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"Possessing opinions is like possessing fish, assuming one has a fish pond. One has to go fishing and needs some luck - then one has one's own fish, one's own opinions. I am speaking of live opinions, of live fish. Others are satisfied if they own a cabinet of fossils - and in their heads, "convictions".
- Friedrich Nietzsche

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29 Nov 2008 2:30 AM

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.

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14 Dec 2008 4:28 PM

Police have arrested a man for driving at 237 kilometres-an-hour on Sydney's Hume Highway.

And .. they say they are extremely disappointed with instances of irresponsible driving by young and inexperienced motorists overnight.

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31 Dec 2008 2:16 PM

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.

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06 Dec 2008 8:18 AM

SYDNEY, Dec 6 AAP - A P-plate driver has returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.265 after allegedly flagging down a police car in northern NSW.

Police said a 26-year-old woman had her licence confiscated after she returned a high-range PCA reading near Tamworth about 8pm (AEDT) on Friday.

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20 Dec 2008 4:24 PM

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).

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15 Dec 2008 5:38 PM

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.

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By Michelle Draper 06 Jan 2009 5:31 PM

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

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Feature Story Israeli halts Gaza offensive

GAZA CITY, Jan 18 AFP - Israel held its fire in Gaza on Sunday after declaring a unilateral ceasefire in its 22-day onslaught which has killed more than 1,200 Palestinians and levelled vast swathes of the Hamas-run enclave.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert had said after a meeting of his security cabinet he was calling an immediate end to offensive operations but added that troops would stay in Gaza for the time being with orders to return fire if attacked.
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Feature Story Howard beams as Bush anoints "man of steel"

CANBERRA, Jan 14 AAP - Former prime minister John Howard beamed as outgoing US president George Bush hung the US Medal of Freedom around his neck at a White House ceremony on Wednesday (AEDT).

Mr Bush invoked his famous moniker for Mr Howard - "the Man of Steel" - as he described their friendship and his admiration for the Australian leader's courage in supporting the war on terrorism.
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Feature Story Govt says all options on the table for further stimulus

CANBERRA, Jan 13 AAP - The impact of the slowing world economy will be felt in Australia's jobs market, with the latest figures due out on Thursday, Treasurer Wayne Swan says.

Mr Swan refused to rule in or out the need for a further economic stimulus package or to bring forward $4.5 billion in tax cuts due in July 2010.
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Feature Story Aust labour market outshines US but maybe not for long

SYDNEY, Jan 12 AAP - If Australians want to gloat over how much healthier their labour market is compared with that of the US, they should get their gloating in before it's too late.

The contrast between the labour markets of the US and Australia is stark but may become less so in coming months.
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Feature Story UN suspends aid deliveries to Gaza, citing attacks

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.
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Feature Story Wanking drug runner sentenced to prison

DARWIN, Jan 7 AAP - A drug-runner who filmed himself masturbating while driving at 150 km/h has been sentenced to two months jail.

Brendon Alan Erhardt, 39, was pulled over by police on July 16 last year, 25km south of Daly Waters.
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Feature Story Fierce Israel-Hamas firefights in Gaza capital

GAZA CITY, Jan 6 AFP - Israeli troops and Hamas militants fought their first major battles in Gaza City on Monday after tanks and helicopters launched a night-time offensive, with three Israelis killed by "friendly" fire.

Explosions and heavy machine-gun fire rocked the Shejaiya district of the city in the heaviest fighting yet of Israel's campaign to halt militant rocket attacks.
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Feature Story Israeli army moves on Gaza City as war toll passes 510

GAZA CITY, Jan 5 AFP - Tens of thousands of Israeli troops have been battling Hamas fighters in Gaza amid tank, artillery and air strikes, as the death toll from the offensive to end rocket attacks passed 510.

Israeli forces moved into the fringes of Gaza City early on Monday as families fled or hid on the second night of combat.
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Feature Story Israeli tanks, troops enter Gaza in ground offensive

GAZA CITY, Jan 4 AFP - Israeli tanks and troops entered Gaza late on Saturday and fought fierce battles with Hamas, heightening an eight-day-old offensive that has killed hundreds of Palestinians and caused widespread destruction.

