New investigation into backpacker killer Ivan Milat possible after NSW premier leaves door open

Ivan Milat was convicted in 1996 of the murders of seven backpackers whose bodies were found in the Belanglo forest, in the NSW southern highlands, and sentenced to life in prison. He died in jail in 2019. Photograph: AAP

The premier of New South Wales, Chris Minns, has said he is open to a parliamentary inquiry into Ivan Milat, after a state MP questioned whether the backpacker murderer could be responsible for many more deaths.

Legalise Cannabis party MLC Jeremy Buckingham is pursuing whether Milat was responsible for dozens of unsolved murders throughout Australia, mainly of young women.