Australia sends special envoy to Laos to shadow investigation of backpackers’ methanol poisoning deaths
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<p>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 Vieng</p><p>Australia will send a special envoy to Laos as it investigates the methanol poisoning deaths of two teenagers.</p><p>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
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<p>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 Vieng</p><p>Australia will send a special envoy to Laos as it investigates the methanol poisoning deaths of two teenagers.</p><p>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