on wheat as Russia invaded Ukraine territory, Tess talks with Flow listeners about what that could mean for Australian farmers

Russia's move on the Ukraine will have negligible expected immediate effect on sheep and cattle markets, Rabobank's senior proteins analyst Angus Gidley-Baird said as he reviews the latest in the sheep and cattle markets, and talks with Flow listeners about improved options for farmers if a federal election delivers more sealed roads such as a Coalition promise of 2,000km more sealed on the Outbac...

The former Labor government was criticised by the then Liberal-National Opposition for its more expensive proposal for NBN to run fibre-to-the-home. Yet it's been alleged one NBN rollout under the Morrison-Joyce government cost $500m to go to just one business in the Deputy PM's own electorate. The shadow communications minister also criticises federal communications minister Paul Fletcher for the...

... and talks about his High Court case about the Liberal Democrat Party's use of the word 'Liberal' contested by the Liberal Party. John tells Flow listeners the LDP wants to end the 'covid mania' and dispense with mask mandates and other pandemic restrictions.

Mr Preece says the Liberal Party has taken its 'blue ribbon' seat for granted and is promising the long-debated new Barossa Hospital as a key negotiating chip in minority government deliberations if he Schubert voters install him, not Ashton Hurn, to replace Stephan Knoll

A rapid fire chat on the latest initiatives the South Australian government has announced across Minister Basham's Primary Industries portfolios for farmers and rural communities.

... and encouraging local learning opportunities in Sunraysia health sector to improve workforce labour availability, arrest the brain drain from the Mallee electorate and most importantly of all reduce the need for local people to go away for vital health services.

The independent South Australian senator says the federal government has a rumoured $16bn promotional and spending warchest at its disposal and relieving bowser pain for Australians may cost only $9bn, equating to hundreds of dollars a year as an emergency measure. Senator Patrick also calls for expulsion of Chinese diplomats over the recent laser incident involving a RAAF aircraft and sanctions o...

SA Labor has a commitment for Limestone Coast health funding including for the Keith Hospital, as Mark Braes outlines his history as a lawyer, mediator, councillor and mayor of Wattle Range and says more work is needed on local roads.

The independent state MP also said she's open to ideas from any side of politics as the Victorian National Party promotes its policy commitments for Mildura in the November state poll - and could even back a minority Liberal National government in a hung parliament.

A self-confessed conservative pitches One Nation as a right-of-centre alternative for disaffected South Australian Liberal voters, claiming local Liberal candidate Penny Pratt must think she has Frome 'in the bag' and is critical of Premier Steven Marshall's COVID decision-making for event attendances

Mr Pasin urged motorists to be patient as over $10 million of works occur on the Karoonda, Mallee and Ngarkat highways and expressed frustration that local bulk handling of grain had forced grain onto roads, accelerating their deterioration

... the health of the River Murray and her preselection position to run again for Farrer as at 18 February, with a federal election due by May

... teasing out the impacts of a rapid shift to electric cars and impacts on farmers, the skyrocketing oil price and impact on farm input costs and a positive farm gate value for SA farmers

Steven looks at the recent markets and responds to Rabobank's Dennis Voznesenski's projection of a 1350-1500c/kg price range for Australian woolgrowers across 2022

The cattle herd heads into a two-stage rebuild, Market Information Analyst Ripley Atkinson from Meat and Livestock Australia says, while sheep numbers also continue to build in recovery after the drought

On his way to the first court hearing on Thursday afternoon in Adelaide fighting the SA government on imposing a vaccine restriction that prevented the plaintiffs continuing their employment in their respective fields, Craig speaks with Rikki and Hannah about the case and the implications for the state government if it succeeds.

The federal government knew about an impending domestic alcohol tax during Free Trade Agreement negotiations, Labor's shadow trade minister tells Flow listeners, which the federal opposition says erodes the benefits of the impending Free Trade Agreement between Australia and the UK. Labor also wants more time taken to ratify the treaty.

Rural Fire Service volunteers will have to be up to date with vaccinations against COVID-19 but the government is still working through the 1 in 5 brigades that either opposed the move or said it would be difficult for them to serve their communities with the restrictions in place. The southern NSW MP also updates Flow listeners on the long 2021/22 harvest for farmers and warns of the dangers of d...