... and the NSW Labor shadow minister for regional development expresses concern in an election budget of the potential for future spending within that portfolio to pork-barrel key regional electorates before the March poll

The man who would be NSW treasurer if successful at the March 2023 election warns that the Perrottet government intends to tax every landholder eventually with a land tax by phasing out stamp duty on the day treasurer Matt Kean delivers his election-year budget. Daniel Mookhey also criticises the government's spending efforts on regional health.

The member for Farrer in south-western New South Wales also talks with Flow listeners about the good news that regional events are getting underway again after lockdowns and restrictions made it hard to recently stage events, with the 'Deni Ute Muster' announcing it is back on again later this year after a two-year hiatus.

The new shadow minister for regional development talks about the exciting potential Qantas and Airbus' joint US$200 commitment to produce aviation biofuels out of canola - something her electorate has in abundance - in Australia, amid a discussion about the reliability of Australia's energy grid - and why nuclear energy has been on the sidelines

Fresh off the plane from Cloncurry, Queensland, rural banking specialist Rabobank's Angus Gidley-Baird spoke with Flow listeners about the latest market movements in cattle and sheep in Australia, plus the growing appeal of carbon-neutral branded meat product in Australian supermarkets and beyond

The AWEX raised its bat for week 50 after smashing prices out of the park for sellers as currencies wobbled due to global inflation and security concerns.

Matt Dalgleish and Andrew Dalgleish from AgWatchers podcast (https://agwatchers.podbean.com/) in conversation with FlowNews24's Rikki Lambert (www.flownews24.com.au) discuss further Australia's labour market contrasted with Chinese industrial output - and outsourcing to Africa - and the extent to which Australia's shifting population to regions may assist (or not) in advancing regional Australia and agriculture. The team also make their big calls for Australian agriculture in 2023

Matt Dalgleish and Andrew Dalgleish from AgWatchers podcast (https://agwatchers.podbean.com/) in conversation with FlowNews24's Rikki Lambert (www.flownews24.com.au) further discuss the federal government's proposed ban of live sheep exports and the realities of Middle East livestock demand, whether Australian manufacturing will be revived as farmers turn to automation, the challenges with farm labour, the agriculture visa and wage costs

Matt Dalgleish and Andrew Dalgleish from AgWatchers podcast (https://agwatchers.podbean.com/) in conversation with FlowNews24's Rikki Lambert (www.flownews24.com.au) discuss Australia's crop plantings, risks of global and national recession, interest rate rises, Mortgage defaults and pressure on farm finance - and begin a discussion on banning live exports of sheep

Matt Dalgleish from AgWatchers podcast (https://agwatchers.podbean.com/) introduces a three-way conversation with co-host Andrew Whitelaw and FlowNews24's Rikki Lambert (www.flownews24.com.au), kicking off with Food Inflation, a discussion about the impacts in Australian and global agriculture of the Russia Ukraine conflict - and how long that conflict might go.