Australia news live: father of Holly Morton-Bowles ‘devastated’ ahead of expected charges over Laos methanol poisoning

Guardian World•Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 09:46 PM•2 min read

Melbourne travellers Morton-Bowles and Bianca Jones, both 19, were fatally poisoned while backpacking in 2024. Follow today’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Spike in illicit tobacco ‘a law and order disaster’, health minister says Australia is experienci...

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