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'Our worst fire threat in a century'
HOT weather, bone-dry bushland and high winds combine to create massive bushfire threat.

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

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

'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.

Inside Geoffrey and Brynne's $2m wedding
SPARE-no-expense nuptials between Geoffrey Edelsten and Brynne Gordon in overdrive.

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.

Carer's joy as twin Krishna wakes
SEPARATED Twin Krishna has woken from her coma and blown her guardian a raspberry.

Barmaid claims she had sex with Premier
MIKE Rann says barmaid's claims they had a relationship
are "wildly sensational".

Europe hit by huge match-fixing scandal
AROUND 200 football matches in nine countries have been implicated in Europe's "biggest-ever" match-fixing scandal.

Law snaps at spying student neighbours
SO fed up with the students next door watching him, actor Jude Law's started throwing oranges.

National Breaking News

Car smashes into Sydney house
A MAN behind the wheel of a Mini which crashed off the road and into a suburban Sydney house will face court on traffic offences.

10,000 hectares of fires across NSW
AHEAD of forecast scorching temperatures across NSW the Rural Fire Service (RFS) has gained the upper hand over more than 60 blazes.

Two more dead in Queensland road toll
TWO people have died and another has life-threatening injuries after three crashes in Queensland this weekend.

Police search for Gold Coast swimmer
POLICE are searching for a man they fear went missing while swimming at a Gold Coast beach.

Nightclub machete attack in Melbourne
A BOUNCER outside a Melbourne nightclub suffered leg injuries when he was attacked by men with machetes early this morning.

Boy, 12, dies in ute rollover
A 12-year-old boy has died after the utility he was in rolled at Yarram in Victoria's south-east last night.

Police discover body after brawl
HOMICIDE squad police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in the front yard of a house in Melbourne.

Man charged over fatal crash
AN allegedly unlicensed driver has been charged over a fatal crash in which a car rolled for more than 50 metres and killed a male passenger.

Wallabies upset by Scotland
AUSTRALIA'S rugby season reached a shocking new low with an humiliating 9-8 loss to Scotland at Murrayfield today.

Three-car collision leaves woman injured
A THREE-car collision southwest of Melbourne has left a woman in hospital with serious injuries.

The World

'Irrefutable' proof student killed roommate
EVIDENCE linking Amanda Knox to the murder of Meredith Kercher is "irrefutable and well corroborated", prosecutors claim.

Prime Minister visits flood-hit Cumbria
BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown has visited flood-hit Cumbria in north west England to see the damage caused by record rainfall and pay tribute to a policeman who died when a bridge collapsed.

Man tied lizards to his chest at airport
US officials say they've arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport.

Four injured in rocket attack near hotel
A ROCKET attack near the luxury Serena Hotel in Kabul has injured four people, including two members of the Afghan security forces.

Top spy fears nuclear terror attack
ONE of the world's top spies has warned major world cities are at risk of a fresh September 11-style terrorist attack within the next decade.

China mine explosion kills 31, traps 82
An EXPLOSION at a coal mine in northeast China early today killed 31 workers and left 82 trapped, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said.

Galileo's teeth, fingers found
AN art collector has found a tooth, thumb and finger of Italian scientist Galileo Galilei who died in the 17th Century.

Killers harvested human fat for 30 years
GRUESOME details have emerged about how killers hung human bodies up in hot rooms to drain their fat.

Mussolini's blood, brain 'for sale on eBay'
ONLINE auctioneers eBay have pulled the plug on a sale of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's blood and parts of his brain.

Large Hadron Collider fires up again
THE world's biggest atom-smasher, shut down after its inauguration in September 2008 amid technical faults, has restarted.

The Nation

School mistress 'had sex with students'
SEVEN boy boarders at an exclusive private school have alleged they were raped by their female house mistress.

Schoolies descend on the Gold Coast
TENS of thousands of schoolies have descended on Surfers Paradise, kicking off a week of celebrations on the Gold Coast.

VC winner named among West's top Aussies
A MEDICAL researcher, a wildlife rescuer, a Victoria Cross winner and a country music director have taken top honours in the WA Australian of the Year 2010 awards.

Biological mum wants to see twins again
THE parents of twins Trishna and Krishna would love to see their daughters once more.

Premier's trial by TV over barmaid's claims
PREMIER Mike Rann's political future faces trial by TV tonight over explosive claims he repeatedly had sex with a married woman in Parliament House.

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

'Our worst fire threat in a century'
HOT weather, bone-dry bushland and high winds combine to create massive bushfire threat.

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

'Our worst fire threat in a century'
HOT weather, bone-dry bushland and high winds combine to create massive bushfire threat.

Carer's joy as twin Krishna wakes
SEPARATED Twin Krishna has woken from her coma and blown her guardian a raspberry.

Breaking News

Car smashes into Sydney house
A MAN behind the wheel of a Mini which crashed off the road and into a suburban Sydney house will face court on traffic offences.

10,000 hectares of fires across NSW
AHEAD of forecast scorching temperatures across NSW the Rural Fire Service (RFS) has gained the upper hand over more than 60 blazes.

Two more dead in Queensland road toll
TWO people have died and another has life-threatening injuries after three crashes in Queensland this weekend.

Police search for Gold Coast swimmer
POLICE are searching for a man they fear went missing while swimming at a Gold Coast beach.

Nightclub machete attack in Melbourne
A BOUNCER outside a Melbourne nightclub suffered leg injuries when he was attacked by men with machetes early this morning.

Vaccine 'works on swine flu mutations'
SWINE flu vaccines are still effective despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, health experts say.

Boy, 12, dies in ute rollover
A 12-year-old boy has died after the utility he was in rolled at Yarram in Victoria's south-east last night.

Police discover body after brawl
HOMICIDE squad police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in the front yard of a house in Melbourne.

Man charged over fatal crash
AN allegedly unlicensed driver has been charged over a fatal crash in which a car rolled for more than 50 metres and killed a male passenger.

US health drive to clear first test
PRESIDENT Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care is on track to clear a key Senate hurdle.

Business

One.Tel saga not over for media heirs
DESPITE the extreme relief on Jodee Rich's face as he stood outside the NSW Supreme Court this week, the almost decade-long One.Tel saga may be anything but over.

Aussie dollar 'will peak at US$1.03'
THE already overvalued Australian dollar will reach parity with the US dollar in the next six to 12 months and peak at about $US1.02-03, a currency strategist says.

OECD urges action on British debt
THE OECD has urged action as data shows Britain plunging ever deeper into debt, one day after Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged a new law to fix public finances.

ANZ eyes AXA Asia Pacific's assets
ANZ Bank is crunching the numbers on the Australian and New Zealand operations of insurance and investments group AXA Asia Pacific.

Public purse pays top dollar despite crisis
THE public service is the place to be when the economy goes posterior-up.

Bring it on, Packer tells liquidator
THE conduct of some of the biggest names in the Australian business was put under the microscope during the One.Tel case - and found wanting.

New rules cause ratings agency to leave
NEW ASIC rules designed to make ratings agencies more accountable have caused Standard & Poor's to announce that its ratings will no longer be available to Australian retail investors

Myers to settle with tax office
THE Myer family looks set to settle its differences with the Tax Office over last week's dramatic freeze of the proceeds of the Myer float.

Fashionista kicks Versace over broken heel
A BROKEN heel on a pair of $1200 stillettos has prompted a fashion magazine editor to end her love affair with Versace and vow to try trusty Target.

ASX closes higher in lacklustre trade
THE share market has closed in positive territory after lacklustre trading as investors awaited key data from overseas.