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World Business Report: First broadcast 02/09/2021 14:32 GMT : Australian coronavirus lockdowns extended

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Australian coronavirus lockdowns extended

First broadcast 02/09/2021 14:32 GMT 

First broadcast 02/09/2021 14:32 GMT : Australian coronavirus lockdowns extended

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Australian coronavirus lockdowns extended

How businesses are faring under the restrictions in Melbourne and Sydney

Lockdowns in the Australian cities of Melbourne and Sydney – which were due to end - have been extended, as the country recorded its 1000th death from the pandemic.  We find out how lockdown is affecting business owners in those areas and how the wider economy is faring. We also hear how the Communist Party in China is helping gig economy workers get unionised.  And the concerns of saffron farmers in Afghanistan – as harvest time approaches will the current insecurity affect the export of this coveted spice? 

(Photo: Man crosses bridge in Melbourne. Credit: William West/AFP/Getty Images)

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