"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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Metro Melbourne rocked by magnitude 4.6 tremor
By Simon Mossman
06 Mar 2009 10:26 PM
MELBOURNE, March 6 AAP - The centre of Melbourne has been rocked by an earth tremor, with residents reporting buildings shaking across the metropolitan area.
Geoscience Australia, which monitors earthquake activity, said the tremor measured magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale, with the epicentre at Korumburra, about 90km southeast of Melbourne.
The US Geological Survey reported on its website that the tremor, which hit at 8.55pm (AEDT) on Friday, measured 4.7.
"There's not much difference between 4.6 and 4.7 but we're still registering it as a 4.6," Geoscience Australia's duty seismologist Phil Cummins told AAP.
"There were many reports from across a wide area - this was felt across a 100km radius.
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NSW: Man dies of stab wounds in domestic dispute
SYDNEY, March 7 AAP - A 48-year-old man has died of stab wounds to the chest after a domestic dispute near Newcastle, police say. More...
NSW: Man dies of stab wounds in domestic dispute
SYDNEY, March 7 AAP - A 48-year-old man has died of stab wounds to the chest after a domestic dispute near Newcastle, police say. More...
NSW: Two men charged with street racing
SYDNEY, March 7 AAP - Police have charged two men with street racing after confiscating two cars in Sydney's west. More...
NSW: Police charge suspected bikie with drug offences
SYDNEY, March 7 AAP - Police have charged a suspected bikie gang member after seizing more than 700 ecstasy pills and cash in Sydney's south-west. More...
NSW: University to look at impact of sex workers on community.
SYDNEY, March 7 AAP - A team of researchers from a Sydney university intends to speak to residents living near sex workers so it can pass its findings on to state and local government authorities. More...
Vic: Metro Melbourne rocked by magnitude 4.6 tremor
MELBOURNE, March 6 AAP - The centre of Melbourne has been rocked by an earth tremor, with residents reporting buildings shaking across the metropolitan area. More...
Vic: Metro Melbourne rocked by magnitude 4.6 tremor
MELBOURNE, March 6 AAP - An earth tremor measuring magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale has rocked metropolitan Melbourne. More...
Vic: Metro Melbourne rocked by magnitude 4.6 tremor
An earth tremor measuring magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale has rocked metropolitan Melbourne. More...
Vic: Earth tremor rocks metropolitan Melbourne
MELBOURNE, March 6 AAP - The centre of Melbourne has been rocked by an earth tremor, with worried residents reporting buildings shaking across the metropolitan area. More...
US: 'Professor' Obama lances healthcare poison in TV debate
WASHINGTON, March 6 AFP - Juggling the roles of professor, conciliator, salesman and crafty political strategist, President Barack Obama launched his healthcare reform drive with the most mild-mannered open debate. More...
Qld: Qld activates disaster centre amid cyclone threat
BRISBANE, March 6 AAP - Queensland's disaster coordination centre has been activated as the state's flood-ravaged north braces for tropical Cyclone Hamish. More...
Vic: Bushfire victims slugged more to build new fire-proof homes
CALLIGNEE, Vic, March 6 AAP - Bushfire survivors rebuilding in Victoria's worst fire risk areas will be slugged an extra $22,000 to make their homes safer. More...
Qld: More flood warnings for north as cyclone moves closer
BRISBANE, March 6 AAP - Ingham, North Queensland's worst flood-affected town, can expect more rain and flash flooding within the next 24 hours as a tropical cyclone moves south. More...
CAN: Schizophrenic Canada bus beheading man found not guilty
A Chinese immigrant who beheaded and hacked a Canadian bus passenger to pieces in front of horrified travellers .. has been found not guilty of murder after being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. More...
QLD: Man who made pregnancy pact with stepdaughter loses appeal
BRISBANE, March 6 AAP - A man who tried to impregnate his 15-year-old stepdaughter because he and his wife desperately wanted another child has failed in a bid to have his sentence reduced. More...
QLD: Police confirm receipt of Hanson tape
BRISBANE, March 6 AAP - Queensland police are investigating new claims of electoral funding irregularities against Pauline Hanson. More...
NSW: Don't bring alcohol or drugs to Mardi Gras - police
SYDNEY, March 6 AAP - Sydney's Oxford Street will be an alcohol-free zone during the Mardi Gras parade on Saturday, with police warning people not to become drunken thugs. More...
NT: 300 youths brawl at Darwin shopping centre, city bombed
Police in Darwin have warned they're taking a zero tolerance approach after three separate incidents across the city. More...
Vic: Youths jailed over arson attack on mentally ill man
Four young men have been jailed for five years in Victoria for setting a mentally ill man on fire .. leaving him permanently disfigured. More...
