Fresh from a meeting with China's ambassador to Australia, the former deputy prime minister is visiting north western Victoria's state seat of Mildura supporting Nationals candidate Jade Benham. He tells Flow listeners the Prime Minister of Australia is 'terrorising farmers and regional communities' rather than helping them contribute to the food security task he told the G20 summit Australia wants to assist with. The former water minister also says emergency powers may need to be activated to upgrade or build dams for flood mitigation, criticising state governments 'of all persuasions' for their inaction for instance on the Wyangala Dam