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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.
Police chase stolen car 250km from Wagga to Canberra
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.
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
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Fires contained but extreme weather looms
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.
JERUSALEM, Jan 27 AP - Palestinian militants detonated a bomb next to an Israeli army patrol near the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and Israeli soldiers quickly crossed the border in search of the attackers, in the first serious clash since a ceasefire went into effect more than a week ago. More...
MID: Clashes along the Gaza border
JERUSALEM, Jan 27 AP - Palestinian militants detonated a bomb targeting an Israeli army patrol along the Gaza border, the Israeli military said, in the first violence since a ceasefire went into effect more than a week ago. More...
NSW: Off-duty cop more than three times blood alcohol limit
SYDNEY, Jan 27 AAP - An off-duty NSW police officer has had his licence suspended after allegedly being caught driving with a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit. More...
QLD: Police probe 'road rage' murder
GOLD COAST, Jan 27 AAP - A Gold Coast father gunned down beside a busy motorway was an apparent victim of road rage, in a shooting nearby residents mistook for Australia Day fireworks. More...
Fed: Australia should go nuclear: poll
CANBERRA, Jan 27 AAP - Most Australians generally support the idea of the country having nuclear power, a new poll has found. More...
Qld: Police seek two men over deaths
BRISBANE, Jan 27 AAP - Police are appealing for two men to come forward following the death of two men at Greenbank on Friday night. More...
US: Obama tells Muslim world 'America is not your enemy'
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 AFP - US President Barack Obama has told the Muslim world that "Americans are not your enemy" and renewed his pledge to travel to make an address in the capital of a major Muslim nation. More...
NT: Video of cop telling drunk Aborigine to dance sparks fury
A laughing police officer instructed a drunk Aboriginal man in Katherine to sing and dance while he filmed the event .. with the footage later posted on YouTube. More...
NSW: Racism difficult to stamp out: Rees
SYDNEY, Jan 27 AAP - People should speak up against racism, but the problem will always be difficult to stamp out in Australia, NSW Premier Nathan Rees says. More...
Qld: Woman dives from moving vehicle to escape fireball
BRISBANE, Jan 27 AAP - A woman has jumped from a moving car and her husband has suffered burns after a fireball from an exploding LPG gas cylinder engulfed their vehicle. More...
Vic: Man injured as car punch-up goes wrong
A man suffered serious head and internal injuries when he was run over while allegedly attacking a driver in northern Victoria. More...
NSW: Four men stabbed in petrol station brawl
SYDNEY, Jan 27 AAP - Four men have been stabbed during a brawl at a petrol station in Sydney's west. More...
NSW: Incidents mar Australia Day celebrations
SYDNEY, Jan 26 AAP - Violence and ugly portrayals of patriotism have marred Australia Day celebrations across NSW and in Queensland. More...
NSW: NSW govt job website hacked, personal details potentially compromised
SYDNEY, Jan 26 AAP - The personal details of thousands of job seekers may have been compromised after the NSW government website used to advertise public service roles was hacked. More...
Qld: Woman in intensive care in home assault
BRISBANE, Jan 26 AAP - A woman is in intensive care after a man broke into her Gold Coast house and assaulted her. More...
WA: 53-year-old mine worker dies while readying for cyclone
PERTH, Jan 26 AAP - A mine worker preparing for the onset of tropical Cyclone Dominic has been killed while dismantling a crane at Port Hedland. More...
PAC: NZ man discovers US military files on his MP3 player
WELLINGTON, Jan 26 NZPA - A New Zealand man has found confidential United States military files on an MP3 he bought at an op shop in the US. More...
NSW: NSW govt job website hacked, personal details potentially compromised
The personal details of thousands of job seekers may have been compromised .. after the NSW government website used to advertise public service roles was hacked. More...
NSW: Thousands of colourful patriotic revellers hit Sydney
SYDNEY, Jan 26 AAP - Thousands of colourfully-dressed Australia Day revellers have poured into Sydney to mark the national holiday with barbecues, concerts and boat races. More...
NSW: Police chase ends with arrests of four teens
SYDNEY, Jan 26 AAP - A police pursuit has ended with the arrests of four NSW youths suspected of involvement in a string of armed robberies. More...
US: Gunman kills 2, wounds 7 outside US club for young revellers
PORTLAND, Oregon Jan 25 AP - A gunman has opened fire outside an under-21s nightclub in the US state of Oregon, killing two girls and wounding seven other people before shooting himself. More...
NSW: Crews hope cooler weather will help them control blaze
SYDNEY, Jan 26 AAP - Firefighters hope cooler weather will help them control a massive bushfire burning on the NSW south coast. More...
Qld: Officer fined for speeding with police commissioner in car
BRISBANE, Jan 26 AAP - A police officer has been booked for speeding while driving Queensland's police commissioner to an Australia Day event. More...
FED: Aboriginal leader Mick Dodson named Australian of the Year
CANBERRA, Jan 25 AAP - Aboriginal leader and academic Mick Dodson has been named Australian of the Year at a ceremony outside Parliament House in Canberra. More...
NSW: Man charged after disturbance on flight
SYDNEY, Jan 25 AAP - Police have charged a man after a disturbance on a plane which was forced to make an unscheduled landing at Sydney Airport. More...
NSW: Girl, 13, drowns on NSW Central Coast
SYDNEY, Jan 24 AAP - Police are investigating the drowning of a 13-year-old girl on the NSW Central Coast. More...
HOUSTON, Texas, Jan 24 AP - The mother of infamous Branch Davidian sect leader David Koresh has been stabbed to death, and Koresh's aunt is in custody on a murder charge. More...
VIC: Four hospitalised after stabbings
MELBOURNE, Jan 25 AAP - Four young men have been hospitalised with stab wounds following an incident in Melbourne's north. More...
PAC: NZ surrogate mum may have to pay child support to gay Aust dads
WELLINGTON, Jan 25 NZPA - A New Zealand surrogate mother could be forced to pay child support for the baby she had for two gay Australian men. More...
US: Obama pitches his plan to reverse economic slide
WASHINGTON, Jan 24 AP - President Barack Obama took to the airwaves on Saturday to promote his economic aid plan by emphasising how it would benefit ordinary Americans: thousands of better schools, lower electricity bills, and health coverage for millions who lose their insurance along with their jobs. More...
NSW: Staff, bureaucrats blame each other for hospital mistakes
SYDNEY, Jan 25 AAP - Staff at NSW hospitals and senior health bureaucrats blame each other for mistakes, including deaths of patients, according to a four-year study. More...
Fed: Aboriginal Australia celebrates Survival Day
A large number of Aboriginal people are preparing for one of their most challenging days of the year .. Survival Day. More...
EUR: Pope lifts excommunications of four bishops
VATICAN CITY, Jan 24 AP - Pope Benedict XVI has lifted the excommunications of four bishops consecrated without papal consent 20 years ago by the late French ultraconservative Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, the Vatican announced Saturday. More...
Vic: Theophanous sues his accuser
Embattled Victorian Labor MP THEO THEOPHANOUS is suing a woman who's accused him of rape for 10 million dollars. More...
Vic: Learner driver caught speeding 50kms over speed limit
Police in Victoria say a 25-year-old learner driver will be charged on summons .. after he was caught driving at more than 160-kilometres an hour .. with a young child in the car. More...
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