It comes after the deaths of two Melbourne teenagers, Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones, who died while travelling in Laos last year. Friends of the teenagers welcomed the announcement and said ...

Young Aussies and school leavers will be warned of the dangers of drinking alcohol overseas and taught how to protect themselves from drink spiking following the tragic death of two 19-year-old best ...

Explosive emails reveal DFAT officials jumped the gun when issuing urgent drink spiking and methanol poisoning cautions for ...

VANG VIENG, Laos--A second Australian teenager who fell ... Australia's prime minister announced Thursday that a 19-year-old citizen, Bianca Jones, had died in a Thai hospital where she had ...

Bianca Jones (left) and Holly Bowles died after a ... “[Having a drink at a bar in Laos] was a reasonably harmless thing to do ... we’re one of the great travelling populations of the world ...

In November 2024 free shots containing this toxic substance at a hostel in Laos claimed the lives of Simone White from the UK, and Australians Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones-along with three others.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told Parliament that 19-year-old Bianca Jones had died after being evacuated from Vang Vieng, Laos for treatment in a Thai hospital. Her friend, also 19, ...