"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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More job cuts as govt and opposition brawl over stimulus
By Kate Hannon, National Political Editor
26 Feb 2009 7:02 PM
CANBERRA, Feb 26 AAP - The federal government has been accused of creating panic after a senior minister said no one's job is safe.
There was more bad news on Thursday with commercial property manager Lend Lease announcing it would cut 340 jobs in Australia, a day after Pacific Brands said it would axe 1,850 positions.
The opposition and the government accused each other of talking down the economy as they brawled over whether the economic stimulus packages were working to stem the tide of job losses or creating new ones.
Former Woolworths chief executive Roger Corbett called on the opposition, which tried to block the $42 billion stimulus package in the Senate, to stop trying to stifle the government's attempts to stimulate the economy.
Asked in a radio interview whether anyone's job was safe, Industry Minister Kim Carr replied: "I wouldn't say anyone's job is safe, even your's."
Senator Carr later told a Senate estimates committee he had chosen his words poorly.
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US: Satellite mission to monitor carbon dioxide fails: NASA
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US: NASA global warming satellite lands in ocean
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US: Murdoch sorry for NY Post cartoon seen as racist
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US: Satellite mission to monitor carbon dioxide fails: NASA
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WA: Man questioned after officer set on fire
Detectives in Western Australia are questioning a man over an attack in which a policeman was set alight outside his station. More...
US: NASA launches satellite to monitor carbon dioxide
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 AFP - NASA announced early on Tuesday it had launched a rocket carrying a satellite to monitor global carbon dioxide emissions. More...
Qld: Dengue outbreak spreads to the north
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Qld: Household spending to rise in late 2009: QIC
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WA: Second man charged over kangaroo attack
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NSW: Teenager admits shame and disgust over rape
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Qld: Schools evacuate as police inspect suspicious package
BRISBANE, Feb 24 AAP - Two schools in central Queensland have been evacuated as police send in explosives experts to investigate a suspicious package. More...
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FED: Rudd continues to dominate Turnbull: Newspoll
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