Alcohol
Methanol ruled out as final Australian discharged following Fiji poisoning
The Fijian government says testing has shown methanol poisoning was not the cause of an incident which led to four Australians and three others being hospitalised.
- by Penry Buckley
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Gender equality
These wowser women aren’t obvious feminist heroes. But their rallying cry rings through the ages
Exactly 130 years ago, women in South Australia were granted the right to vote. It was the culmination of a crusade against the demon drink, and family violence.
- by Justine Toh
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Australians abroad
Mother-daughter dream holiday turns to ‘worst nightmare’
Georgia Sandoe-Simpson and her mother are returning home to Sydney after a suspected alcohol poisoning at a resort in Fiji.
- by Jessica McSweeney, Penry Buckley and Riley Walter
Australians reported to be among seven tourists poisoned, rushed to hospital in Fiji
Seven people were taken from a resort to hospital having become sick after drinking cocktails.
- by Roy Ward and Angus Thomson
You just woke up hungover. Will exercise help you feel better?
It’s the season of holiday parties and hangovers. Here are the benefits of pushing through the pain.
- by Talya Minsberg
Why you should think twice before reaching for that low-carb beer
A new Australian study suggests the “health halo” around alcoholic drinks marketed as low-carb or low-sugar is misleading.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
How Putin’s long war is destroying the fabric of Russian society
About 15,000 Soviet soldiers died in Afghanistan. The Russian death toll in Ukraine is at least eight times that already - and alcohol-related deaths are spiralling.
- by Melissa Lawford
‘We miss our girls’: Families of suspected methanol poisoning victims return home
The parents of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles travelled from Bangkok to Melbourne on Tuesday, bringing home the bodies of their two teenage daughters.
- by Alex Crowe
‘Don’t worry’: Claims Laos hostel staff brushed off dying backpacker
A grieving backpacker has taken it upon himself to try to uncover the truth about the suspected mass methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng that killed at least six people.
- by Zach Hope
Six tourists died in this village. No one here seems in a hurry to find out why
Zach Hope reports from Vang Vieng, where cheap alcohol is plentiful but answers about what killed six people, including two Australians, are harder to find.
- by Zach Hope
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Australians abroad
In Vang Vieng, tragically, tourist deaths are nothing new
Laotian authorities have been working to rid the town of its deadly reputation. Clearly, they haven’t worked hard enough.
- by Jimmy Thomson
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