If done properly, Australian investment could have a lasting, positive impact on Burma's future. But Australian companies need to consider three things as they evaluate investment opportunities. First, the ability of Australian companies to compete and profit will be dependent upon on their persuading the Burmese government to raise its human, labor, and environmental rights standards to international best practice...The recent protests at the Monywa mine against land seizures without compensation exemplifies the strong movement by the Burmese people against irresponsible investment. And the government’s suspension of the Myitsone dam project in September 2011 demonstrates that it has felt compelled to take notice of its people’s concerns...Second, given the long history of companies here ignoring their supply-chain impact, Australian companies will need to consult widely with the range of people prospectively impacted by their work to develop serious and substantive plans to manage their operations responsibly...Finally Australian companies will need to exercise comprehensive due diligence on their prospective investments...