Bali, why do Australians go there?

[ufo_investigations]

I heard on the news another 2 Australians died in Bali. Why do Australians go there? We have better places to holiday at right here at home! 

We have great food, fantastic beaches and many beautiful places to go to so why do Aussies feel the need to go to third world countries when we have everything here? 

We are fortunate to have the best of everything why risk it all in a country with standards far below ours.

If I were given free flights + free cash to go to Bali I would decline! No way would I go there under any circumstances.

Support Australian jobs.

Support our economy.

Spend your money here.

Holiday our wonderful country.

How many more Australians have to die over there before people wake up?

[imastawka]

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@purple_haize wrote:

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@bluecat*dancing wrote:

Detective Superintendent Adnan Pandibu, who is leading the investigation, says about 30 prescription and non-prescription medications were found in a toiletries bag in their room.

The Courier-Mail reports the drugs include three anti-allergens, a strip of antihistamine tablets, paracetamol, eye and ear drops, anti-nausea and stomach drugs, asthma medications, a sedative and an antidepressant.

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When you go overseas, you are suppose to have a letter from your doctor, stating what medication you are on, including over the counter medication........did she not have this letter?

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From what I read, the over the counter meds were purchased there

[cherry*135]

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@izabsmiling wrote:

I hope that it can be done in QLD for the peace of mind of the family .

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The autopsies are to be done in QLD. The family of the deceased did not give permission for the Indoneisans to do the autopsies and the Indonesians authorities have stated they will accept the families request for the autopsies to be done in Australia.

[purple_haize]

It is good that the autopsies will be done in Australia, like the family want.......

[purple_haize]

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@imastawka wrote:

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@purple_haize wrote:

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@bluecat*dancing wrote:

Detective Superintendent Adnan Pandibu, who is leading the investigation, says about 30 prescription and non-prescription medications were found in a toiletries bag in their room.

The Courier-Mail reports the drugs include three anti-allergens, a strip of antihistamine tablets, paracetamol, eye and ear drops, anti-nausea and stomach drugs, asthma medications, a sedative and an antidepressant.

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When you go overseas, you are suppose to have a letter from your doctor, stating what medication you are on, including over the counter medication........did she not have this letter?

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From what I read, the over the counter meds were purchased there

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If she had medication dating back to 2007, she couldnt have had a letter from the dr.........you have to have a letter when you fly overseas if you have medication with you...............this is all very odd...

[cherry*135]

Only one of the medicines found was on prescription. I will try and find where I read that.

[purple_haize]

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@am*3 wrote:

That is only for 'controlled (under a regulation)' medicines purple isn't it?

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When I went overseas I had to have a letter stating what medication I was on and over the counter and my daughter went o/seas last yr. and when she booked her fare she was told it was the law for international travel that you have a letter if you take medication or o/counter vitamins etc.

[imastawka]

All very odd and all speculation.

We all know how accurate the media is with reporting.

Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story

[cherry*135]

Latest update:

8 Jan - 3.25pm

Bali dead family want speculation to end

AN Australian mother and daughter who died in Bali might have been poisoned by one of their last meals or had an allergic reaction to one of 29 medicines they brought with them on their holiday, reports say.

Noelene Bischoff and her daughter Yvana Bischoff, 14, died on Saturday, a day after checking into the beachfront resort of Padang Bai in Karangasem, on the east coast of the Indonesia resort island.

Their bodies will soon be flown to Brisbane for autopsies.

The family of the pair wants media speculation about the cause of their deaths to end.

Bischoff family spokesman and federal MP Mal Brough says it's important not to speculate and let the investigation run its course.

"It can be very hurtful at times when no one needs to be," Mr Brough told reporters on Wednesday.

"Noelene's a nurse and she could well be just well-prepared for any contingency, going to another country.

"(That's) a sensible thing to do ... and we should all be encouraged to now just take a breath, think of the family, think of their enormous loss and respect what they're asking for, which is some room."

Earlier, Detective Superintendent Adnan Pandibu, who is leading the investigation, said about 30 prescription and non-prescription medications had been found in a toiletries bag in the Bischoffs' room.

"We found many drugs in the room of the victims, about 30," Det Supt Pandibu told AAP.

"The drugs are currently being examined in the laboratory for forensic identification."

http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/medication-found-in-room-of-bali-dead/story-e6frfku9-1...

[cherry*135]

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@imastawka wrote:

All very odd and all speculation.

We all know how accurate the media is with reporting.

Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story

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What facts are people ignoring? What mistruths have been reported?

Most likely the pair got food poisioning (toxic fish) or had a reaction to one of the medicines in their room? Which one that was remains to be seen.

I haven't seen anyone discussing anything about the case that is not 'fact'... ie; what they ate or what medicines were found in their room.

[azureline**]

Officers at the Bali police forensics lab said yesterday that it was the first time they had encountered so many different types of medication in the belongings of a traveller

Officers at the police forensic laboratory have begun tests on the drugs and on drinks and vomit found in their room.

One of the anti-allergy medications found was Camidryl - a 10ml ampoule for use as an injection which was made in Indonesia.

The bottle had not been opened but medical professionals say it is a strong anti-allergy medication.

There was also a small packet of needles, one of which appeared to have been used.

Pharmacies in Indonesia sell a variety of drugs over the counter without the need for prescriptions and often a strip of small needles is sold with an ampoule for injection.

The medications also included another powerful anti-allergy drug called Kalmethasone, which is also administered by injection and could be used for severe asthma.

There was a strip of 10 tablets of Cortisone, also made in Indonesia. An box of Transbroncho medicine, made in Indonesia, was also found.

Two asthma inhalers were also discovered, one of which had an expiry date of June 2007. The migraine tablets were the only ones with a prescription attached to them.