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The Business of English is a video presentation broadcast regularly on Australia Network and available here online.

This 15-part series for intermediate to advanced English language learners looks at the language used in everyday business situations such as meetings, presentations and negotiations. Every week we will post a new episode online so you can watch and listen in your own time.

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American Samoa
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Current Location:
Bangladesh
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Current Location:
Bhutan
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Current Location:
Brunei
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Current Location:
Burma
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Current Location:
Cambodia
Tuesday 6 Jan at 10:49
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Current Location:
China
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Current Location:
Cook Islands
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Monday 12 Jan at 18:19
Current Location:
East Timor
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Current Location:
Fiji
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Thursday 8 Jan at 11:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 16:19
Friday 9 Jan at 11:49
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Tuesday 13 Jan at 11:49
Tuesday 13 Jan at 16:19
Current Location:
French Polynesia
Monday 5 Jan at 13:49
Monday 5 Jan at 18:19
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Wednesday 7 Jan at 13:49
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Thursday 8 Jan at 13:49
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Sunday 11 Jan at 13:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 18:19
Current Location:
Guam
Tuesday 6 Jan at 13:49
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Friday 9 Jan at 13:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 13:49
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Tuesday 13 Jan at 18:19
Current Location:
Hong Kong
Tuesday 6 Jan at 11:49
Tuesday 6 Jan at 16:19
Wednesday 7 Jan at 11:49
Wednesday 7 Jan at 16:19
Thursday 8 Jan at 11:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 16:19
Friday 9 Jan at 11:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 11:49
Monday 12 Jan at 16:19
Tuesday 13 Jan at 11:49
Tuesday 13 Jan at 16:19
Current Location:
India
Tuesday 6 Jan at 11:49
Tuesday 6 Jan at 16:19
Wednesday 7 Jan at 11:49
Wednesday 7 Jan at 16:19
Thursday 8 Jan at 11:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 16:19
Friday 9 Jan at 11:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 11:49
Monday 12 Jan at 16:19
Tuesday 13 Jan at 11:49
Tuesday 13 Jan at 16:19
Current Location:
Indonesia
Tuesday 6 Jan at 10:49
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Wednesday 7 Jan at 10:49
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Thursday 8 Jan at 10:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 15:19
Friday 9 Jan at 10:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 10:49
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Tuesday 13 Jan at 10:49
Tuesday 13 Jan at 15:19
Current Location:
Japan
Tuesday 6 Jan at 08:49
Tuesday 6 Jan at 13:19
Wednesday 7 Jan at 08:49
Wednesday 7 Jan at 13:19
Thursday 8 Jan at 08:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 13:19
Friday 9 Jan at 08:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 08:49
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Tuesday 13 Jan at 08:49
Tuesday 13 Jan at 13:19
Current Location:
Kiribati
Tuesday 6 Jan at 11:49
Tuesday 6 Jan at 16:19
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Thursday 8 Jan at 11:49
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Friday 9 Jan at 11:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 11:49
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Tuesday 13 Jan at 16:19
Current Location:
Laos
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Thursday 8 Jan at 10:49
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Friday 9 Jan at 10:49
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Current Location:
Macau
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Current Location:
Malaysia
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Friday 9 Jan at 11:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 16:19
Tuesday 13 Jan at 11:49
Tuesday 13 Jan at 16:19
Current Location:
Maldives, The
Tuesday 6 Jan at 11:19
