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@CatherineKingMP, @AustralianLabor shadow infrastructure minister, on regional development grants going to major cities - with @RikkiLambert 20.10.2021 7:02 ↓

The member for Ballarat chats with Rikki Lambert on Flow about the National Audit Office's shock report tabled on Tuesday revealing 27% of federal 'regional development' spending went to Australia's major cities, not regions - and talks through other concerning aspects of present and future spending opportunities for regions that might be seen by the Coalition's National Party junior partner

Tim Bull MP, Victorian shadow minister for Veterans' Affairs for @TheNationalsVic on clarity needed for a COVID-safe Remembrance Day 19.10.2021 5:41 ↓

The Gippsland state MP spoke with FlowFM about the need for regional and metropolitan veterans' groups to have clarity leading up to Remembrance Day after a difficult lead in to ANZAC Day earlier in the year.

Damien Buijs, SA Nationals candidate for Chaffey in the March state election, worried about federal @The_Nationals Murray-Darling policy 18.10.2021 3:43 ↓

Visiting the FlowFM studios, the candidate in the March state election for the Liberal-held seat of Chaffey covering the Riverland and Mallee on the River Murray, Mr Buijs spoke about his shearing background and how he'd like to clip back the federal Nationals' position on the Murray-Darling Basin to one more friendly to South Australian perspectives

@CatherineKingMP @AustralianLabor federal member for #Ballarat on BBRF Rorting concerns & backing @BillShortenMP comments on a #federalICAC 11.10.2021 9:05 ↓

The member for Ballarat and shadow minister for transport, infrastructure and regional development says the Friday announcements for funding from the federal Building Better Regions Fund were another example of rorting by the Morrison-Joyce Coalition government

@AnneWebsterMP on her petition on Mandatory Vaccination in Victoria, vaccination progress, Telco blackspots and Building Better Regions 11.10.2021 13:27 ↓

Dr Webster describes the 'pink' and 'green' rating system used by the government to determine allocations of Building Better Regions Funding, where all her grants were 'green' ranked but in other seats, MPs could push the case for a 'green' rating

Michael O'Neil from @UniofAdelaide SA Centre for Economic Studies on labour force, youth training, pension adjustment needs 01.10.2021 15:22 ↓

South Australia may also need to talk to their federal colleagues about pension threshold reforms, and payroll tax incentives to help attract employees in a tight labour market as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, Associate Professor O'Neil said in this interview with Rikki on Flow.

@RowanRamseyMP was at the #YorkePeninsula Field Days and spoke with @RikkiLambert about critical minerals, #Whyalla steel and more 01.10.2021 10:35 ↓

The federal member for Grey reacted to the federal government's announcement of a $2 billion loan facility for those developing critical minerals in South Australia, with the state sitting on what the state government claims is 65% of the nation's deposits.

Matt Dalgleish (@Meat_Watcher) from Thomas Elder Markets (@TEMarkets) on Australian meat prices and future prospects 30.09.2021 15:06 ↓

Matt projects forward how beef and lamb prices might go in future years, examining the domestic and global supply and demand expectations.

Double Demerit Deterrence Doubted by Monash University's Professor Max Cameron 30.09.2021 7:18 ↓

As Victoria, NSW and SA head into a long weekend with double-demerit point penalties applying in some places, the Road Accident Centre expert says he's not seen research backing the road safety merit of double-demerit weekends - as he discusses the need for more speed camera sites in regional Victoria, and a targeted approach to driving on ice, in this interview with Flow's Rikki Lambert

@CindyMcLeishMP, shadow Victorian sports minister, and the Opposition called on Monday for $10m to help clubs and groups get going again 28.09.2021 3:57 ↓

... and on Tuesday, the Andrews Labor government did, effectively, just that.

Professor Fran Sheldon (@FranSheld65) from @Griffith_Uni on #MenindeeLakes, Barwon-Darling River health and floodplain harvesting impacts 24.09.2021 7:48 ↓

Dr Fran Sheldon, Professor and Dean (Learning and Teaching) in the Griffith Sciences group at Griffith University and Research Member in the Australian Rivers Institute, talks about the restored health of the Lower Barwon-Darling system and how water policy and measurement will be important in the future years of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan