Podcast: Why is Australia so soft in its response to the military coup in Myanmar?

Jamie Parker
Peter Boyle
March 24, 2021
Issue 
1302
Analysis

91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳'s Peter Boyle spoke to NSW Greens MLC Jamie Parker about why the Australian government was so tardy in taking action against the military coup regime in Myanmar/Burma.

Parker also discusses the significance of the new generation of activists leading Myanmar's Civil Disobedience Movement, the prospects for a return to civilian government and hopes for unity between the country's various ethnic groups.

Video: Greens MP slams Australia's weak stand against the Myanmar military coup. 

NSW Greens MLC Jamie Parker speaks at a rally for democracy in Myanmar, in Sydney.
NSW Greens MLC Jamie Parker speaks at a rally for democracy in Myanmar, in Sydney.
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