Parents of Piper James visit K’gari to farewell daughter and ‘walk where she last walked’ as dingo cull continues
Grieving family of the backpacker will attend a smoking ceremony conducted by the island’s traditional ownersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe distraught parents of a backpacker believed to have drowned on a world...
<p>Grieving family of the backpacker will attend a smoking ceremony conducted by the island’s traditional owners</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/feb/04/australian-politics-live-labor-liberal-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-leadership-challenge-coalition-littleproud-chalmers-interest-rates-rise-rba-ntwfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The distraught parents of a backpacker believed to have drowned on a world heritage-listed sand island off the Queensland coast are visiting K’gari as part of their journey to return the remains of Piper James to Canada.</p><p>Todd and Angela James touched down in Brisbane from Vancouver on Tuesday morning – the first stage of their emotional pilgrimage to K’gari (formerly known as Fraser Island).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/04/piper-james-parents-visit-kgari-dingo">Continue reading...</a>
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