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An academic who expects zero interest rates within two years and a 40 per cent drop in house prices has promised to walk from Canberra to the top of Australia's highest mountain if he's wrong.
University of Western Sydney associate professor of economics and finance STEVE KEEN made the bet with Macquarie Group interest rate strategist RORY ROBERTSON.
BRISBANE, Dec 31 AAP - Queensland police have caught a man with an alleged blood alcohol reading more than six times the legal limit.
A 28-year-old man from Peak Crossing was stopped overnight for a random breath test in the nearby town of Boonah, south-west of Brisbane, and allegedly blew .303 per cent.
SYDNEY, Dec 20 AAP - The drivers of a Porsche and two motorcycles have had their vehicles confiscated after reaching speeds of more than 220km/h in an alleged road race.
Police say the three men were racing along a 100km/h zone of the Pacific Highway on the far north NSW coast on Saturday about 10.40am (AEST).
MELBOURNE, Dec 15 AAP - Two young men accused of drag racing before a crash that killed a 15-year-old boy will stand trial.
Mitchell Cairnduff, of Wheelers Hill, died when a turbo-charged Mitsubishi Lancer driven by Jarrod Rooke hit a taxi at 120km/h, the Melbourne Magistrates Court heard.
MELBOURNE, Jan 6 AAP - A 78-year-old hoon caught speeding at 170km/h on a narrow country road on New Year's Day told police he was a skilled race driver.
Victorian Premier John Brumby, however, was not impressed with John Belfield's claims, labelling Australia's oldest hoon driver an "idiot", while police said he was toying with death.i
Heralding the arrival of a new publication from The Weird House, the first edition of House Harris, a news publication that should provide a window into current affairs in Australia with articles from the Australian Associated Press who should be credited and duly paid their royalties.
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UN suspends aid deliveries to Gaza, citing attacks
By Ibrahim Barzak And Steve Weizman
09 Jan 2009 3:22 AM
GAZA CITY, Jan 8 Agencies - The United Nations halted aid deliveries to the besieged Gaza Strip on Thursday, citing Israeli attacks on its staff and installations hours after it said gunfire from an Israeli tank killed one of its drivers as he was picking up a shipment.
The United Nations has already demanded an investigation into Israel's shelling of a UN school in Gaza that killed 43 people earlier this week. Israel and residents said militants were operating in the area at the time.
For a second straight day, Israel suspended its Gaza military operation for three hours to allow in humanitarian supplies. Shortly before the pause took effect, however, the UN said one of its aid trucks came under Israeli fire, killing the driver.
UN spokesman Adnan Abu Hasna said the UN coordinated the delivery with Israel and the vehicle was marked with a UN flag and insignia when it was shot in northern Gaza. The Israeli army said it was investigating.
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Vic: Man killed in crash landing at Mornington
MELBOURNE, Jan 11 AAP - The pilot of an ultra light plane has died after a crashing into a residential area of Mornington, south of Melbourne. More...
NSW: Surfer saw violent splashing before being bitten by shark
SYDNEY, Jan 11 AAP - A man surfing on the far north coast of NSW saw violent splashing before being bitten on the thigh by a shark, a local lifeguard says. More...
FED: Jobs most likely to disappear this year
SYDNEY, Jan 11 AAP - A new study says real estate agents, car salesmen and investment bankers are among the most likely to lose their jobs this year. More...
NSW: Weapons, reptiles and stolen items seized - man charged
SYDNEY, Jan 11 AAP - Police have seized a cache of weapons, explosives, live reptiles and about 1,000 other suspected stolen items at a home in Newcastle. More...
NSW: Speeding offender found with drugs and cash: Police
SYDNEY, Jan 11 AAP - A man caught speeding in southern NSW has been found with 15kg of cannabis and $54,000 in cash in his four-wheel drive, police say. More...
NSW: P-plate street racers will have cars wheel clamped: Police
SYDNEY, Jan 11 AAP - Two P-platers caught street racing will have their cars' wheels clamped as part of a trial program to curb unsafe driving behaviour. More...
EUR: Gaza war sparks torrent of fiery comment on the internet
PARIS, AFP - European and US media and social network websites are struggling to cope with a deluge of reader comments sparked by the Gaza conflict, most fiercely partisan and some explicitly racist or anti-Semitic, according to the sites' administrators. More...
Qld: Tropical cyclone Charlotte forms in Queensland's far north
SYDNEY, Jan 11 AAP - A surfer bitten by a shark on the far NSW north coast is in a stable condition, NSW Police say. More...
