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Donna Nelson sentenced to six years in prison after court finds her guilty of bringing methamphetamine into countryGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe jailing of an Australian woman in Japan is “really distressing” for her fa…
Australia’s home affairs minister Tony Burke says some issues are yet to be resolved but hails Indonesian goodwillGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Indonesian government has handed Australia a draft proposal for the repatri…
The new Indonesian president – who came to office with a questionable human rights record – has emerged as an unlikely champion for a prisoner swap dealGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn the dark of the early morning of 29 Ap…
The Australians were arrested in 2005 for attempting to smuggle heroin out of the Indonesian resort islandGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Continue reading…
Laos bans sale and consumption of vodka and whisky brand following suspected mass methanol poisoning
Ban comes after two Australian teenagers, two Danish citizens, an American and a Briton became ill, and later died, after drinking in Vang ViengGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLao authorities have banned the sale and consumpt…
Five remaining members would continue to serve sentences upon returning under proposal, trade minister Don Farrell saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTalks are under way …
Six foreign visitors died earlier this month after suspected methanol poisoning during night out in backpacker hotspotWhat went wrong in Laos?The Lao government has said it is “profoundly saddened” by the deaths of foreign tourists in Vang Vieng and ha…
It looks, smells and tastes like regular alcohol – so how can we protect ourselves after several people died after likely consuming methanol in Laos this week?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe risks of methanol poisoning ar…
As authorities detain a hostel owner in Vang Vieng, expert says the recent deaths are just the ‘tip of the iceberg’Vang Vieng is an unlikely party hub.Surrounded by striking limestone mountains and caves in central Laos, it morphed from a small farming…
The 19-year-old’s death comes as Vang Vieng’s tourism police says manager and owner of Nana backpacker hostel taken in for questioningA second Australian teenager, Holly Bowles, has died after suspected methanol poisoning in Laos, it has been confirmed…
Thinktank’s report says Beijing has emerged from Covid-induced lull with a ‘more competitive, politically targeted model’ of engagement in the regionChina has renewed efforts to curry favour in Pacific island nations, a new report has found, after char…
China-Australia relations have achieved ‘a turnaround and are maintaining a positive momentum of development’, Chinese president Xi Jinping says. Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese says he is pleased to meet with Xi again, while highlighting th…
Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin flights in and out of Australia were cancelled after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki eruptedThree Australian airlines have cancelled flights to and from Bali after a volcanic eruption near the Indonesian holiday spot created a dange…
‘Very bad precedent’: China and Russia team up to undermine krill fishing restrictions in Antarctica
Conservationists warn actions and ambitions of two super powers could lead to overexploitation of vital food source for whales, penguins and sealsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news …
Buttle brothers argue in Auckland court that tour operators to blame for deaths of 22 people, including 14 AustraliansGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe owners of an island volcano in New Zealand that erupted in 2019 killing…