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The independent South Australian senator says the federal government has a rumoured $16bn promotional and spending warchest at its disposal and relieving bowser pain for Australians may cost only $9bn, equating to hundreds of dollars a year as an emergency measure. Senator Patrick also calls for expulsion of Chinese diplomats over the recent laser incident involving a RAAF aircraft and sanctions on Russia for its moves into Ukraine sovereign territory

SA Labor has a commitment for Limestone Coast health funding including for the Keith Hospital, as Mark Braes outlines his history as a lawyer, mediator, councillor and mayor of Wattle Range and says more work is needed on local roads.

The independent state MP also said she's open to ideas from any side of politics as the Victorian National Party promotes its policy commitments for Mildura in the November state poll - and could even back a minority Liberal National government in a hung parliament.

A self-confessed conservative pitches One Nation as a right-of-centre alternative for disaffected South Australian Liberal voters, claiming local Liberal candidate Penny Pratt must think she has Frome 'in the bag' and is critical of Premier Steven Marshall's COVID decision-making for event attendances

Mr Pasin urged motorists to be patient as over $10 million of works occur on the Karoonda, Mallee and Ngarkat highways and expressed frustration that local bulk handling of grain had forced grain onto roads, accelerating their deterioration

... the health of the River Murray and her preselection position to run again for Farrer as at 18 February, with a federal election due by May

... teasing out the impacts of a rapid shift to electric cars and impacts on farmers, the skyrocketing oil price and impact on farm input costs and a positive farm gate value for SA farmers

Steven looks at the recent markets and responds to Rabobank's Dennis Voznesenski's projection of a 1350-1500c/kg price range for Australian woolgrowers across 2022

The cattle herd heads into a two-stage rebuild, Market Information Analyst Ripley Atkinson from Meat and Livestock Australia says, while sheep numbers also continue to build in recovery after the drought

On his way to the first court hearing on Thursday afternoon in Adelaide fighting the SA government on imposing a vaccine restriction that prevented the plaintiffs continuing their employment in their respective fields, Craig speaks with Rikki and Hannah about the case and the implications for the state government if it succeeds.