Fast moving fire breaks lines BROKEN containment lines puts properties under threat as fire services issue severe warnings. more -->

Police arrests 30 schoolies overnight THERE have been less arrests at Schoolies Week this year than at this time last year, police say. more -->

$67m of steam for fat cat's gravy train ALMOST one in five Australian bosses received over $1 million in bonuses last year. more -->

Endangered species sold for hunting A RECENT pygmy hippo shooting sparked an investigation into what happened to other rare animals lost in the outback. more -->

Facebook bikini photo 'cut insurance' A WOMAN says she lost health benefits after a Facebook photo showed her smiling in a bikini. more -->

Top dollar for Jacko 'moonwalk' glove THE sparkly glove worn by Michael Jackson for his first "moonwalk" in 1983 sold for over $380,000 at a frenzied auction in New York. more -->

Diggers returning home as drug addicts AUSTRALIAN troops are using cocaine, heroin and other hard drugs while on tours of duty. more -->

Idols heal their pain through their music AUSTRALIAN Idol finalists Stan Walker and Hayley Warner have vowed to reach into personal tragedy to find their true voice. more -->

'Summer sickies' soar as temperatures do ONE in five workers called in sick last week - ditching their jobs to enjoy a day in the sun instead. more -->

Customers struck with case of Costco-sis SINCE the US retail giant opened its first Australian store shoppers have been "going berserk". more -->