A burning fuel depot hit by a tank lit up the night sky soon after troops crossed the border while the air force swooped on dozens of targets in the biggest Israeli military operation since its 2006 war in Lebanon.
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Feature Story Hamas orders 'day of wrath' over Israeli blitz

GAZA CITY, Jan 2 AFP - Israeli warplanes pounded militant targets including a mosque in Gaza on Friday as Hamas ordered a "day of wrath" against Israel over the killing of a senior commander.

Thousands of Israeli security personnel were on alert after Hamas called for "massive marches" following the main weekly Muslim prayers, starting off from the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem and from all mosques in the West Bank.
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Feature Story Israeli jets bomb Gaza, Hamas fires back with deadly rockets

GAZA CITY, Dec 29 AFP - Israeli jets have bombed Hamas targets in Gaza for a third day, killing several children, while the Islamists fired deadly rockets to retaliate for the blitz that has left more than 300 dead.

As Israeli tanks massed on the Gaza border, the army declared the area a closed military zone - a move that in the past has often been followed by ground operations in the Palestinian enclave.
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By Jamie Duncan and Xavier La Canna 19 Jan 2009 8:04 PM

MELBOURNE, Jan 19 AAP/AP/AFP - An Australian writer who says he's endured "unspeakable suffering" in a Thai prison has been jailed for three years after pleading guilty to criminal charges of insulting the country's royal family.

But the family of Harry Nicolaides and his Australian lawyer hope a direct appeal for a pardon from the royal family may get the Melbourne-born author home.

Nicolaides, 41, appeared in court on Monday wearing a dark orange prison jumpsuit with his hands cuffed and his feet shackled.

He has been in custody since his arrest at a Thai airport as he was about to board a plane for Melbourne in August last year.

"He has written a book that slandered the king, the crown prince and Thailand and the monarchy," the judge told the court.

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19 Jan 2009 12:01 AM

CANBERRA, Jan 19 AAP - A leading economic forecaster has warned its clients to batten down the hatches for the sharpest deceleration Australia's economy has ever experienced.

But Australia is in a better position than almost any other rich nation heading into recession, Access Economics says.

And not everyone - especially those who have no reason to fear losing their job - will be impacted adversely by the dramatic slowdown this year.

"Really big and bad news is headed our way," Access said in its Business Outlook for December 2008, released on Monday.

