Cynthia Banham leaves the Indonesian Hospital for Perth
An Australian journalist suffering serious burns after an Indonesian passenger jet crash has arrived in Perth for medical treatment.
Sydney Morning Herald reporter Cynthia Banham arrived in an International SOS private charter from Yogyakarta about 2.15am (WST) today.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said today another Australian, believed to be 63-year-old businessman Roger Tallboys, was being flown to Singapore for medical treatment. He was expected to arrive shortly.
The pair were among 10 Australians on board a Garuda Boeing 737 that crashed on landing at Yogyakarta yesterday, killing 22 people.
Royal Perth Hospital spokesman Philip Montgomery said today Ms Banham's injuries were being assessed by trauma doctors.
"She is quite stable and has done well," Dr Montgomery told reporters at the hospital today.
A further group of survivors are expected to arrive in Darwin this afternoon for treatment.
An Australian task force is now in place and assisting Indonesians with medical treatment as well as helping in the investigation of the actual crash.
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