The country's driest state is getting drier, with water being trucked into towns and ground aquifer supplies at risk of becoming salty. How can South Australia's water crisis be solved? 

Plus, the Coalition has promised to lower your energy bills by forcing gas producers to keep more supply onshore if it wins government in May.

And speaking of the election: here's what you need to know about voting if you avoid the news. 

Listen now:

01:20 - Why is news avoidance growing? 

15:45 - The Coalition's gas policy explained

20:45 - The risk of water shortages in SA

Guests: 

• Evan Ekin-Smyth, spokesperson, Australian Electoral Commission
• Dr Katrina Wruck, research fellow, QUT

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