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LONDON, Jan 19 AFP - The world is at risk of a "damaging spiral" of de-globalisation if countries do not co-ordinate their responses to the worldwide economic downturn, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday.
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SYDNEY, Jan 19 AAP - Academic progress in school children could be hindered by the changing discipline they experience as students, results of a new study show.
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GAZA CITY, Jan 19 AFP - Hamas's armed wing said on Monday it lost only 48 fighters during Israel's 22-day operation in Gaza and vowed to fight on unless the Jewish state withdrew its forces from the Palestinian enclave.
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SYDNEY, Jan 19 AAP - The 17-year-old driver of a car that crashed in northern NSW, killing one passenger and injuring himself and two others after allegedly evading a roadside breath test, has been charged by police.
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MELBOURNE, Jan 19 AAP/AP/AFP - An Australian writer who says he's endured "unspeakable suffering" in a Thai prison has been jailed for three years after pleading guilty to criminal charges of insulting the country's royal family.
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Speaking before the sentencing, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Nicolaides had continued to receive consular assistance from Australian officials.
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The 81-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-serving monarch, is credited with being Thailand's unifying force during times of crisis, though he has no major official role in politics.
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BANGKOK, Jan 19 AFP - An Australian writer was sentenced to three years in jail by a Thai court on Monday after he pleaded guilty to insulting Thailand's revered royal family in a novel, a judge said.
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MELBOURNE, Jan 19 AAP/AP - An Australian writer who says he's endured "unspeakable suffering" in a Thai prison has been jailed for three years after pleading guilty to criminal charges of insulting the country's royal family.
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BANGKOK, Jan 19 AFP - A Thai court on Monday sentenced an Australian writer to three years in jail after finding him guilty of insulting Thailand's revered royal family in a novel, a judge said.
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SYDNEY, Jan 19 AAP - A total fire ban has been declared for much of NSW on Tuesday with temperatures expected to soar into the high 30s this week across most of the state.
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SYDNEY, Jan 19 AAP - The Australian dollar closed one per cent stronger as economic stimulus packages in the US and the UK gave a lift to high-yielding currencies.
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SYDNEY, Jan 19 AAP - A coroner has called for the upgrading of older multi-storey above-ground car parks in NSW, after finding a Sydney driver's death was an "accident waiting to happen".
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DARWIN, Jan 19 AAP - Aborigines in Alice Springs were unable to buy food or drinks for two days because of a "glitch" in the income management (IM) system, a local activist says.
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BRISBANE, Jan 19 AAP - Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser has criticised a move by Tourism Queensland to create a video which the government agency allowed to be passed off as a job competition entry.
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GAZA CITY, Jan 19 Agencies - Gaza remains calm as Israeli troops begin withdrawing after their deadly 22-day onslaught in the battered territory was halted by a fragile ceasefire deal.
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DARWIN, Jan 19 AAP - More than $100,000 worth of cannabis has been seized by police during a series of raids in Alice Springs.
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SYDNEY, Jan 19 AAP - A new $1 million anti-binge drinking campaign aims to stop youths from engaging in risky alcohol-fuelled behaviour, the NSW government says.
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BOB MAY .. who played The Robot in the hit 1960s television show Lost in Space .. has died of congestive heart failure.
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MELBOURNE, Jan 19 AAP - Injuries sustained by a serial flasher after he was caught by family members exposing himself to three girls could hold the key to identifying a serious sexual predator.
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SYDNEY, Jan 19 AAP - A big hike in green slip costs is necessary to cover insurance costs, NSW Premier Nathan Rees says.
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DARWIN, Jan 19 AAP - Territorians do not share the same historical reverence for Australia Day as people from southern states, a prominent professor says.
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TAMWORTH, AAP Jan 19 - If Tamworth's busking competition proves one thing, it's every aspiring country star can play Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire note for note.
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MELBOURNE, Jan 19 AAP - The estranged wife of Bob Jane allegedly waved a knife at the tyre magnate and told him she was going to shoot him during a domestic argument, a court has heard.
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SYDNEY, Jan 19 AAP - Sniffer dogs will be used during the Big Day Out music festival in Sydney as police target illegal drug use.
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BRISBANE, Jan 19 AAP - A father who downloaded 30,000 child pornography images and videos didn't realise it was against the law, a court has been told.
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GAZA CITY, Jan 18 AFP - Israel began withdrawing troops from the Gaza Strip on Sunday as a fragile unilateral ceasefire came into effect after its deadliest offensive ever launched on the battered Palestinian territory.
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Israeli troops have withdrawn from key positions in and around Gaza City .. after the Jewish state unilaterally halted its war on Hamas.
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Police in Melbourne have warned they won't tolerate people who cause trouble at the Australian Open tennis tournament starting today.
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MELBOURNE, Jan 19 AAP - Victorian police have not paid a cent of $13.75 million in rewards offered to solve some of the state's most horrendous crimes.
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CANBERRA, Jan 19 AAP - NSW is already in recession, with Victoria and the other states set to follow, a leading economic forecaster has warned.
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CANBERRA, Jan 19 AAP - A leading economic forecaster has warned its clients to batten down the hatches for the sharpest deceleration Australia's economy has ever experienced.
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GAZA CITY, Jan 18 AFP - As Hamas congratulated Palestinians on their "victory" from mosque loudspeakers on Sunday, shell-shocked residents surveyed the debris of the deadliest offensive ever launched by Israel on Gaza.
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GAZA CITY, Jan 18 AFP - Israeli troops and Palestinian fighters exchanged their first shots on Sunday in Gaza, where dozens of bodies were pulled from the rubble after Israel ended a deadly war on Hamas.
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SYDNEY, Jan 18 AAP - Israel's unilateral ceasefire in Gaza has been met with cynicism on the streets of Sydney, with thousands of demonstrators turning out at a rally in support of Palestine.
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