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Education Minister Jason Clare has appealed to Laos authorities to accept an offer to help investigate the deaths of two ...

Laos’s hesitancy to take up Australia’s offer to help investigate the deaths of teens Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones is ...

Donald Trump has doubled down on his plan for the Gaza strip, saying the Palestinian enclave would be turned over to the US by Israel once the war ends.

An investigation by Laos into the deaths of two Melbourne teens by methanol poisoning has not taken up an offer of help from ...

Melbourne teenagers Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones, both aged 19, died after ingesting tainted alcohol in the tourist town of ...

Laos has failed to accept "consistent" offers by Australian Federal Police to assist the investigation into the methanol ...

Forget sixth-man of the year, Curtis Jones is putting himself in the running for the National Player of the Year. Wednesday, Jones started his first game since the season-opener because of an ...

Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones were staying at the Nana Backpacker Hostel when they both fell ill on Nov. 13 following a night ...

The unnamed woman, 24, died on Saturday after being admitted to the Colombo General Hospital, Sri Lanka's national hospital ...

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has stressed the Australian government is expecting a “full, thorough (and) transparent” investigation from the Laotian government after the families of the backpackers who ...

Australia is demanding a “full, thorough and transparent” investigation after six backpackers died from methanol-laced drinks ...