As he once again bids to be released from jail, prison insiders reveal details about the life behind bars of the “nasty little man” who set fire to a Childers backpackers hostel, killing 15 ...

The family of Australian teenager Holly Bowles — who died after consuming contaminated drinks laced with methanol while on holiday in Laos — have revealed a new “heartbreaking” blow.

Melbourne teenagers, 19, had both been poisoned while consuming drinks at the Nana Backpackers hostel in Vang Vieng, about 130km from the Laos capital Vientiane. Local police detained eight people ...

The father of Holly Bowles, a young woman who died by suspected poisoning in a Laotian backpacker hostel in November 2024, has vowed to ensure the venue is never allowed to reopen. Shaun Bowles ...

“To have no justice and to find out that they’re going to reopen the backpackers … it’s just the worst news.” Nana Backpacker hostel became the centre of international attention in ...

Brisbane - An itinerant Australian fruitpicker was charged with two counts of murder and one of arson on Friday after a June fire at a hostel in Queensland in which 15 mainly foreign backpackers died.

The killer responsible for a deadly hostel fire that claimed the lives of 15 people almost 25 years ago is not being considered for parole because he is considered a "restricted prisoner".