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Australian jailed in Myanmar applauded in Parliament

An Australian economist who spent almost two years imprisoned in Myanmar has received a hero’s welcome at Australia’s Parliament House

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022

How Australian economist Sean Turnell came to be in and freed from a Myanmar jail

Macquarie University economist Sean Turnell is free and living in Sydney after 650 days of imprisonment in Myanmar, for what appears to be the “crime” of doing an economist’s job, which is trying to make people’s lives better – in this case the lives of the people of Myanmar.

The Conversation · Nov 29, 2022

Sean Turnell says he 'could never hate Myanmar' despite spending 650 days in 'horrible' prisons

While locked up in solitary confinement, Sean Turnell says he wondered how "a mild-mannered little professor from Australia" could end up "in one of South-East Asia's most notorious prisons".

ABC News · Nov 27, 2022

‘A remarkable man’: Anthony Albanese confirms release of Sean Turnell from Myanmar jail

The prime minister pays tribute to foreign minister Penny Wong for diplomacy that led to freeing of Australian economist after 650 days

The Guardian - AU · Nov 17, 2022

Australian Sean Turnell to be released from Myanmar prison

Myanmar's military junta has announced it will release Australian economist Sean Turnell from prison.

ABC News · Nov 17, 2022

Wife of Australian economist imprisoned in Myanmar says family is heartbroken by three-year sentence

Ha Vu pleads for Prof Sean Turnell’s release after secret trial which Australian diplomats and journalists were banned from

The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2022

Ha Vu, wife of Australian economist Sean Turnell, marks one year since his arrest in Myanmar

As the anniversary of her husband's arrest nears, academic Ha Vu writes that she hopes he can return to his family in Australia as soon as possible.

ABC News · Feb 2, 2022