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Australians under house arrest in Myanmar after attempting to leave the country
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed it is providing consular assistance for two Australian nationals in Myanmar.
It is understood business consultants Matthew O’Kane and Christa Avery, a dual Canadian-Australian citizen, are under house arrest after trying to leave the country on a relief flight on Friday.
The couple run a bespoke consultancy business in Yangon.
“Due to our privacy obligations, we will not provide further detail,” DFAT said.
A third Australian, economist Sean Turnell, an advisor to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi who was arrested a week after the putsch, also remains in custody.
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