South Australian Mallee based MP for Hammond and shadow minister for emergency services responds to the formation of a working group chaired by former Liberal leader Rob Kerin on determining when farmers can be forced to stop harvesting on fire hazard days, after an 11th hour intervention via Grain Producers SA saw the existing code maintained for another year during the bumper 2022/23 harvest.

The member for Frome Penny Pratt (pictured centre) speaks with us about upcoming events in the Clare and Gilbert Valleys and we discuss with the shadow minister for regional health services the recent SA government announcements particularly improving facilities at the Clare Hospital.

We discuss the rise and fall of a poster-child for Australia's plant-based meat industry, the recent discussion on FlowFM about adding insects to the Australian palate and track the recent domestic and export market news for cattle and sheep producers.

A significant proportion of Australians profess a belief in Christianity in each census and we discuss with the Australian Christian Lobby's director of national politics Wendy Francis what they'd like to see change or reviewed about the questions asked of the Australian public to get a clearer picture on the personal lives and preferences of Australians.

South Australia's shadow primary industries minister calls for more transparency from the Malinauskas Labor government on how it proposes contributing to the state's sheep and goat producers' costs of implementing mandated electronic traceability.

The Nationals member for Riverina praises the candidacy of Murray candidate and Edward River mayor Peta Betts as we discuss the recent meeting of Murray-Darling Basin state and federal ministers and the impact of water buybacks. We also discuss the NSW Nationals' record on building dams and the upcoming Lockhart Truck Show.

The federal member for Riverina responds to comments from the Australian Banking Association's Anna Bligh about the future of banking in regional Australia.

Trader Andrew Partridge joins us for Friday's Country Viewpoint program from 12 noon on FlowFM across regional NSW, Victoria and South Australia to update wool growers on how the wool market went this week and predicts some 'sideways' movement for the market in coming weeks, but perhaps some upside after that.

The Australian Banking Association's Anna Bligh recently highlighted the growing role Australia Post is playing in providing banking services via contracts with many banks in Australia Post outlets. We discuss with the general manager of retail services Josh Bannister what Bank@Post presently covers for regional Australians.

There's plenty more B-words in this chat with the Barker MP in south eastern Australia as we discuss some hot topics in the electorate from Mt Gambier and the Limestone Coast to the Riverland, Barossa and Mallee including regional bank branch closures and Kingston SE's BankSA temporary reprieve. We unpack the approach of the SA and federal Labor water ministers Close and Plibersek on the Murray Darling Basin Plan and buying water from irrigators contrasted with Victorian Labor minister Harriet Shing and NSW Labor shadow minister, possibly soon the minister, Rose Jackson. One thing Tony Pasin isn't buying is the communications minister Michelle Rowland's explanation to FlowFM listeners why a recent 'targeted' mobile black spot funding round overwhelming favoured Labor electorates. We also reflect on recent commentary from treasurer Jim Chalmers about superannuation and whether Labor was up front with the electorate before the May election, like Bill Shorten was in 2019, on its plans for retiree savings.