Myanmar junta lashed year after coup

Foreign Minister Marise Payne has spoken out against the Myanmar military junta a year from its coup (AAP)

Foreign Minister Marise Payne has called on the Myanmar military to stop its campaign of violence against citizens and return to democracy a year after its coup.

Senator Payne says the junta has inflicted horrific violence, trampled basic freedoms and triggered a humanitarian crisis after taking power on February 1, 2021.