Friends of two Melbourne teenagers who died after drinking alcohol tainted with methanol while overseas last year say a new safety campaign by the Australian government is an important step forward.

Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, the 19-year-olds who died from methanol poisoning while on holiday in Laos, were “foremost in mind” for the campaign.

The tragic deaths of two Melbourne teens has sparked a new initiative aimed at protecting young Aussies and school leavers. The alcohol safety campaign follows increased safety fears of bootleg ...

Young Aussies and school leavers will be warned of the dangers of drinking alcohol overseas and taught how to protect ...

Explosive emails reveal DFAT officials jumped the gun when issuing urgent drink spiking and methanol poisoning cautions for ...