"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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Do or die for Hanson, but either way she's not going away
By Paul Osborne
18 Mar 2009 3:01 PM
BRISBANE, March 18 AAP - Love her or hate her, no one can deny Pauline Hanson is one determined woman.
And where that dogged perseverance has taken her, drama has inevitably followed.
Her bid for a seat in the Queensland parliament has been no different. In fact, of her many electoral races, this has been among the more colourful.
It began with a streetside launch in a small country town that generated intense media interest, but only faint curiosity from the 30 or so people who bothered to turn up.
From then on, it was the usual Hanson circus: a dummy spit on national television about being singled out for scrutiny by the media, and a police probe over her electoral funding.
But then came the show stopper - saucy nude photos purporting to show a 70s-era Ms Hanson in all her youthful glory.
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US: "Mistakes were made": AIG's Liddy
WASHINGTON, March 18 AFP - AIG Chairman and CEO Edward Liddy, who heads the insurance giant at the epicenter of a scandal over executive bonuses, acknowledged mistakes in an opinion piece published on Wednesday. More...
Fed: Alcopops tax break a "sad day": health groups
CANBERRA, March 18 AAP - Public health groups say it is a "sad day" for Australia that the tax hike on alcopops has been voted down. More...
Fed: Distillers praise, but health groups dismay over alcopops
The Distilled Spirits Industry Council has praised Family First Senator STEVE FIELDING for his opposition to the government's attempt to raise the tax on alcopops. More...
Fed: Alcopops tax break a "sad day": health groups
CANBERRA, March 18 AAP - Public health groups say it is a "sad day" for Australia that the tax hike on alcopops has been voted down. More...
Tas: Queensland teen charged over Tasmania cold case
HOBART, March 18 AAP - A Queensland teenager has been charged with attempting to murder a mother and her son in Tasmania five years ago. More...
NSW: Indecent assault charges upgraded for former coach
SYDNEY, March 18 AAP - A former athletics teacher who allegedly assaulted three girls in his care is facing additional charges over two new alleged victims. More...
NSW: Sydney survivor may have lived days after ship sank
SYDNEY, March 18 AAP - The unknown sailor who washed up on Christmas Island months after HMAS Sydney sank during WWII could have been alive at sea for days with serious injuries, an inquiry has been told. More...
Qld: Do or die for Hanson, but either way she's not going away
BRISBANE, March 18 AAP - Love her or hate her, no one can deny Pauline Hanson is one determined woman. More...
Aust economic growth at recessionary levels, WBC-MI
SYDNEY, March 18 AAP - The Australian economy is likely to fall into recession although it will not be as severe the 1990s downturn because of early action by policy makers, a survey shows. More...
FED: Govt moves to remove immigration detention debts
NSW: Missing girls placed in temporary care by social workers
Young sisters who fled their grandparents in the New South Wales Hunter region have been placed in temporary care .. after they reportedly spent days living under a bridge .. eating food scraps. More...
Qld: Police pull over Borg Express
LAWRENCE SPRINGBORG's election camp had a run-in with the law as it campaigned around Brisbane this morning. More...
NSW: Gas fired power plant opens in the Illawarra
SYDNEY, March 18 AAP - A gas-fired power station that produces 65 per cent less greenhouse emissions than one powered by coal has been officially opened on the NSW south coast. More...
FED: Brown says Fielding silly, immature over alcopops tax
MELBOURNE, March 18 AAP - Detectives probing the attempted shooting of the brother of slain underworld heavyweight Lewis Moran are working on at least two motives after ruling out a gangland hit. More...
Income test changes to create two class employee system:oppn
CANBERRA, March 18 AAP - Labor's proposed changes to income tests for federal government assistance would punish employees who individually negotiate superannuation salary sacrifice arrangements with their employers, the opposition says. More...
Qld: Police investigating two suspicious deaths
BRISBANE, March 18 AAP - Queensland police are investigating two suspicious deaths, and have upgraded charges against a man to manslaughter following the death of a bashing victim. More...
US stocks drift up on surprise jump in home starts
Wall Street opened modestly higher today after a surprise jump in US housing starts buoyed sentiment .. offsetting another round of belt-tightening from aluminium maker Alcoa. More...
New-home construction in US logs unexpected gain
The US government says construction of new homes rose sharply in February .. defying economists' forecasts for yet another drop in activity. More...
NT: Environmentalists slam mining application for Kakadu
Environmentalists say they are aghast about plans by a uranium mine in Kakadu to build a controversial facility .. only three days after news broke it had been leaking contaminantes into the national park. More...
