Myanmar junta apologises to Australian couple for 'misunderstanding' over house arrest

Myanmar junta apologises to Australian couple for 'misunderstanding' over house arrest
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Matthew O'Kane and Christa Avery are currently in COVID-19 quarantine in Canada. (Supplied)
An Australian couple freed from house arrest in Myanmar say they were issued an apology from authorities for the "misunderstanding".
Business consultants Christa Avery and her husband Matthew O'Kane were refused permission to leave Myanmar last month, just as they were about to board a flight home.
The couple, who were released last weekend, told the ABC they arrived safely in Canada and are completing COVID-19 quarantine.
Ms Avery is a dual Australian-Canadian citizen.

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