Australia sends special envoy to Laos to shadow investigation of backpackers’ methanol poisoning deaths

Holly Morton-Bowles and Bianca Jones were travelling in Laos in late 2024 when they were fatally poisoned with methanol at Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang ViengAustralia will send a special envoy to Laos as it investigates the methanol poisoning deaths of two teenagers.The foreign minister Penny Wong announced the appointment on Thursday after the department of foreign affairs and trade apologised earlier this week for not providing more information to the victims’ families. Continue reading...