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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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20 Jan 2009 12:21 PM

CANBERRA, Jan 20 AAP - Police have arrested a 26-year-old man in Canberra following a 250km high-speed car chase that started in south-western NSW.

NSW police started pursuing the stolen car in Wagga Wagga on Tuesday morning and ACT Policing took up the chase when the driver crossed the border into the territory.

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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 Get ready for sharpest economic deceleration ever seen

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.
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Feature Story Aussie author jailed for three years for Thai royal insult

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.
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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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23 Jan 2009 2:29 AM

MELBOURNE, Jan 23 AAP - A cool change has helped firefighters contain fires that had been burning out of control in central and eastern Victoria.

But the entire state faces the most severe fire threat of the summer over the next few days due to a combination of scorching temperatures and high winds.

Fires burned within metres of homes in Melbourne's south and in Malmsbury in central Victoria on Thursday evening, while residents in nearby Woodend were under serious threat for several hours.

Both blazes were brought under control late on Thursday and fire crews worked through the night to hold them in check.

More than 200 firefighters, 54 trucks and four waterbombing aircraft tackled a 400-hectare blaze that threatened the townships of Malmsbury and Taradale, fanned by a southerly wind change late in the afternoon.

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MELBOURNE, Jan 23 AAP - A Victorian man will appear in court next week after police stopped his car and allegedly found drugs and weapons inside.
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BAQUBA, Iraq, Jan 23 AFP - Nine members of an Iraqi family, including six women and a child, were killed when unknown gunmen stormed their home on Friday near Baquba in the restive province of Diyala, police said.
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HOBART, Jan 23 AAP - Two youths have escaped while being transported to a Tasmanian detention centre.
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GAZA CITY, Jan 23 AFP - Israel's 22-day war on the Islamists of Hamas have left young men like Ahmed and Mohammed with just one dream -- get out of Gaza as fast as they can.
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LONDON, Jan 23 DPA - The question of how to solve the agonising suspense at the end of the iconic film The Italian Job has troubled cinema-goers for years.
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ADELAIDE, Jan 23 AAP - Bumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart made it famous but a Flinders University computer scientist may make the shoe phone a reality.
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A Sydney man on remand over an alleged murder conspiracy has faced court on new charges of attempting to shoot a man and possessing a police uniform.
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SYDNEY, Jan 23 AAP - Police are struggling to identify the body of a man found floating off Sydney's Bondi Beach.
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BRISBANE, Jan 23 AAP - Two men were arrested over a 20-year-old murder after one of them confessed to a friend who was wearing a police wire, a court has been told.
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Retirees wanting to use their home as equity to fund their lifestyle could find it harder to obtain reverse mortgages .. as firms feel the pinch of the credit crunch.
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SYDNEY, Jan 23 AAP - It could be a scene from Billy Elliott: The Musical - artist comes on stage to rapturous applause from one section of the audience in particular, upstairs in the corner.
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AUCKLAND, Jan 23 NZPA - Motorists have watched in shock as police covered the body of a man shot dead on a New Zealand motorway following a chase.
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DARWIN, Jan 23 AAP - Territorians will celebrate Australia Day 2009 with backyard cricket, sausage sizzles, thong-throwing competitions and sack races.
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MELBOURNE, Jan 23 AAP - Victoria remains on extreme fire alert as firefighters battle blazes in different parts of the state.
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SYDNEY, Jan 23 AAP - A giant purple ox will greet revellers in Sydney at this year's Chinese New Year Festival, hoping to pass on some good fortune during tough times.
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CANBERRA, Jan 23 AAP - A 25-year-old member of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) has been charged with stalking and possessing anabolic steroids, following an internal investigation.
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MELBOURNE, Jan 23 AAP - Senior Victorian MP Theo Theophanous says police have denied him justice in his fight against a rape charge.
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SYDNEY, Jan 23 AAP - Explosives and detonators have been seized when police raided a property in Sydney's north as part of an investigation into a string of murders.
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SYDNEY, Jan 23 AAP - Australia Day 2009 is set to be a big one in NSW as people celebrate their national day, the Chinese New Year and kids get ready to go back to school.
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SYDNEY, Jan 23 AAP - The Council of Aboriginal Reconciliation has renewed calls for the date of Australia Day to be changed, saying that for many indigenous people January 26 is considered "invasion day".
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SYDNEY, Jan 23 AAP - Scorching temperatures are in store across NSW over the Australia Day long weekend following a week of sweltering temperatures.
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MELBOURNE, Jan 23 AAP - Senior Victorian MP Theo Theophanous has appeared in court to defend rape charges.
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MELBOURNE, Jan 23 AAP - Two taxis came under attack at Hoppers Crossing railway station on Thursday night after the drivers became involved in a scuffle with a group of youths.
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MELBOURNE, Jan 23 AAP - Two taxis came under attack at Hoppers Crossing railway station on Thursday night after the drivers became involved in a scuffle with a group of youths.
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US President BARACK OBAMA has called on Israel to open Gaza border crossings to aid and commerce .. as part of a lasting ceasefire following the conflict with Hamas.
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A London court's heard veterans of Britain's nuclear bomb tests in Australia have no evidence to prove their health problems were caused by the radioactive blasts.
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SYDNEY, Jan 23 AAP - A man who had been disqualified from driving until he reached the age of 80 faces numerous charges after being involved in two police pursuits in the NSW Hunter Valley region, police say.
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DUBAI, Jan 22 AFP - A prominent al-Qaeda figure, Abu Yahya al-Libi, has urged Islamist militants to launch attacks in the West, naming the United States and Britain, to avenge Israel's onslaught on Gaza.
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The Prime Minister has called on Australians to lend a hand to those in need as the world financial crisis bites.
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NEW YORK, Jan 22 AFP - A combined one-state solution is the best way forward for Israel and the Palestinians to finally put an end to "perpetual war," Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has written in The New York Times.
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RAFAH, Gaza Strip, Jan 22 AP - Gaza smugglers were actively working at their tunnels on Thursday, bringing in food, fuel and other goods barely four days after Israel stopped dumping hundreds of tons of missiles and bombs on Gaza's southern border with Egypt.
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A highly aggressive exotic ant has closed in on Darwin .. threatening to wipe out local species that have sought asylum in the city and its surrounding suburbs.
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MELBOURNE, Jan 23 AAP - A cool change has helped firefighters contain fires that had been burning out of control in central and eastern Victoria.
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A federal government inquiry has heard all asylum seekers should be given the right to work to support themselves financially .. rather than relying on charity.
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A father who lost his 16-year-old daughter in a traffic accident is pleading for motorists to be careful on roads over the Australia Day long weekend.
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