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The South Australian Opposition leader agrees with federal Liberal colleague Tony Pasin's assessment that premier Peter Malinauskas has failed his first leadership test on River Murray flooding, also expressing the state Liberals' support for 'the nuclear conversation' in what was earlier this week a bipartisan support for small modular reactors in the future state energy mix, until Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told the Premier he was 'wrong' and the latter retracted his support on ABC 7.30

The South Australian government has launched a website to promote produce from the Riverland and Mid Murray communities and book ahead future tourism opportunities for when floodwaters subside.

The South Australian MP whose state electorate of Chaffey covers the Upper Murray River communities expresses concern that flow levels equalling the 1970s flooding seem to be producing a higher river level than back then, as we discuss flooding and transport impacts in the region - and the importance of supporting River Murray tourism and commerce

As Australia's Agriculture Ministers have their last meeting of 2022 to tackle traceability and biosecurity in livestock, we check in for a pre-Christmas chat with Sheep Producers Australia's CEO Bonnie Skinner.

The member for Farrer Sussan Ley shares the view of inland flood-affected councils of the need to 'build back better' regional roads so they are more disaster resilient in future as concerns remain for communities affected by flooding in the Murray, Darling, Murrumbidgee, Lachlan and other rivers and creeks in Farrer and beyond

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas recently expressed an open mind on the role of nuclear energy in Australia's future energy mix - a position he backtracked from on national television earlier this week. With an energy 'crisis meeting' of the 'national cabinet' on Friday, the University of Queensland adjunct professor Stephen Wilson offers his views on the experience of Europe and what Australia should learn from it - and why the SA Premier should stick to his guns

The member for Frome shares concerns about the state of local roads and the farmers working hard to get their winter crop harvest in to receival sites so they can enjoy Christmas, as we also discuss her responsibilities as shadow minister for regional health services and visits to the West Coast and South East of the state recently

General Manager of the South Australian Arid Lands Landscape Board Jodie Gregg-Smith updates listeners on the phenomenal accuracy and results of feral animal control of pigs and cats in the north-east of South Australia and the importance of the control activities

From singing the praises of expert marksmen using tools put in their hands by the former Coalition government to control feral pigs to three Victorian Nationals' wins in the state election, National Party federal leader David Littleproud weighs in on the hot topics including the energy debate and SA Premier Peter Malinauskas' very public backtracking on supporting the nuclear conversation for Australia's energy mix

We discuss with regional Australian listeners the significance of rising inflation, the past comments of RBA governor Phillip Lowe and calls for his departure, and what 2023 might hold for mortgage holders