Australian government officials have expressed disappointment over Laos's reluctance to accept an offer of assistance from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) in investigating the deaths of six tourists, including two Australian citizens, due to methanol poisoning.
Government frontbencher Jason Clare has expressed disappointment at Laos not taking up an Australia n Federal Police offer to help investigate the deaths of six tourists — including Australia n's Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles — in a methanol poisoning incident last year. Mr Clare is encouraging Laos authorities to let Australia n investigators help to prevent further methanol deaths in the tourist hot spot. 'Two young Australia n women died here - we need to know, how this happened.
'We need to make sure the people responsible for this are brought to justice as well and also make sure that this doesn't happen to any other young Australians.' A reporter referred to energy experts saying the LNP's energy plan wouldn't bring down power prices and the Albanese government has not been able to punch a hole in that modelling. 'What it says is the Coalition's pathway to a Net Zero electricity grid by 2050 will be 44 per cent cheaper than Labor's.' He's talking about how energy prices impact people at the supermarket checkout. 'When you go to the checkout and buy food products, prices are through the roof that's because, in part, energy costs just keep going up. He says wholesale supplier Moco Foods has seen its energy prices go up by over 50 per cent under the Albanese government: As part of the deal - which is with the NT government and the Aboriginal Peak Organisations Northern Territory - the federal government will put up Continue to deliver essential services for remote communities including establishing and funding local groups in up to eight locations that will design and deliver services for community, in community, by community. This includes support for communities to navigate and access economic development and employment opportunities.' Australians want to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. by the Australian Parliament on Thursday, which imposes minimum jail terms for terror offences. The Albanese government folded to Coalition pressure to pass the legislation that aims to expand and strengthen hate speech laws, including threats of violence against individuals or groups based on their race, disability or sexual orientation. The laws, sparked by a spate of antisemitic attacks, include mandatory minimum sentences of six years for terror offences and one year for displaying a hate symbol. 'We welcome Australia's decision to pass legislation against hate crimes in response to the alarming rise in antisemitism. Education Minister Jason Clare appealed to the Laos authorities to let the AFP assist with the investigation. 'The advice I've got is that they haven't rejected the offer but they haven't taken it up Yesterday, we reported that Laos hadn't taken up the Australian Federal Police (AFP) offer to assist the investigation into the methanol poisoning deaths of two Australian teenagers backpacking there. In November, Bianca Jones, Holly Bowles and four other foreign nationals died after drinking alcoholic drinks containing methanol at the Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng. He said it was 'disappointing' but stressed that Laos authorities hadn't rejected the AFP offer - they just hadn't accepted it yet.
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