Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has announced new measures aimed at tackling human rights violations in Myanmar and Iran.
The government will impose financial sanctions on individuals and entities engaged in
human rights breaches and implement a travel ban on 16 sanctioned individuals in Myanmar.
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