Australian tourists in hospital in Fiji with suspected alcohol poisoning

Foreign affairs department updates travel advice for Fiji to include warning about risk of methanol poisoning and drink spiking

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Several Australians are seriously ill in hospital in Fiji with what local authorities suspect is alcohol poisoning.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Dfat) confirmed through a spokesperson on Sunday evening that it was providing consular assistance to two Australian families in Fiji but declined to provide further details.

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