Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has spoken movingly about Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, as she launched a new safety tool for young people as part of the Smartraveller website.

Jones and Bowles, both 19, tragically died from methanol poisoning in Laos in November 2024.

Following their deaths, the federal government’s Smartraveller website will now include a Partying Safely hub to include warnings for people abroad while they’re at nightclubs and music festivals.

On Wednesday, Wong appeared on Sunrise.

“First, we all remember the tragic deaths of Bianca and Holly,” Wong told Monique Wright on Wednesday.

“I have had the privilege of meeting with the families. We are all so distressed about the deaths of these two wonderful women.

“We all want to see this never happen again. Tha

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