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Tuesday 13 Jan at 15:49
Current Location:
Marshall Islands
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Tuesday 13 Jan at 11:49
Tuesday 13 Jan at 16:19
Current Location:
Micronesia
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Wednesday 7 Jan at 10:49
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Thursday 8 Jan at 10:49
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Friday 9 Jan at 10:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 10:49
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Tuesday 13 Jan at 10:49
Tuesday 13 Jan at 15:19
Current Location:
Mongolia
Tuesday 6 Jan at 11:49
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Wednesday 7 Jan at 11:49
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Thursday 8 Jan at 11:49
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Friday 9 Jan at 11:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 11:49
Monday 12 Jan at 16:19
Tuesday 13 Jan at 11:49
Tuesday 13 Jan at 16:19
Current Location:
Nauru
Tuesday 6 Jan at 11:49
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Wednesday 7 Jan at 11:49
Wednesday 7 Jan at 16:19
Thursday 8 Jan at 11:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 16:19
Friday 9 Jan at 11:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 11:49
Monday 12 Jan at 16:19
Tuesday 13 Jan at 11:49
Tuesday 13 Jan at 16:19
Current Location:
Nepal
Tuesday 6 Jan at 12:04
Tuesday 6 Jan at 16:34
Wednesday 7 Jan at 12:04
Wednesday 7 Jan at 16:34
Thursday 8 Jan at 12:04
Thursday 8 Jan at 16:34
Friday 9 Jan at 12:04
Friday 9 Jan at 16:34
Monday 12 Jan at 12:04
Monday 12 Jan at 16:34
Tuesday 13 Jan at 12:04
Tuesday 13 Jan at 16:34
Current Location:
New Caledonia
Tuesday 6 Jan at 10:49
Tuesday 6 Jan at 15:19
Wednesday 7 Jan at 10:49
Wednesday 7 Jan at 15:19
Thursday 8 Jan at 10:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 15:19
Friday 9 Jan at 10:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 10:49
Monday 12 Jan at 15:19
Tuesday 13 Jan at 10:49
Tuesday 13 Jan at 15:19
Current Location:
Niue
Monday 5 Jan at 12:49
Monday 5 Jan at 17:19
Tuesday 6 Jan at 12:49
Tuesday 6 Jan at 17:19
Wednesday 7 Jan at 12:49
Wednesday 7 Jan at 17:19
Thursday 8 Jan at 12:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 17:19
Sunday 11 Jan at 12:49
Sunday 11 Jan at 17:19
Monday 12 Jan at 12:49
Monday 12 Jan at 17:19
Current Location:
North Korea
Tuesday 6 Jan at 12:49
Tuesday 6 Jan at 17:19
Wednesday 7 Jan at 12:49
Wednesday 7 Jan at 17:19
Thursday 8 Jan at 12:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 17:19
Friday 9 Jan at 12:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 12:49
Monday 12 Jan at 17:19
Tuesday 13 Jan at 12:49
Tuesday 13 Jan at 17:19
Current Location:
Northern Marianas
Tuesday 6 Jan at 09:49
Tuesday 6 Jan at 14:19
Wednesday 7 Jan at 09:49
Wednesday 7 Jan at 14:19
Thursday 8 Jan at 09:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 14:19
Friday 9 Jan at 09:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 09:49
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Tuesday 13 Jan at 09:49
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Current Location:
Pakistan
Tuesday 6 Jan at 11:19
Tuesday 6 Jan at 15:49
Wednesday 7 Jan at 11:19
Wednesday 7 Jan at 15:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 11:19
Thursday 8 Jan at 15:49
Friday 9 Jan at 11:19
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Monday 12 Jan at 11:19
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Tuesday 13 Jan at 11:19
Tuesday 13 Jan at 15:49
Current Location:
Palau
Tuesday 6 Jan at 08:49
Tuesday 6 Jan at 13:19
Wednesday 7 Jan at 08:49
Wednesday 7 Jan at 13:19
Thursday 8 Jan at 08:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 13:19
Friday 9 Jan at 08:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 08:49
Monday 12 Jan at 13:19
Tuesday 13 Jan at 08:49
Tuesday 13 Jan at 13:19
Current Location:
Papua New Guinea
Tuesday 6 Jan at 13:49
Tuesday 6 Jan at 18:19
Wednesday 7 Jan at 13:49
Wednesday 7 Jan at 18:19
Thursday 8 Jan at 13:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 18:19
Friday 9 Jan at 13:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 13:49
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Tuesday 13 Jan at 13:49
Tuesday 13 Jan at 18:19
Current Location:
Philippines
Tuesday 6 Jan at 11:49
Tuesday 6 Jan at 16:19
Wednesday 7 Jan at 11:49
Wednesday 7 Jan at 16:19
Thursday 8 Jan at 11:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 16:19
Friday 9 Jan at 11:49
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Tuesday 13 Jan at 16:19