US wholesale inflation brakes to near-zero
US wholesale inflation slowed sharply in February .. grinding to a near halt in part because of falling food prices as the weak economy sank deeper into recession. More...
FED: "Longer lasting sex" company in mutli-state probe
The company which raised a stir with its now banned longer lasting sex billboards .. says it is yet to be formally notified despite probes by authorities in two states. More...
NT: Environmentalist slam mining application for Kakadu
Environmentalists say they're aghast a uranium mine in Kakadu has applied to build a controversial facility .. only three days after it emerged it's been leaking into the national park. More...
Vic: $10m boost for tourism in bushfire regions
NARBETHONG, Vic, March 17 AAP - The federal and Victorian governments have handed over $10 million to draw tourists back into fire devastated towns. More...
Vic: Bushfire grants
Bushfire related grants and announcements made on Tuesday: More...
European stocks surge, Paris up 3.18 percent
Europe's leading stock markets surged on Monday .. on the back of investor hopes for an economic recovery .. with the CAC 40 index in Paris soaring 3.18 per cent to close at 2,791.66 points. More...
MID: US says Iranian drone shot down north of Baghdad
BAGHDAD, March 16 AFP - US warplanes shot down an Iranian drone inside Iraqi airspace north of Baghdad last month, an American military spokesman says. More...
Fed: Fielding under enormous pressure over Fair Work bill
Family First's Steve Fielding is under pressure to back down on attempts to exempt small business from a major part of Labor's industrial laws .. which unions say make them worse than the Howard government's Work Choices. More...
QLD: Photographer stands by authenticity, but says memory hazy
The man who took nude photographs believed to be of political resurgent PAULINE HANSON is standing by their authenticity .. but admits his memory over their encounter is hazy. More...
US stocks open higher after buoyant week
US stocks opened higher on Monday .. after four consecutive days of gains last week .. on cautious optimism that the economy will begin to recover from recession despite many challenges ahead. More...
ASIA: Strong quake between Philippines, Indonesia: geologists
JAKARTA, March 16 AFP - A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake has struck in the ocean between the Philippines and Indonesia, geologists say, but there have been no immediate reports of injuries or damage. More...
US: Shuttle nears space station after delayed launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, March 16 AP - Seven astronauts raced to the international space station aboard the space shuttle Discovery after a successful launch that was delayed five times and caused the mission to be shortened by a day. More...
Personal borrowing posts 1st consecutive rise in 13mths(Update)
SYDNEY, March 16 AAP - Consumers and businesses increased their borrowings for the second straight month as low interest rates made debt more appealing, an economist says. More...
Personal borrowing posts 1st consecutive rise in 13 months
SYDNEY, March 16 AAP - Consumers and businesses increased their borrowings for the second straight month as low interest rates made debt more appealing, an economist says. More...
Rio shareholder deeply concerned about Chinalco deal(Wrap)
MELBOURNE, March 16 AAP - Rio Tinto Ltd major shareholder Australian Foundation Investment Company Ltd (AFIC) has expressed deep concern over Chinalco's planned investment in the resources company, as regulators extended their inquiry into the deal. More...
Fed: Reforming political donations system will stop Hanson rorting it:MP
CANBERRA, March 16 AAP - Reforming Australia's political donations system is necessary to stop candidates, such as Pauline Hanson, from rorting it, a Labor backbencher says. More...
Fed: Cuts to migration numbers could cost jobs: academic
CANBERRA, March 16 AAP - Slashing the skilled migration intake is a short-sighted political move that could cost local jobs and lead to greater skills shortages, an academic says. More...
NSW: Stepfather jailed for brutal murder of 3-year-old
SYDNEY, March 16 AAP - In 2005, a worried neighbour made a triple-0 call saying: "He's got a little girl in there about three, and she has been screaming for over half an hour. More...
Govt job losses affecting morale, union
PERTH, March 16 AAP - West Australian Treasurer Troy Buswell may struggle to find 500 public servants who want to be made redundant, the public sector union says. More...
PAC: New Zealand will not cut immigration, leader says
WELLINGTON, March 16 DPA/AAP - New Zealand is not likely to follow Australia in cutting its migrant intake to protect local jobs during the current recession, Prime Minister John Key indicated on Monday. More...
Aust stocks close marginally higher on bank gains
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US: Shuttle Discovery lifts off on mission to ISS
CAPE CANAVERAL, March 15 AFP - The shuttle Discovery blasted off on Sunday on a mission to outfit the International Space Station with a final pair of solar wings ahead of the arrival in a few weeks of an expanded space crew. More...
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