‘Forever in our hearts’:Loved ones farewell Holly Morton-Bowles,who died during dream holiday

‘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.

  • byCaroline Schelle

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Grief,disbelief and a shout of colour:Bianca Jones farewelled after Laos holiday tragedy

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.

  • byTony Wright
Three more arrests in suspected Laos mass methanol poisoning

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.

  • byJosefine Ganko
‘We miss our girls’:Families of suspected methanol poisoning victims return home

‘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.

  • byAlex Crowe
Eight detained by police over Laos backpacker deaths:local media

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.

  • byZach Hope andNick Ralston
‘Don’t worry’:Claims Laos hostel staff brushed off dying backpacker

‘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.

  • byZach Hope
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In Vang Vieng,tragically,tourist deaths are nothing new

In Vang Vieng,tragically,tourist deaths are nothing new

Laotian authorities have been working to rid the town of its deadly reputation. Clearly,they haven’t worked hard enough.

  • byJimmy Thomson
Grieving father’s plea after fatal drink poisonings

Grieving father’s plea after fatal drink poisonings

Bianca Jones’ father made an emotional appeal to the Laos government after his daughter died of suspected methanol poisoning last week.

  • byGillian Lantouris,Zach Hope andErin Pearson
American,Danish victims in suspected poisoning in Laos named

American,Danish victims in suspected poisoning in Laos named

The government of Laos publicly acknowledged the tragedy,which claimed the lives of two Australians,saying it was “profoundly saddened over the loss of lives”.

  • byZach Hope
‘The best of us’:Tributes flow for Holly Bowles,19,after suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

‘The best of us’:Tributes flow for Holly Bowles,19,after suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

Family members,co-workers and the Beaumaris Football Club are mourning the Melbourne teen,who died in Thailand one day after her best friend,Bianca Jones.

  • byGillian Lantouris,Gemma Grant,Lachlan Abbott andAshleigh McMillan
Holly and Bianca could have been any one of our children

Holly and Bianca could have been any one of our children

It starts with a passport,an open-ended ticket,a crammed backpack. How do we keep our kids safe while letting them spread their wings? The truth is,we can’t.

  • byKate Halfpenny