Overview
- Holly Morton-Bowles and Bianca Jones, both 19, died in 2024 after methanol poisoning at Vang Vieng's Nana Backpackers hostel.
- Six holidaymakers were affected in the incident, and the two Australians were airlifted to a hospital in Thailand where they later died.
- On November 9, 60 Minutes reported Lao officials would not meet the families and did not respond to requests for comment.
- The parents say no one has been held accountable and describe the investigation as opaque, calling the Laotian government corrupt.
- A prior letter to Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong conveyed condolences and a stated inquiry, and Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan acknowledged the families' frustration over the lack of progress.