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Tom from the Bureau of Meteorology updates Flow listeners on the latest rainfall event hitting South Australia, particularly the West Coast, Eyre Peninsula and Flinders Ranges on Friday 21 January

The Liberal backbench MP talks about the role federal government may or may not play in the Eyre Peninsula desalination and ports debate, and on the prospects of the Leigh Creek urea project

Water security on the Eyre Peninsula has been a long-running concern and Senator Patrick flew over to Port Lincoln on Thursday 20 January to talk with the local fishing industry, also weighing in on the Cape Hardy port debate. The senator also says some Labor MPs are attracted to his idea of a Royal Commission investigating the federal Liberal National government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemi...

Local butchers have been able to source meat for consumers but the supply chain challenges for major supermarkets demonstrate a failure in Australian competition policy, James Jackson tells Flow listeners.

The Member for Murray Plains and Deputy Opposition Leader checks in with Flow for the first time in 2022 chatting about the Nationals' focus in an election year, and the current health crisis in Victoria

The Energy and Mining Minister also responds to the Opposition's criticisms of the slow RAT rollout and the push by Labor and crossbenchers to recall the House of Assembly for an unprecedented pre-election February sitting

Jason from Country Viewpoint spoke with the newly re-elected Mayor of the Federation Council Pat Bourke. Pat talked about the recent Council elections, issues with this years harvest, upcoming Australia Day preparations and the final phase of the long-awaited floodplain risk management study.

The local MP has pushed back against the Opposition and crossbench push with independent speaker Dan Cregan to recall the House of Assembly to North Terrace in Adelaide in early February, saying voters are better served having their MPs in their electorates

The north-western Victorian MP is also staging an online forum on Wednesday 19 January for retail and hospitality businesses to share the impact of worker shortages on their future viability.

The independent MP hopes he can remain a Liberal MP but is nonetheless pushing for the Marshall Liberal government to be brought back to the House of Assembly in early February to face the music on its handling of the Omicron variant outbreak of COVID-19

The Mackillop candidate says recent regional COVID-19 concerns highlight the shortcomings regional health as he also outlined the credentials of their Legislative Council ticket of former Port Adelaide mayor Gary Johansen and Murray Bridge's Lisa Sherry

Sitting Frome MP Geoff Brock is moving north to the electorate of Stuart in the March state election, and has endorsed Clare & Gilbert Valley councillor Cate Hunter to take his place in the newly-shaped Frome. Cate Hunter speaks with Flow listeners about local road needs, particularly the Horrocks Highway, and how to speak with her during the campaign

Jason Regan from FLOW FM Australia's "Country Viewpoint" discussed a number of topics with Ms Maxwell Including: - Ensuring female-specific cancers are covered for Victorian female firefighters. - Tania's motion in the Legislative Council on Nov 17 to recognise coercive control in family violence offending - The Murray Basin Rail Project and state government funding for the Sunraysia-Mallee interm...

From Karlene Maywald to the Liberal and Country League, the president of the Nationals SA branch talks about the Nationals' record in SA, his candidacy for Mackillop and how the Nationals would decide who becomes Premier if they held the balance of power in a hung parliament post-election

Richard from www.marketcheck.com.au provides a comprehensive wrap on current market activity on wheat, barley and canola for FlowFM listeners

The head of corporate and investor relations speaks with FlowFM listeners about the surge in interest in their Leigh Creek urea project, a carbon-neutral gas capture and storage project aiming at supplying Australian farmers with low cost fertiliser as well as the international market with strong financial links to Korea

After recent comments at a COSBOA payments summit on the cost to small business of the now 'essential service' of COVID-safe payments handling in retail businesses via contactless or 'tap and go' payments, Wayne and Rikki sought out the former minister, now ombudsman, and were not disappointed.

She won't match Paul Toole's 190 Chiko roll pledge at country shows but will hit the fairy floss hard as the NSW government announces funding to jump-start 2022 shows - and the Cootamundra MP welcomes assistance provided for disaster hit farmers, and wishes Flow listeners a Merry Christmas

"... the probability of us winning such a conflict is pretty well zero... " - speaking about the prospect of a regional conflict with China over Taiwan, the former Australian Army Major General tells Flow listeners the regional security issues are significant, so fuel and other security concerns are compelling for Australia, admitting Australian governments haven't done a great job preparing for t...

The member for Stuart talks about green hydrogen, lowering energy prices for consumers - and what role renewables play in that - the prospects small modular nuclear reactors could have in regional SA (partially, his own electorate with abundant uranium resources), Australian farmers' need for urea fertiliser and the Leigh Creek reinvigoration opportunity on that front - and wishes FlowFM listeners...

Wayne the Flowman cooks up a roast on the world of food fraud after the practice was recently brought to light in Australia. Scams relating to the conduct of food fraud can include intentional mislabelling and the problem is costing Australian producers up to $3 billion dollars annually.

... and wishes FlowFM listeners a Merry Christmas and safe travels after a busy year in 2021, and looking towards a 2022 federal election year