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

Green Left'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. Green Left

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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