Myanmar News in Australian Media

[Independent Australia] Future Fund’s Adani investment supports Myanmar coup

Nearly 18 months after the coup in Myanmar, Professor David Kinley asks why Australia’s Future Fund is still investing in Adani Ports whose contracts with the Myanmar military are worth $290 million. At $3.2 million, the Future Fund’s equity holding in Adani Ports is relatively small. The concern lies not so much in the dollar …

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[ABC Radio/ Australia] Myanmar — what are the limits of political violence?

On 1 February Myanmar’s military seized control of the government. The junta’s initial power-grab met with wave upon wave of popular resistance, ranging from noisy urban protests and pro-democracy demonstrations to civil disobedience and other forms of organised non-participation. The dire situation in Myanmar has raised questions, for some, about the inadequacy of Australia’s response, …

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[ABC News/ Australia] Sean Turnell’s wife ‘worrying sick’, begs for his release from Myanmar jail where COVID-19 Delta is spreading

The wife of jailed Australian economist Sean Turnell has begged the Myanmar military junta to release him, saying he is unvaccinated and at “grave risk” as the Delta strain rips through the prison where he is being held. A spokesperson from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said they were “making every effort …

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