The polls are open in the Cook Islands for its four-yearly election, what's on the minds of voters?

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Professor Tim Flannery is one of Australia's leading writers and communicators on climate change.

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Harry Taylor discusses the heatwave that's led the government to urge shops to stop selling barbeques because of fire risk.

Electricity distributor Orion's Ubuntu programme focusses on supporting more women and young people into the workforce.

Since then humanitarian groups have reported a ban on secondary education for girls, violence against women and LGBT communities.

Campaigners are worried what's proposed will weaken safeguards around products children handle and use.

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