Australians abroad
‘Forever in our hearts’: Loved ones farewell Holly Morton-Bowles, who died during dream holiday
Many mourners chose to honour the life of the 19-year-old by wearing something pink.
- by Caroline Schelle
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Grief, disbelief and a shout of colour: Bianca Jones farewelled after Laos holiday tragedy
More than 1000 people – dressed in bright hues at the family’s request – attended “a celebration of life” for the Melbourne 19-year-old at her former high school.
- by Tony Wright
Philippines and Indonesia set precedent for Bali Five return
An Indonesian minister says the Philippines has agreed to the same prisoner transfer proposal submitted to Australia.
- by Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa
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Detained citizens
Australian grandmother found guilty of drug trafficking by Japanese court
The former WA Greens candidate has been sentenced to six years in prison and received a fine.
- by Jamie Freestone
Plans to return Bali Five home to Australia hit by complications
Indonesia has given Australia a draft proposal of how it wants the transfer of the remaining Bali Nine prisoners to work in the most tangible sign a deal will be done.
- by Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
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Air travel
Donna Nelson’s daughters anxious as Japanese court prepares to deliver verdict
In less than 24 hours judges will decide whether 58-year-old West Australian Donna Nelson is guilty of smuggling two kilograms of methamphetamine hidden inside a suitcase when she arrived at Japan’s Narita Airport from Laos in January 2023.
- by Jamie Freestone
Three more arrests in suspected Laos mass methanol poisoning
The development comes as the mother of British tourist Simone White, one of the six tourists killed, speaks out for the first time.
- by Josefine Ganko
‘We miss our girls’: Families of suspected methanol poisoning victims return home
The parents of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles travelled from Bangkok to Melbourne on Tuesday, bringing home the bodies of their two teenage daughters.
- by Alex Crowe
Eight detained by police over Laos backpacker deaths: local media
Those detained include management and staff at Nana Backpackers Hostel, where two Australian teenagers stayed before dying from suspected methanol poisoning.
- by Zach Hope and Nick Ralston
‘Don’t worry’: Claims Laos hostel staff brushed off dying backpacker
A grieving backpacker has taken it upon himself to try to uncover the truth about the suspected mass methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng that killed at least six people.
- by Zach Hope
Six tourists died in this village. No one here seems in a hurry to find out why
Zach Hope reports from Vang Vieng, where cheap alcohol is plentiful but answers about what killed six people, including two Australians, are harder to find.
- by Zach Hope