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  • Affairs
  • London
  • Episode 3177
  • 18 Dec 2025
  • 34 min

Venezuela calls on the UN over ‘ongoing US aggression’. Plus: how should governments deal with hate speech? 

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  • The Monocle Daily
  • Affairs
  • London
  • Episode 3177
  • 34 min

The latest as the US imposes a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers on Venezuela. Then: following the attack on Bondi Beach, Australia introduces new laws on hate speech. Plus: Santa no longer gets paid more than his elves.

Host
  • Andrew Mueller
Contributors
  • Joana Moser
  • Monica Lillis
  • Steph Chungu

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