Qld: Dengue fever spreads west
The dengue fever outbreak that's killed a woman in far north Queensland has spread west from Cairns to the Atherton Tableland town of Mareeba. More...
NT: 300 youths brawl in Darwin; homemade bombs hit city
DARWIN, March 6 AAP - Up to 300 youths have brawled at a Darwin shopping centre and homemade bombs have been set off elsewhere in the city. More...
ATSB fails to find cause for Qantas cylinder rupture
CANBERRA, March 6 AAP - How an oxygen cylinder came to blow a hole in a Qantas jumbo jet carrying 365 passengers and crew on a flight out of Hong Kong remains a complete mystery. More...
Qld: Man who made pregnancy pact with stepdaughter loses appeal
A man who tried to impregnate his 15-year-old stepdaughter because he and his wife desperately wanted another child has failed to have his sentence reduced. More...
QLD: Body of elderly man found in submerged tractor
BRISBANE, March 6 AAP - Police divers have found the body of an elderly man in a tractor submerged by floodwaters in Queensland. More...
US: End violence against women: UN chief
UNITED NATIONS, March 5 AFP - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called on world leaders to end violence against women in their countries, in a speech ahead of International Women's Day. More...
US: US space tourist shrugs off 10 mln dollar price hike
STAR CITY, Russia, March 5 AFP - American software tycoon Charles Simonyi on Thursday shrugged off a $US10 million ($A15.41 million) price hike by Russia for his next space flight, saying space tourism was the way of the future. More...
Queensland police have requested tapes of a television program showing One Nation founder PAULINE HANSON becoming emotional as she was questioned over electoral funding. More...
EUR: Dutch border towns to shut marijuana cafes
THE HAGUE, March 5 AFP - Two Dutch towns say their eight cannabis "coffee shops" will be closed within the next six months to ward off the 25,000 marijuana-smoking tourists who flood their communities every week. More...
FED: The arrival of a superpower - Iran on the rise
CANBERRA, March 5 AAP - Robert Baer is uniquely positioned to talk about Iran. More...
NSW: Police seize $300,000 worth of cannabis plants.
SYDNEY, March 5 AAP - Police have charged two men on the NSW far north coast after finding cannabis plants with an estimated street value of about $300,000. More...
NSW: Man dies after stopping car in middle of motorway
SYDNEY, March 5 AAP - A man is dead after being hit by a semi-trailer on the M5 Motorway in Sydney's southwest, police say. More...
WA: Man charged over python haul
PERTH, March 5 AAP - An alleged wildlife smuggler's been caught with a dozen pythons stashed in his car. More...
WA: Police lay murder charge without a body
PERTH, March 5 AAP - A man has been charged with the murder of an itinerant worker, despite his body never being found. More...
Vic: Police begin interviewing Marysville residents
MARYSVILLE, Vic, March 5 AAP - Police are interviewing residents in the bushfire-devastated Victorian town of Marysville, hoping to establish the cause of the killer blaze which they fear may be the work of an arsonist. More...
Fed: Home lenders want home buyers grant extended
Home loan providers want the federal government to extend the increased first home owners grant beyond June to help boost the sluggish housing market. More...
NSW: Footbridge collapses onto truck, car
SYDNEY, March 5 AAP - A truck has hit a footbridge over a NSW highway causing it to collapse onto another truck and car travelling behind. More...
NSW: Man and woman allegedly stole copper from abandonned house
SYDNEY, March 5 AAP - A man and a woman have been charged for stealing copper wiring from an abandoned house in Sydney, police say. More...
US: Exhibit has Poe letter apologizing for drinking
RICHMOND, Virginia, March 4 AP - Edgar Allan Poe apologises to his publishers for drinking too much and asks them to buy an article because he's "desperately pushed for money" in an 1842 letter acquired by the University of Virginia for an exhibition marking the author's 200th birthday. More...
NSW: Gas cylinder on fire in south west Sydney
SYDNEY, March 4 AAP - A one kilometre evacuation zone has been set up around a factory in Sydney's south-west following a gas explosion. More...
EUR: World War II bomb found in German neighbourhood
BERLIN, March 4 AP - German police in the northern city of Bremen say they have evacuated more than 100 homes and apartments to carry out the controlled-detonation of a 225kg World War II-era bomb. More...
NSW: Gas cyclinder explodes in south west Sydney
Fire authorities have had to set up a one kilometre evacuation zone around a factory in Sydney's south-west overnight following a gas explosion. More...
FED: Tree change predicted under emissions trading
Australia is set for a tree change .. with great swathes of farmland expected to be taken over by forests under emissions trading. More...
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