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David MillsNational environment reporter

David Mills is a senior reporter with the News Corp Australia Network, covering a wide range of areas including the environment, science, politics, health and lifestyle.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Camilla, Queen Consort, King Charles III, Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales pose for a photo ahead of their Majesties the King and the Queen ConsortÃ¢â¬â¢s reception for Heads of State and Official Overseas Guests at Buckingham Palace on September 18, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Charles and William in ‘increasing struggle’

King Charles and Prince William’s PR departments are at pains to suggest they are in “lock-step” but the explosive new book, Endgame, suggests they have increasingly competing agendas.

ExplainerEnvironment

Members of Grassroots Action Network Tasmania out the front of parliament house in Hobart in response to a planned coal mine near Fingal. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones

Why Australia won’t be joining nations in fossil fuel pledge

While the calls to quit fossil fuels are sure to be strident during COP28, don’t expect to see Australia join the chorus. See why.

World

Hamas has handed over 13 Israelis and four Thai nationals, to the International Committee of the Red Cross, who are the second group of hostages to be released.

Second hostage swap completed after a delay

In all, 17 hostages —13 Israelis and four Thai nationals — have arrived in Israel as part of the second group to be released, while 39 Palestinians — including 33 children — are freed. Follow updates.

UpdatedWorld

Independent disaster investigator and President of the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association Arnold Dix (C), is pictured near the Silkyara under construction road tunnel, days after it collapsed in the Uttarkashi district of India's Uttarakhand state on November 21, 2023. Forty-one Indian workers trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for 10 days were seen alive on camera on November 21, for the first time, looking exhausted and anxious, as rescuers attempted to create new passageways to free them. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

‘Father Christmas in the tunnel’: Aussie rescuer hailed a hero

A Melbourne tunnel expert is being hailed a hero after leading the rescue of 41 Indian workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel for two weeks.

Environment

Generic photo of a Coles and a Woolworths supermarket shopping dockets, comparing prices for same items at shopping centre in Brisbane. Shopper dockets. Receipts. Z-Migr-AllFuturePic

‘150,000 trees axed’: Sad truth about paper receipts

They’re the little pieces of paper we pick up when we make a purchase – but it turns out there are really good reasons why we should say no to a printed receipt.

Environment

A Beerwah Rural Fire Brigade vehicle responding to the Beerwah bushfire. Picture: Beerwah Rural Fire Brigade

Heat behind an increase in Aussie hospitalisations

More and more Australians are being hospitalised and dying because of extreme weather events, with concerns the coming summer could be our worst yet.

World

Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka (R) looks on as Pat Conroy, Australia's Minister for International Development and the Pacific, speaks during an event at the New South Wales Waratahs rugby team headquarters in Sydney on October 16, 2023. Australia and Fiji on October 16 announced the next phase of the PacificAus Sports funding for the Fijian Drua and Fijiana Drua rugby union teams at the NSW Waratahs headquarters. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

Australia ‘winning Pacific war for aid’

China’s massive aid spend in the Pacific has prompted serious security concerns – but a new report puts Australia ahead. See where the money goes.

UpdatedWorld

TOPSHOT - This image grab from an AFP TV footage shows balls of fire and smoke rising above Gaza City during an Israeli strike on October 27, 2023, as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement continue. The Israeli army on the evening of October 27 carried out bombings of "unprecedented" intensity since the start of the war in the north of the Gaza Strip, particularly in Gaza City, according to images from AFP and the Hamas movement. (Photo by Yousef Hassouna / AFP)

‘Terror tunnels, Hamas fighters killed’: Israel hits 150 targets

Israeli fighter jets struck 150 “underground targets” in northern Gaza during an intense night of raids after communications were cut off in an “unprecedented” attack. Follow updates. Warning: Graphic

World

Israeli military armoured vehicles deploy along Israel's border with Gaza on October 24, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. Thousands of civilians, both Palestinians and Israelis, have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip entered southern Israel in an unprecedented attack triggering a war declared by Israel on Hamas with retaliatory bombings on Gaza. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP)

Why Israel won’t back down against Hamas

As humanitarian organisations plead for a ceasefire in Gaza, a leading military analyst in Tel Aviv reveals why Israel is determined to annihilate Hamas. Warning: Graphic

LiveWorld

Smoke rises from a levelled building as people gather amid the destruction in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on Gaza City on October 26, 2023, as battles continue between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group. (Photo by Omar El-Qattaa / AFP)

US air strikes against Iran bases in Syria

Joe Biden sent a message to Iran warning against strikes on US troops, as the Pentagon confirmed the US military struck two facilities in Syria. It comes as more devastating images from Gaza emerge.

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