Beating Around The Bush

S3E14 - World Leaders, Wet Markets, Country Tourism, A Market for Flies and Plant Based Meat

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This week's take on the news relating to rural and regional Australia with Fleur Anderson and Wade Dabinett. WORLD LEADERS We spoke last week about 'The Bigger Picture', Malcolm Turnbull's memoir - Have you been listening/reading? Wade is waiting for the paperback version , Fleur is listening in on Audible https://www.news.com.au/finance/why-malcolm-turnbull-is-the-talking-dog-of-australian-politics/news-story/082e7ac9eef0be2bd993b856d1b1418f Quotes from article: If someone is going to deprive you of your liberty your best hope is that they're a libertarian; if someone is going to implement a form of socialism your best hope is they're a capitalist. For this reason alone, ScoMo is the socialist we need right now. Jacinda Adern https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/jacinda-ardern-new-zealand-leadership-coronavirus/610237/ Other Rural News: DLP takes lead on the policing of Wet Markets. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-23/wet-market-health-risks-need-to-be-studied-minister-says/12174086 Country Tourism ready to take off when restrictions ease https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-24/country-tourism-has-been-crippled-by-coronavirus-but-it%E2%80%99s-ready/12179270 New source of protein up north? Is there a market for flies? https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-04-26/fly-population-booms-on-outback-cattle-stations/12180742 Plant Based Meat demand surges? Do we call bullshit? https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/16/impossible-foods-rolls-out-to-nearly-1000-new-grocery-stores-and-supermarkets/ https://twitter.com/agintegrity/status/1253063763705511936 Follow Us: Join the Rural Business Collective community and join the conversation over at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ruralbusinesscollective/ Beating Around the Bush is the podcast of the Rural Business Collective www.ruralbusinesscollective.com.au This is a Cahoots Radio production edited by Skye Manson www.cahootsradio.com Hosted by Wade Dabinett https://www.linkedin.com/in/wade-dabinett-947763167/ and Fleur Anderson https://www.linkedin.com/in/fleuranderson/ Let us know your favourite news stories for the week on email - [email protected]