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Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has launched investigations into relatives of Myanmar’s military government living in Australia, amid concerns they are either harbouring assets or receiving financial support in the wake of the military coup, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.

The article said The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald could reveal there are at least 22 relatives of senior members of Myanmar’s new government living in Australia.

The Australian government will also announce on Wednesday if it will extend the visas of Myanmar nationals so that they aren’t forced to return to the country in the wake of the coup in the country.