Hostel managers refuse to give evidence at inquest

The operators of an Australian hostel where an Irish woman and 14 other backpackers died during a fire six years ago have refused to give evidence at a new inquest into the cause of the deaths.

Limerick woman Julie O'Keefe was among those who perished in the fire at the Palace Backpackers' Hostel in the town of Childers in June 2000.