The Liberal backbench MP talks about the role federal government may or may not play in the Eyre Peninsula desalination and ports debate, and on the prospects of the Leigh Creek urea project

Water security on the Eyre Peninsula has been a long-running concern and Senator Patrick flew over to Port Lincoln on Thursday 20 January to talk with the local fishing industry, also weighing in on the Cape Hardy port debate. The senator also says some Labor MPs are attracted to his idea of a Royal Commission investigating the federal Liberal National government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic

Local butchers have been able to source meat for consumers but the supply chain challenges for major supermarkets demonstrate a failure in Australian competition policy, James Jackson tells Flow listeners.

The Member for Murray Plains and Deputy Opposition Leader checks in with Flow for the first time in 2022 chatting about the Nationals' focus in an election year, and the current health crisis in Victoria

The Energy and Mining Minister also responds to the Opposition's criticisms of the slow RAT rollout and the push by Labor and crossbenchers to recall the House of Assembly for an unprecedented pre-election February sitting

Jason from Country Viewpoint spoke with the newly re-elected Mayor of the Federation Council Pat Bourke. Pat talked about the recent Council elections, issues with this years harvest, upcoming Australia Day preparations and the final phase of the long-awaited floodplain risk management study.

The local MP has pushed back against the Opposition and crossbench push with independent speaker Dan Cregan to recall the House of Assembly to North Terrace in Adelaide in early February, saying voters are better served having their MPs in their electorates

The north-western Victorian MP is also staging an online forum on Wednesday 19 January for retail and hospitality businesses to share the impact of worker shortages on their future viability.

The independent MP hopes he can remain a Liberal MP but is nonetheless pushing for the Marshall Liberal government to be brought back to the House of Assembly in early February to face the music on its handling of the Omicron variant outbreak of COVID-19

The Mackillop candidate says recent regional COVID-19 concerns highlight the shortcomings regional health as he also outlined the credentials of their Legislative Council ticket of former Port Adelaide mayor Gary Johansen and Murray Bridge's Lisa Sherry