"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
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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Rudd tells Turnbull to get out of the way
By Kate Hannon, National Political Editor
06 Feb 2009 5:35 PM
CANBERRA, Feb 6 AAP - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has told Malcolm Turnbull to "get out of the road" and stop holding up the government's $42 billion stimulus package.
The government increased pressure on the coalition on Friday as it prepared to work out a deal with crossbench Senators to get the nation building and jobs plan through the Upper House next week.
"Only Mr Turnbull stands in the road," Mr Rudd told a media conference at Parliament House.
"Therefore I would say to Mr Turnbull and the Liberal party, get out of the road of the government getting on with the job of nation-building and supporting jobs at a time of national economic emergency."
Mr Rudd and his senior ministers briefed more than 200 private sector business organisations, community and welfare groups, and unions who had gathered at Parliament House to hear details of the plan.
The package includes $28.8 billion of infrastructure spending and $12.7 billion in one-off handouts for low and middle income earners, parents of school children, farmers and students.
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Vic: Newsreader Brian Naylor and wife die in Kinglake fire
MELBOURNE, Feb 8 AAP - Former Nine Network newsreader Brian Naylor and his wife Moiree have been killed after Victoria's single deadliest bushfire, the Kinglake Complex, razed their property on Saturday. More...
Vic: Hell on earth hits Kinglake
KINGLAKE, Vic, Feb 8 AAP - The end of the world reached the Victorian mountain town of Kinglake on Saturday, February 7. More...
Vic: Hell on earth hits Kinglake
KINGLAKE, Vic, Feb 8 AAP - The end of the world reached the Victorian mountain town of Kinglake on Saturday, February 7. More...
VIC: Victorian bushfire toll rises to 84
Police says the death toll from Victoria's bushfires has risen to 84. More...
Vic: Newssreader Brian Naylor missing, wife dead, in fires
Former Nine Network newsreader BRIAN NAYLOR is missing and his wife MOIREE is dead after a bushfire razed their property at Kinglake West yesterday. More...
FED: 76 dead in Vic, as more than 100 fires burn across Aust
The death toll from the Victorian bushfires has reached 76: More...
VIC: Victorian bushfire toll rises to 76=3D2
Seven of the latest reported deaths were in Steels Creek, southeast of Kinglake, with two deaths in Mudgegonga, near Beechworth in the state's northeast, and one at St Andrews, also near Kinglake, Victoria Police confirmed. More...
NSW: Bushfire threat wanes as cool change approaches
SYDNEY, Feb 8 AAP - The bushfire threat for NSW has waned with the chance of unpredictable winds accompanying a forecast cool southerly change the greatest remaining concern for authorities. More...
Vic: Victorian bushfire toll rises to 65: police
MELBOURNE, Feb 8 AAP - The death toll from Victoria's bushfires has risen to 65, police say. More...
Vic: Fire toll rises to 50 =3D 2
Five people died at Flowerdale, two people at Hazeldene and three at Taggerty, while two more people were confirmed dead at Kinglake and a further person died at St Andrews. More...
Vic: Bushfire razes beautiful Marysville
MELBOURNE, Feb 8 AAP - On the crispest of winter days, the resort village of Marysville, northeast of Melbourne, becomes blanketed in a gentle cover of snow. More...
NSW: Almost 60 fires burning across the state
AT LEAST 59 FIRES BUSHFIRES WERE BURNING ACROSS NSW WITH 10 OUT OF CONTROL More...
Fed: Thousands of students set to miss out on payment: Greens
CANBERRA, Feb 8 AAP - Thousands of students will miss out on the government's one-off payment if the $42 billion stimulus package is not amended, the Australian Greens say. More...
VIC: 35 killed in Victorian bushfires, police
The death toll from Victoria's savage bushfires has risen to 35 .. with at least another eight people in critical condition in hospital. More...
NSW: Two boys struck and killed by cars in separate incidents
SYDNEY, Feb 8 AAP - Two teenagers are dead after being struck by cars in separate accidents on NSW roads. More...
Vic: Gippsland, Bendigo houses under threat from fires
MELBOURNE, Feb 8 AAP - More communities and towns were coming under threat of fire in the early hours of Sunday as Victoria's killer bushfires continued to rage across the state. More...