NSW: New drought figures show big dry easing
The big dry is easing in New South Wales .. and a bumper crop's reported for 2008. More...
NSW: More emergency room toilet miscarriages at hospital
SYDNEY, Jan 11 AAP - Two more miscarriages in toilets have happened at a public hospital in the NSW Hunter region, Opposition health spokeswoman Jillian Skinner says, with more women likely to come forward. More...
NSW: Group of teens charged over assault - police
SYDNEY, Jan 11 AAP - A man has been assaulted by a group of teenagers in central Sydney, police say. More...
MID: The macabre count of Dr Hassanein in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Jan 11 AFP - Doctor Muawiya Hassanein has no time for pleasantries these days. When a journalist calls, he barks out the latest number of the dead from Israel's war in Gaza and hangs up, getting back to his macabre count. More...
Qld: Police find drug equipment in car
BRISBANE, Jan 11 AAP - Drug manufacturing equipment has been found in a car after the driver tried to flee a random breath test in Brisbane's east, police say. More...
NSW: More emergency room toilet miscarriages at hospital
The NSW opposition has called for a state government audit of early pregnancy services in public hospitals .. after more cases of women miscarrying in hospital toilets. More...
MID: Eight family members killed in Israeli strike: medics
GAZA CITY, Jan 10 AFP - Eight members of the same Palestinian family, including a 12-year-old, were killed on Saturday by Israeli fire in the northern town of Jabaliya, medics and witnesses said. More...
ASIA: Aust forces kill Taliban leader behind attack on digger
TARIN KOWT, Afghanistan, Jan 10 AAP - Australian special forces troops have killed a Taliban leader believed to have orchestrated the rocket attack that killed an Australian soldier in Afghanistan last weekend. More...
NSW: Man accused of decade-old Sydney murder remanded in custody
SYDNEY, Jan 10 AAP - A man extradited from Perth over the murder of a Sydney woman more than 10 years ago is to remain in custody until he appears in court next week. More...
NSW: Officers have lucky escape in road collision
Three police officers have escaped with minor injuries after their truck collided with another car in south-west Sydney .. causing them to crash into a telegraph pole and set of traffic lights. More...
Qld: Thousands rally to oppose Israeli occupation
BRISBANE, Jan 10 AAP - More than 2,000 people marched through central Brisbane on Saturday in protest at Israel's incursion into Gaza. More...
NSW: Harbour Bridge goes cashless on Sunday.
SYDNEY, Jan 10 AAP - The last motorist to place cash in the palm of a Sydney Harbour Bridge toll collector will cross the northern end of the bridge before 8am (AEDT) on Sunday, when all toll booths officially close. More...
US: US economy 'dire' but progress on stimulus plan - Obama
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 AFP - US economic conditions are "dire" and "deteriorating," president-elect Barack Obama warned Friday after the release of new job-loss data, but said politicians had made progress on a huge stimulus package to jumpstart the economy. More...
US: Ryan O'Neal pleads guilty to drug charge: court
MALIBU, California, Jan 9 AFP - Hollywood actor Ryan O'Neal on Friday pleaded guilty to drug possession and was sentenced to an 18-month rehabilitation program, prosecutors said. More...
NSW: Man cleared over shooting death: Police
SYDNEY, Jan 10 AAP - A man questioned by police over the fatal shooting at a caryard in Sydney's south-west has been released without charge. More...
Vic: Teenager fatally shot in hunting accident -UPDATE
A teenage boy's died after being accidently shot on farm in Melbourne's north-west. More...
Vic: Teenager fatally shot in hunting accident
A teenage boy's died after being accidently shot on farm in Melbourne's north-west. More...
Fed: Protesters to rally for freedom outside Israeli embassy
CANBERRA, Jan 10 AAP - Protesters are on their way to Canberra to rally outside the Israeli embassy against the ongoing conflict in Gaza. More...
Qld: First-home buyers to the rescue
BRISBANE, Jan 10 AAP - Crisis, what crisis? More...
NSW: Man shot in Rosemeadow brawl remanded in custody
SYDNEY, Jan 10 AAP - A man shot in the buttocks during a massive neighbourhood brawl in Sydney's south-west is to receive medical treatment for a mental health condition while in custody. More...
EUR: French teenagers charged in attack on Jewish girl
PARIS, Jan 9 AP - A French juvenile court judge has filed preliminary charges against four teenagers accused of attacking a Jewish girl, amid tensions around Europe over the fighting in Gaza. More...
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