'Cashed up' metropolitan councils could lose funding to remote and financially disadvantaged regional councils in a funding model the Mildura independent is exploring that would benefit the Yarriambiack and Buloke Shire councils in her electorate if she secures state and/or federal support

The currently independent member for Narungga leaves open the door to returning to the Liberal fold even if elected as an independent in the Yorke Peninsula seat at the March 2022 State Election, as he targets improving country health coverage in the seat - and addresses the extent of pandemic powers - in this interview with Rikki on Flow

The AWU national secretary hits back at Agriculture Minister Littleproud's record on representing workers in the horticulture sector and the minister's comments on Flow about on how closely connected union leaders are to farm workers, the Minister saying they needed to get closer than '30,000 feet above them flying over them'.

Minister McKenzie has made her landmark speech on what the federal government means by 'regionalisation', wanting population to grow faster in regions than in the capital cities - enabled by water security and energy security, which could include nuclear small modular reactor technology to provide reliable, baseload energy. The Minister also notes thats preserving prime agricultural land from urban sprawl and energy projects is also important - but largely up to the states and councils.

Securing fertiliser among other things could be a challenge for 2022/23, Brett says, as he shares an innovative way one farmer has secured a harvest machinery operator to get through a labour-constrained harvest.

WoolPoll landed on keeping the levy rate at 1.5% but could there be change in the winds on the board? Steven reviews with Rikki the week's wool auction activity and a mysterious week in China.