"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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NSW activity property market to increase, says industry
25 Mar 2009 12:01 AM
SYDNEY, March 25 AAP - Activity in the NSW property market is expected increase over the first half of 2009 as buyers return tempted by lower interest rates and government grants, an industry body says.
The Real Estate Institute of NSW (REINSW) says the return of first home buyers has "re-energised" the state's property market.
REINSW president Steve Martin says early signs in 2009 of a strong return to the residential market by buyers is expected to continue.
Mr Martin said demand from first home buyers, which were typically at the lower-priced end of the property market, would flow through to other sectors, including investors.
"With interest rates continuing to fall, I see greater buying activity that will filter through from the lower-priced property to the mid-range over the next three to six months," Mr Martin said in a statement.
"What we are now seeing as a direct result of interest rates and the rental accommodation shortage is that investors are coming back into the market place."
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US:Obama asks Congress for power to shut collapsed finance firms
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US: Rudd, Obama reaffirm countries' close alliance
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US: Rudd, Obama reaffirm countries' close alliance
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NT: Aboriginal actor David Gulpilil wants to take people hunting
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US: Obama confident latest bank rescue plan will work
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US: Treasury unveils public-private plan for toxic assets
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US stocks leap after toxic asset plan unveiled
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NSW: 'Battered wife' admits hacking up husband's body with axe
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Vic: Protest to be held over prayer rooms at university
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Vic: Man caught driving 80km/h over speed limit
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NSW: Two injured, homes damaged in latest Sydney shooting
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Vic: Poor IT system threatens Vic police files - report
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Qld: Hanson concedes defeat
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