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World Service,12 Nov 2019,23 mins

Officials in Australia say conditions in areas affected by bushfires have worsened

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A vast area of Australia's east coast - including the area around Sydney - is bracing itself for one of the nation's worst ever bushfire threats; we're also following the latest police action against the demonstrators in Hong Kong. We'll hear from a couple trying to come to terms with life in the territory now; and we speak to the Swedish Georgian film maker - Levan Akin - his award winning film was greeted with protests in Tbilisi when it was shown at the weekend.

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