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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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EXCLUSIVENSW Coronavirus News

SUNDAY ESCAPE. LIGHTHOUSE WISHLIST. Cape Byron, NSW, Australia. Picture: iStock

How NSW could benefit from shut border

The closure of the border with Queensland may be inconvenient, but experts say our tourism sector could benefit as a result – particularly in the north of the state.

EXCLUSIVETravel

ESCAPE_Best family holidays for 2020_Young active girl wearing bikini in action - surfer with surf board dive underwater under big ocean wave. Family lifestyle, people water sport adventure camp and beach extreme swim on summer vacation.

Queensland leads tourism recovery

New figures show which tourism destinations have been hit hardest by the impact of COVID-19 – and which regions are showing signs of life as Queenslanders hit the road once again.

EXCLUSIVETravel

ESCAPE: Caravaning. A vintage shoot with a caravan car near the Mediterranean sea in a beautiful summer day. Copy space also. Picture: istock

Revealed: where SA is holidaying now

Overseas trips are out and interstate holidays are risky because of border closures, but new data reveals the parts of the state we’re heading to for a little bit of down time.

EXCLUSIVENorthern Territory

SOLO TRAVEL COLUMN - JANUARY .. for Louise Goldsbury story .. An Australian Outback touring caravan on the road in the early morning near Eucla, on the Western/South Australia border. The markings on the road show it is a Flying Doctor landing strip.

NT shows first signs of tourism recovery

Overseas trips are out and holidays over the border are risky because of closures, but new data reveals the first green shoots of recovery for the Territory’s tourism industry.

EXCLUSIVETravel

Revealed: where Tassie is holidaying now

New data reveals the first green shoots of recovery for Tasmania’s tourism industry – and the parts of the state we’re heading to for a little bit of down time.

Coronavirus

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JULY 31. Shoppers at Bunnings in Alexandria, As the Woolworths Group begins encouraging shoppers to wear masks throughout their stores, Friday, July 31, 2020.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

Bunnings joins Woolies mask stance as Vic COVID toll rises

A day after Woolworths urged customers to wear masks in stores across Australia, hardware giant Bunnings says it will do the same. It comes as Victoria braces for further restrictions as the state struggles to curb its COVID numbers.

Animals

Marvel Studios' THOR: RAGNAROK..Thor (Chris Hemsworth)..Ph: Jasin Boland..Marvel Studios 2017

Hemsworth’s new surprising top honour

Smashing box office records is one thing, but now Chris Hemsworth has had a whole species named after his most famous character.

Music

Residents at a UK aged care home have been recreating classic album covers as a way to keep themselves entertained during lockdowns., Albums by David Bowie, Adele, the Clash among others have been creatively reimagined by the residents and staff at Sydmar Lodge Care Home in Edgware in North London which has been closed to visitors since March 12. Roma Cohen and David Bowie. Picture: @robertspeker / Sydmar Lodge

Oldies rock classic album covers

Residents of an aged care facility in London have sparked a viral sensation by recreating the covers of classic albums while in lockdown.

EXCLUSIVEConservation

Bega Cheese are helping to save Australian bees from the deadly impacts of Varroa Destructor disease - they are moving away from cheese for the first time and making and selling honey. Molly Ingram, 3 enjoys honey on her waffle. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

New Aussie honey with plan to save bees

The collapse of bee hives around the world threatens the world’s food supply – but a sweet new plan will offer protection for Australia’s busiest and buzziest little workers.

Animals

Embargoed for The Sunday Telegraph. Speak to the pictured desk before use. Aussie Ark in the Barrington Tops is NSW’s largest independently owned and operated conservation organisation and is home to seven keystone species once found in the region. It's aim is to establish a robust insurance population of Australian threatened, native mammal species such as the Tasmanian devil, Eastern quoll and long-nosed potoroo, suitable for semi-wild release into large, predator proof fenced sanctuaries in the Barrington Tops, for eventual reintroduction to the wild.

Nearly 50 Aussie wildlife now under threat from extinction

Australian scientists are just beginning to understand how the bushfires decimated populations of native animals. See the full list of species that are now – suddenly – under threat.

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