"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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Labor, LNP set for photo-finish in Qld poll
21 Mar 2009 2:29 AM
BRISBANE, March 21 AAP - Queensland voters are set to make history when the polls open at 8am (AEST) on Saturday.
The latest opinion poll, a Newspoll to be published in The Australian on Saturday morning, shows Labor and the Liberal National Party (LNP) locked on 50 per cent of the vote, after the distribution of preferences.
A win for Ms Bligh would be Labor's fifth in a row, and LNP leader Lawrence Springborg's third straight loss.
However, Labor and the LNP may need the help of independents to govern - for the third time in 13 years - if a close vote results in a hung parliament.
The LNP needs a swing of almost eight per cent to gain the 20 seats to secure a majority in the 89-seat parliament.
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Qld: Hanson concedes defeat
BRISBANE, March 21 AAP - Pauline Hanson has conceded defeat in the Queensland seat of Beaudesert. More...
Qld: Labor wins fifth term in Qld: senior party figures
BRISBANE, March 21 AAP - Senior party figures have declared Labor the victor in the Queensland state election. More...
Qld: Labor to hold government - ABC's Green =3D 2
"I think we can say Labor is back," Mr Green said. More...
Qld: Labor figures call election for their party
Retiring Queensland education minister ROD WELFORD has called the election for Labor. More...
Qld: Lee "thrilled" with swing to Greens in Indooroopilly
BRISBANE, March 21 AAP - Queensland's sole Greens MP Ronan Lee says he is "thrilled" with his party's results so far. More...
Qld: Labor wins fifth term in Qld: senior party figures=3D2
Mr Welford said the LNP had failed to win crucial Brisbane seats. More...
Qld: Lee "thrilled" with swing to Greens in Indooroopilly
Queensland's sole Greens MP RONAN LEE says he's thrilled with his party's results so far. More...
NSW: Opera House boss says massive refurbishment is needed
SYDNEY, March 21 AAP - The head of the Sydney Opera House says a massive refurbishment is needed so the iconic building can maintain its international reputation. More...
QLD: Political leaders vote in Queensland election
BRISBANE, March 21 AAP - Queensland's political leaders have cast their votes in the state election, which looks headed for a photo finish. More...
VIC: Shooters, protesters return to first day of duck season
MELBOURNE, March 21 AAP - The majority of hunters who greeted the beginning of the Victorian duck season behaved responsibly, authorities said. More...
QLD: LNP accused of producing fake Labor voting cards
There are claims of dirty tactics in the hotly contested seat of Indooroopilly .. after fake Labor how-to-vote cards were handed out. More...
QLD: Qld Labor Party to lose parliamentary majority - poll
BERISBANE, March 21 AAP - The Queensland Labor Party will lose its massive parliamentary majority, and may even lose government, despite a final campaign surge against conservative leader Lawrence Springborg, according to a poll. More...
Qld: Queensland goes down to the wire
There appears to be finally some late movement in voter sentioment in Queensland .. with a poll showing Labor's clawing back ground ahead of today's election. More...
Oil prices rise after news of Hormuz collision
Oil prices rise after news of Hormuz collision More...
MID: US Navy vessels collide in Strait of Hormuz
MANAMA, Bahrain, March 20 AP - Two US Navy vessels - a submarine and an amphibious ship - collided during the early on Friday in the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the Arabian peninsula, the US Navy's 5th Fleet reported. More...
Qld: Labor, LNP set for photo-finish in Qld poll
BRISBANE, March 21 AAP - Queensland voters are set to make history when the polls open at 8am (AEST) on Saturday. More...
NSW: Ex-judge Marcus Einfeld makes history by being jailed
MARCUS RICHARD EINFELD has made Australian legal history as the first superior court judge to be jailed. More...
NSW: 80-year-old man to ride 17,800km around Australia
An 80-year-old cyclist is dedicating a 17-thousand-800 kilometre trip around Australia to his late wife of 60 years .. while raising money for mental health research. More...
NSW: Big retailers slam decision to ban Easter Sunday trading
Major retailers aren't impressed with the New South Wales government rejecting their application to trade on Easter Sunday. More...
Vic:Passenger dies when car breaks down on level crossing
MELBOURNE, March 20 AAP - A passenger in a car has died after the vehicle broke down on railway tracks and was hit by a train in Melbourne's north. More...
NSW: Guns, maps, Fahda addresses found in car: court
SYDNEY, March 20 AAP - A Sydney man accused of planning to avenge the shooting murder of his brother has been denied bail, despite pleading for release to help care for his dead sibling's children. More...
VIC: Man charged over Hodson murders
MELBOURNE, March 20 AAP - Five years after the execution-style murders of police informer Terence Hodson and his wife Christine, police believe they now know who pulled the trigger. More...
Vic: 66 people officially identified
MELBOURNE, March 20 AAP - Victoria's coroner says 66 victims of Black Saturday's bushfires have been identified. More...
NSW: Cessnock would be crippled by jail sell-off: Council
SYDNEY, March 20 AAP - The NSW government's planned privatisation of Cessnock jail will cripple a town that is already on its knees, a parliamentary inquiry has been told. More...
NSW: Cessnock would be crippled by jail sell-off: Council
A New South Wales parliamentary inquiry's been told the privatisation of a prison will cripple a Hunter Valley town that's already on its knees. More...
FED: Stem cells giving Australian dogs new leash on life
SYDNEY, March 20 AAP - Old dogs are being given the ability to walk freely again thanks to medical science's newest trick - stem cells. More...
Fed: MySpace launches reality show
SYDNEY, March 20 AAP - Social networking site MySpace hopes to attract huge numbers of internet users to a new reality TV-style dating web show. More...
Vic: Outrage at Garrett's approval of desal plant
MELBOURNE, March 20 AAP - Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has been accused of a sell-out after approving Victoria's controversial desalination plant. More...
Qld: Police officer stood down after further charges
BRISBANE, March 20 AAP - A north Queensland police officer has been charged with two additional offences and stood down after allegedly failing a random breath test on Tuesday night. More...
NT: One dead, two injured in Darwin head-on smash
A man died and two people were injured in a high-speed head-on collision in suburban Darwin. More...
NSW: Nine teachers dismissed for sexual assault
SYDNEY, March 20 AAP - Every three weeks on average in NSW, a teacher is sacked for sexually assaulting children or committing other sex crimes against students, government figures show. More...
Fed:Job fearing consumers wind back credit card debt
The latest consumer figures show Australians are putting off buying a new car and foreign goods .. and would rather pay off their credit card debt than rack up more. More...
Fed:Almost 8,000 emergency payments to Vic bushfire victims made
Almost eight-thousand people hit by the devastating Victorian bushfires have received emergency payments. More...
NSW: Cash-strapped foodies pay what they want at Sobo
A fillet of Atlantic salmon followed by creme brulee sounds like a meal that would break the budget. More...
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...
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