2020 came with fires and COVID-19, but strangely, it also saw Australian death rates drop

Nicole Phillips
Kim Chappell
November 3 2021 - 7:00am
Photos: File
Photos: File

The year 2020 will be remembered as not just the first time the world heard about coronavirus, but also for the devastating Black Summer bushfires that scorched the Australian east coast.

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Nicole Phillips

Nicole Phillips

Digital producer, Australian Community Media

I have a background in fine art, information management and multimedia design. I build landing pages for ACM, produce videos, graphics and interactive elements and am a sometimes writer. I particularly enjoy data journalism.

Kim Chappell

Kim Chappell

Senior Producer - Digital

As Senior Producer - Digital for ACM's regional titles I assist newsrooms in digital best practice. Before this role, I was the digital journalist with ACM's national team and prior to that, the digital specialist with ACM's Agricultural division. I started as a general rounds journalist with The Land in 2006, moving up to hold the title of chief of staff before switching to digital reporting in 2015.

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