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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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EXCLUSIVEOnline

WEEKEND TELEGRAPH - 1/10/20MUST NOT PUBLISH WITHOUT CLEARING WITH WEEKEND PIC ED JEFF DARMANIN - Helen Anderson with grand children Isamu (boy) and Kiera (correct spelling) pictured at her Winston Hills home today. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

‘Pretty sneaky’: Why every grandparent must read this

Families are increasingly turning to grandparents to look after the kids, but many older Australians don’t know what to do when things take a wrong turn online.

EXCLUSIVECoronavirus

More Aussies travel to see our retro icons

Coronavirus has hit the regions hard, but it’s also helping a new generation discover the delights of Australia’s most fabulously over-sized attractions. SEE THE LIST & WHERE THEY ARE.

SA News

A general view of the bushfires swepping through Stokes Bay on Kangaroo Island, southwest of Adelaide, Thursday, January 9, 2020. A convoy of Army vehicles, transporting up to 100 Army Reservists and self-sustainment supplies, are on Kangaroo Island as part of Operation Bushfire Assist at the request of the South Australian Government. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING

Deadly bushfires’ true toll emerges

The smoke from last summer’s bushfires killed even more people than the flames did, with the full health cost of the horrific season only just coming to light.

technology/environment

DECEMBER 31, 2001 : Firefighters prepare to fight flames on the edge of the small town of Hill Top located in the Southern Highlands 31/12/01.NSW / Bushfire / Fire / Firefighter

Black Summer’s full death toll revealed

The number of fatalities connected to the Black Summer bushfires went massively beyond the 26 people who perished in the flames, it has been revealed.

OPINION

Victoria must learn from NSW’s success

Victorian contact tracers must put their egos to one side and be prepared to accept new ideas when they come to Sydney to learn from their NSW counterparts, writes David Mills.

Coronavirus

‘Weekend at Bernies’: COVID business help sledged

Laws designed to prevent insolvencies have been extended – but critics say they will just prop up so-called ‘zombie businesses’. See the full list of companies that have gone bust in 2020.

Relationships

What makes couples click? Take our dating survey

Spring has sprung, but is that love in the air, or droplets of COVID-19? With restrictions on daily life easing, take our survey and help reveal the state of romance in Australia in 2020.

Coronavirus

A picture shows signage outside a closed down branch of STA Travel near Victoria Station in central London on August 23, 2020. - Student travel firm STA Travel UK announced it had ceased trading on August 21, following the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on tourism. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

STA customers told: check your tickets

Thousands of Australian holiday-makers left out of pocket when STA Travel went into administration have been given their first indication of whether they will ever get their money back.

EXCLUSIVECoronavirus

‘Horrendous’: COVID’s true impact on small business owners

Horror stories are emerging about small business owners struggling in the economic downturn, with a majority saying they are concerned about their own mental health.

EXCLUSIVEtechnology/environment

The Australian Reptile Park has welcomed the first koala joey to be born since a catastrophic bushfire season devastated the country at the end of 2019 and into early 2020. As the first koala joey to emerge from her mother’s pouch this year, the aptly named ‘Ash’ is a sign of hope for the future of Australia’s native wildlife. Picture: Australian Reptile Park

Aussies not prepared for another Black Summer

The Black Summer decimated communities around the country, but as the bushfire season starts up again, there are concerns too many Australians have no emergency plans in place.

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