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23 August 2023

Episode 3093

30 minutes

China’s president, Xi Jinping, calls for an expansion of the Brics group. Plus, delays at some polling stations as voting begins in Zimbabwe election, tensions between Finland and Russia rise again and we speak to the former Australian Green Party leader, Bob Brown, about his country’s conservation efforts.

23 August 2023

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Voting underway in Zimbabwe

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Voting begins amid rising tensions as a result of a currency crisis, weakening public health system and high unemployment, with some polling stations closed.

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Australia’s conservation efforts

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Leading a protest against Australia’s ancient primary forest destruction is Bob Brown, a politician who served as a member of the Australian Senate and as leader of one of the world’s first Green parties, the Australian Greens, until 2012. He speaks with Georgina Godwin about his work.

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