A man has been charged with the murder of an Irish backpacker who died in Melbourne following an alleged hammer attack.

In Australia, a man has been charged with the murder of Irish backpacker David Greene, who died in hospital in Melbourne last week.

An Irish backpacker who was seriously injured in an attack in Melbourne has died.

Two Irishmen remain in a critical condition in Australia after a horror hammer attack at a Melbourne hostel left them with life-threatening injuries.

A 31-year-old Australian man has been charged over an alleged hammer attack on two Irish backpackers in Melbourne.