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Crossbench MPs like independent Geoff Brock and the ALP Opposition in the House of Assembly turned up on Wednesday 9 February to stage a sit-in to urge the government to pass a bill to allow electronic voting amid a pandemic-affected election. Mr Brock, running for seat of Stuart against Deputy Premier Dan Van Holst Pellekaan, makes pointed references to the role of his opponent.

2021 was described as an ideal or 'unicorn' harvest, how is 2022 shaping up? With a wetter summer, one grower concern is spray drift - Flow catches up with Barossa Australia's Nicki Robins in February 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the tourism palate towards outdoor experiences and the Barossa events calendar is warming up again as Australia prepares to welcome international tourists again in late February

Federal support for passenger rail to Mildura and more federal funds for local councils, plus no further water to be removed from irrigated agriculture in a 'pause' to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan are among the opening salvos from an independent candidate for the seat of Mallee held by the Nationals' Anne Webster

... and the hot topic of farmers' rights versus mineral exploration flares up as the Chamber of Mines and Energy advocates that major parties reject a 'landholders' veto'. Speaking with Rikki on Flow, Fraser also outlines his thought process on crossbench negotiations should the Saturday 19 March election result in a hung parliament

SA's mining industry outlines their priorities for the state and wish-list from the major parties for the state election, including a deeper discussion about the question of whether farmers and other landholders should have some right to veto mineral exploration on their land

'A dream come true' is how Ali Cupper MP describes Wycheproof's Sandy Pollington, the new face of Team Ali in the Birchip community at their mobile office, as an independent federal candidate backs the Mildura MP's RateGate campaign for better federal funding for local councils

... and is it okay to quote a verse of the Bible or Koran on social media? The religious freedom debate reaches a critical moment as the Coalition tries to deliver on a pre-2019 election pledge to protect people of faith and their institutions in expressing their belief in their daily lives and operations

UAP founder Clive Palmer described SA Police's breakup of a Tuesday 1 February meeting featuring senate candidate Michael Arbon as 'gestapo' tactics and an attack on free speech. The senate candidate explains his point of view, the background of himself and their Grey candidate, and responds to independent SA senator Rex Patrick's attack on the party as a 'far right Queensland party'

Hold your horses, farmers, the project doesn't 'project' being ready for production until 2023-24, but when it does, it is committed to deliver affordable urea for Australian farmers out of Leigh Creek in north eastern South Australia's outback