Current Location:
Samoa
Monday 5 Jan at 12:49
Monday 5 Jan at 17:19
Tuesday 6 Jan at 12:49
Tuesday 6 Jan at 17:19
Wednesday 7 Jan at 12:49
Wednesday 7 Jan at 17:19
Thursday 8 Jan at 12:49
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Sunday 11 Jan at 12:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 17:19
Current Location:
Singapore
Tuesday 6 Jan at 11:49
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Wednesday 7 Jan at 11:49
Wednesday 7 Jan at 16:19
Thursday 8 Jan at 11:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 16:19
Friday 9 Jan at 11:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 11:49
Monday 12 Jan at 16:19
Tuesday 13 Jan at 11:49
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Current Location:
Solomon Islands
Tuesday 6 Jan at 10:49
Tuesday 6 Jan at 15:19
Wednesday 7 Jan at 10:49
Wednesday 7 Jan at 15:19
Thursday 8 Jan at 10:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 15:19
Friday 9 Jan at 10:49
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Tuesday 13 Jan at 10:49
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Current Location:
South Korea
Tuesday 6 Jan at 12:49
Tuesday 6 Jan at 17:19
Wednesday 7 Jan at 12:49
Wednesday 7 Jan at 17:19
Thursday 8 Jan at 12:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 17:19
Friday 9 Jan at 12:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 12:49
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Tuesday 13 Jan at 17:19
Current Location:
Sri Lanka
Tuesday 6 Jan at 11:49
Tuesday 6 Jan at 16:19
Wednesday 7 Jan at 11:49
Wednesday 7 Jan at 16:19
Thursday 8 Jan at 11:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 16:19
Friday 9 Jan at 11:49
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Tuesday 13 Jan at 11:49
Tuesday 13 Jan at 16:19
Current Location:
Taiwan
Tuesday 6 Jan at 11:49
Tuesday 6 Jan at 16:19
Wednesday 7 Jan at 11:49
Wednesday 7 Jan at 16:19
Thursday 8 Jan at 11:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 16:19
Friday 9 Jan at 11:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 11:49
Monday 12 Jan at 16:19
Tuesday 13 Jan at 11:49
Tuesday 13 Jan at 16:19
Current Location:
Thailand
Tuesday 6 Jan at 10:49
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Wednesday 7 Jan at 10:49
Wednesday 7 Jan at 15:19
Thursday 8 Jan at 10:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 15:19
Friday 9 Jan at 10:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 10:49
Monday 12 Jan at 15:19
Tuesday 13 Jan at 10:49
Tuesday 13 Jan at 15:19
Current Location:
Tokelau
Tuesday 6 Jan at 11:49
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Wednesday 7 Jan at 11:49
Wednesday 7 Jan at 16:19
Thursday 8 Jan at 11:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 16:19
Friday 9 Jan at 11:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 11:49
Monday 12 Jan at 16:19
Tuesday 13 Jan at 11:49
Tuesday 13 Jan at 16:19
Current Location:
Tonga
Tuesday 6 Jan at 12:49
Tuesday 6 Jan at 17:19
Wednesday 7 Jan at 12:49
Wednesday 7 Jan at 17:19
Thursday 8 Jan at 12:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 17:19
Friday 9 Jan at 12:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 12:49
Monday 12 Jan at 17:19
Tuesday 13 Jan at 12:49
Tuesday 13 Jan at 17:19
Current Location:
Tuvalu
Tuesday 6 Jan at 11:49
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Wednesday 7 Jan at 11:49
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Thursday 8 Jan at 11:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 16:19
Friday 9 Jan at 11:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 11:49
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Tuesday 13 Jan at 11:49
Tuesday 13 Jan at 16:19
Current Location:
Vanuatu
Tuesday 6 Jan at 10:49
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Wednesday 7 Jan at 10:49
Wednesday 7 Jan at 15:19
Thursday 8 Jan at 10:49
Thursday 8 Jan at 15:19
Friday 9 Jan at 10:49
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Monday 12 Jan at 10:49
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Tuesday 13 Jan at 10:49
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Current Location:
Vietnam
Tuesday 6 Jan at 10:49
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Wednesday 7 Jan at 10:49
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Friday 9 Jan at 10:49
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Tuesday 13 Jan at 10:49
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Current Location:
Wallis and Futuna
Tuesday 6 Jan at 11:49
Tuesday 6 Jan at 16:19
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