UK: UK milkman delivered cannabis with bottles of milk
LONDON, Feb 7 AP - A British prosecutor says an elderly milkman supplied customers with cannabis as well as bottles of milk. More...
Vic: Brumby describes bushfires as "devastating"
MELBOURNE, Feb 7 AAP - Victorian Premier John Brumby has described the ferocious bushfires that killed 14 people, injured many more and ravaged much of the state on Saturday as "the worst day in our history". More...
SYDNEY, Feb 7 AAP - Victoria's worst fears were realised on Saturday when fourteen people were killed by bushfires. More...
Vic: Fourteen deaths as fires ravage Victoria =3D2
"This is an absolute tragedy for the state and we believe the figure may even get worse," Mr Walshe said. More...
Vic: Victoria braces for rise in bushire death toll
Victoria police say they fear 40 people may have perished in today's bushfires .. that have wreaked havoc on the state. More...
NSW: Man believed to have been shot by motorcycle gang.
A man shot in broad daylight at a popular motor cycle event in Sydney's west is believed to have been involved in an altercation with a motorcycle gang. More...
Fed: Rudd should get off bulldozer and talk: Turnbull
SYDNEY, Feb 7 AAP - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd should "get off his bulldozer" and speak to the coalition about the government's $42 billion stimulus package, opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull says. More...
NSW: Man accused of pushing policewoman in front of traffic
SYDNEY, Feb 7 AAP - A man accused of pushing a female police officer into the path of oncoming traffic has been charged after being pulled over for drink driving. More...
NSW: Arson suspected for bushfire on the move
Arson is suspected as the cause of three bushfires in New South Wales Hunter region .. that firefighters say are spreading at an alarming rate. More...
NSW: Arson suspected for bushfire on the move
SYDNEY, Feb 7 AAP - Arson is suspected as the cause of three bushfires in NSW Hunter region that are consuming terrain at an alarming rate. More...
NSW: Hot and dry, hot and humid weather comes to NSW
SYDNEY, Feb 7 AAP - As much of NSW broils in near record weekend temperatures, health authorities urge caution and common sense to avoid potentially lethal heatstroke. More...
NSW: Smoke covers Sydney, firefighters ready to pull out
Sweltering summer conditions are pushing smoke from a bushfire south to Sydney .. and have put fire crews across New South Wales on high alert. More...
NSW: Man suffers stab wounds after machete attack
SYDNEY, Feb 7 AAP - A man has suffered stab wounds after being attacked by two men with machetes during a home invasion in Sydney's south west. More...
Fed: $27 million in funding for climate change projects
The green technology sector is set to benefit from over 27 million dollars in new funding as part of the federal government's Climate Ready program. More...
Vic: Firefighters work through the night to contain blaze
MELBOURNE, Feb 7 AAP - More than 100 firefighters worked in shifts overnight carving out control lines to try to contain a fire burning in a state park near Pakenham in Melbourne's east. More...
FED: Make your relationship recession-proof: psychologist
An Australian psychologist is warning the impact of the economic crisis is bound to put emotional pressure on relationships and families. More...
NSW: NSW fire crews will be pushed to limit in weekend scorcher
SYDNEY, Feb 6 AAP - Extremely hot, dry and windy conditions are expected to push firefighters to the limit over the weekend as NSW braces for 40-plus temperatures. More...
WA: Barnett calls on Rudd government to rethink stimulus package
PERTH, Feb 6 AAP - West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has sided with federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull in calling for a rethink of the Rudd government's stimulus package. More...
NSW:Fire fighters batlling fire at Lane Cove national park
Fire fighters are battling a bushfire at Sydney's Lane Cove National Park. More...
'Day of horror' when insulation is made free
CANBERRA, Feb 6 AAP - The federal government is preparing for a "day of horror" when two million people queue up for free ceiling insulation all at once. More...
NSW: Hot, dry, windy conditions to push firies to limit
Extremely hot .. dry and windy conditions are expected to push fire fighters to the limit over the weekend .. as New South Wales braces for 40-plus temperatures. More...
Vic: Bullying linked to schoolyard stabbing
Schoolmates of a 14-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed a classmate with a knife in a frenzied attack in a Victorian school .. snapped after being bullied. More...
'Day of horror' when insulation is made free
CANBERRA, Feb 6 AAP - The federal government is preparing for a "day of horror" when two million people queue up for free ceiling insulation all at once. More...
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