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After successfully moving a motion in state parliament about the rural doctor shortage, the independent MP for Narungga Fraser Ellis speaks about his interest in having a dedicated Regional Health ministerial portfolio and department, a proposal advanced in NSW by surgeon and independent MP for Wagga Wagga Joe McGirr. He responds to the proposal by federal overlapping MP for Grey Rowan Ramsey's idea for forcing GPs to practice in regional Australia by tying postcodes to Medicare funding allocations.

The Nationals candidate for the state seat of Mildura at the November state election says its important to work with whoever is in federal government, and the next state government, to see the long-awaited delivery of the promised Murray Basin Rail project as the region sits on a potentially massive harvest that will, again, have to reach ports via stressed road networks

... and the National Director of Politics for the Australian Christian Lobby talks about the Australian implications - if any - of the overturning of the Roe v Wade law in the USA regarding abortion / termination of pregnancy

The SA Liberal senator disagrees with Labor minister Jason Clare's assertion that the Liberal and Labor parties are of the same mind on abortion in Australia, as he discusses the convoluted response he received from health officials to the definition of 'what is a woman'

Another strong week for Australia's wool sellers and some great overall figures as the 2021/22 wool trading year winds down, a big plus for Australia's wool producers as Andrew Partridge walks Flow listeners through the lowdown from another trading week.

Will China allow barley back in without punitive tariffs? How significant is India's grain export ban in the global market? Will the grain in Ukraine remain in Ukraine? How good are Australia's crop estimates compared to the US Department of Agriculture? Big questions like these and plenty more in this discussion with Rabobank's Cheryl Kalisch-Gordon

The local MP in federal parliament says the Labor government's plans to remove the mandatory cashless debit card and make it voluntary will have a likely negative effect on west coast and indigenous communities in his electorate.

RLA director James Tierney (https://www.riverinaagents.com.au/consultant/10/james-tierney) speaks with Flow listeners about how the cattle and sheep sales have gone this week at one of the nation's largest saleyards at Wagga Wagga - and emerging concerns from cattle buyers about foot and mouth disease

The South Australian senator talks about the rural doctor shortage, Labor's plans to enable doctors into outer metropolitan areas, the Prime Minister's new health deal with states and territories - and whether more federal funds will be unconditional or not on state / territory health spending - and the lack of opportunity to scrutinise a rare October budget due to limited federal parliamentary sittings before the end of 2022

The former Marshall Liberal government had planned to launch a South Australian government trade office in Paris, but the new Malinauskas Labor government has decided to cancel those plans, with trade minister Nick Champion saying the Liberals hadn't done much to progress it, trade efforts could be enabled through the UK - and the saving was worth 6 frontline nurses