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Shuttered Laos ‘distillery’ implicated in methanol deaths denies responsibility
A woman linked to the business said they bought high-strength alcohol from a pharmacy and mixed it with water.
- Zach Hope
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‘Disappointed’: Plans for Sari Club lot, where Australians were murdered, charge forward in secret
Families, survivors and advocates from the 2002 Bali bombings are sceptical about the fast-moving plans from the local government.
- Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa
Fly-in, fly-out assassins suspects in brutal Bali stabbing
The death of a Dutchman has amplified fears that criminal gangs are increasingly comfortable using the holiday island as a setting for violence.
- Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa
Generations of Australians have flocked to this beach. Today, it is desolate
The destruction of this former paradise is not from over-tourism, though many will say this has happened too.
- Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa
Pass the Sherrin – it’s footy season, and not just in Australia
The Washington DC Eagles are one of dozens of Australian rules football clubs across the US that will compete in regional and national tournaments this year.
- Michael Koziol
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Revealed: Trump’s new job for Australian ‘alpha male’ Nick Adams
The Sydney-born Trump diehard will serve as special presidential envoy for “American tourism, exceptionalism and values” after being dumped as US ambassador to Malaysia.
- Michael Koziol
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‘Black flight’: Charter flight boss charged over alleged plot to smuggle Australians into Indonesia
Two men – without visas or passports – were allegedly discovered by Indonesian immigration authorities on board a small plane in the province of South Papua.
- Zach Hope, Jack Gramenz and Karuni Rompies
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Two Australian gunmen sentenced to 16 years’ jail over Bali villa murder of Melbourne dad
A third man, who was charged with assisting premeditated murder, was sentenced to 12 years’ jail.
- Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa
Snatched in Bali, this Ukrainian pleaded for his ransom. Then police found his head
A foreign enterprise had again sent operatives to Bali, Australia’s most popular overseas holiday destination, to carry out its dirty work.
- Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa
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‘Empty inside’: The Australian family fighting Italy for their ‘unschooled’ children
The authorities in Abruzzo have taken a dim view of a couple’s off-grid style of parenting.
- Amelia Adams, Natalie Clancy and Nichola Younger