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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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NSW: 4,000 isolated in northern NSW by floodwaters
Flash flooding has cut off parts of northern New South Wales .. including the Pacific Highway. More...
MID: British forces to begin Iraq withdrawal
BASRA, Iraq, March 31 AFP - British forces were on Tuesday to launch their official withdrawal from Iraq, a months-long process ending a role that kicked off with the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. More...
NSW: Shots fired at house in Canley Heights
Shots have been fired at a home in Sydney's southwest in the latest of a string of apparently random attacks. More...
NSW: Sydney chaos could make it a likely terror threat: Oppn
SYDNEY, March 31 AAP - Sydney's inability to cope with a power blackout could make it a more likely terrorist target, the NSW opposition says. More...
NSW: Explosive in bag found outside bikie's home
SYDNEY, March 31 AAP - Police are analysing the contents of a plastic bag believed to contain explosive material that was found outside a bikie's home in Sydney's west. More...
FED: Doubts remain over Labor's broadband promise: Opposition
CANBERRA, March 31 AAP - The federal government has rejected opposition claims there's doubt among key players in the telecommunications industry over its ability to deliver a high-speed national broadband network. More...
NSW: Forest bird lost in the urban jungle
SYDNEY, March 31 AAP - Authorities are looking for a 10 centimetre tall escapee covered in green and white feathers. More...
NSW: Rees apologises for Sydney CBD power outage
NATHAN REES has apologised for the blackout which plunged Sydney's CBD into peak-hour chaos. More...
RBA says more rate cuts can be made if necessary
SYDNEY, March 31 AAP - The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) now sees the economy contracting in 2009, as the nation plunges into recession, and has left the door open for more interest rate cuts. More...
SA: Son walks free after murdering mother charge dropped
A son has been exonerated of murdering his mother despite a magistrate saying a jury could be extremely suspicious of his involvement in the alleged killing. More...
Qld: Army experts destroy old artillery shell
CAIRNS, March 31 AAP - Army bomb disposal experts have detonated a decades-old artillery shell found in a dry creek bed in far north Queensland. More...
Vic: Bushfires give ABC a boost in Nielsen ratings
Victoria's bushfires have helped push Melbourne's ABC radio station to the top of the ladder in the latest Nielsen surveys. More...
US: World's largest laser now ready for use
After more than a decade of work and five billion dollars .. US engineers have completed the world's most powerful laser .. capable of simulating the energy force of a hydrogen bomb and the sun itself. More...
Tas: Prosecution urged to deal quickly with top cop's case
HOBART, March 31 AAP - The last of a string of high-profile Tasmanian political and legal figures has given evidence at the preliminary hearing of Tasmania's suspended police chief Jack Johnston on corruption-linked charges. More...
NSW: 4,000 in northern NSW may be isolated by floodwaters
SYDNEY, March 31 AAP - A deep trough off the NSW coast producing five-metre waves and heavy rain is expected to cause floods that will leave up to 4,000 northern NSW residents stranded. More...
MED: 'Superpill' may cut heart disease: study
ORLANDO, Florida, March 30 AFP - Healthy people may be able to cut their risk of heart disease in half by taking a "super pill" combining three drugs to lower blood pressure and cholesterol, a study said on Monday. More...
NSW: Power failure throws Sydney CBD into chaos
SYDNEY, March 30 AAP - Sydney's CBD was thrown into chaos when a massive peak-hour power outage forced the closure of major road links, blacked out traffic lights, and left dozens of people stranded in lifts. More...
Fed: Mentally ill veterans failed by system, inquiry finds
About 10 per cent of diggers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan will have long-term mental problems .. including post traumatic stress disorder. More...
Fed: Rudd confident of success at G20
KEVIN RUDD says he's confident there's still a chance of agreement at this week's G20 meeting in London .. on a coordinated approach to dealing with the global financial crisis. More...
FED: Rudd rivals Hawke as most popular PM - poll
A new poll shows Prime Minister KEVIN RUDD is rivalling BOB HAWKE as Australia's most popular prime minister .. while support for Opposition Leader MALCOLM TURNBULL has slumped dramatically. More...
Fed: $900 stimulus payments challenge in High Court begins today
Families anticipating the proposed nine-hundred dollar tax bonus will have those payments challenged by a legal academic in the High Court over the next two days. More...
JPN: Japan deploys missiles ahead of North Korean rocket launch
TOKYO, March 29 AFP - Japan's military has deployed Patriot guided-missile units in and around Tokyo ahead of a North Korean rocket launch due next month, the defence ministry says. More...
NSW: Man shot in southwest Sydney believed to be bikie
SYDNEY, March 30 AAP - A man who was gunned down at a unit block in Sydney's southwest is believed to be a member of an outlaw bikie gang. More...
Fed: Don't let burnt toast get in way of fire safety
MELBOURNE, March 30 AAP - Burnt toast is a breakfast spoiler but it also can be a fire hazard, with new research showing one in five people take down their smoke detector or remove the battery when cooking sets it off. More...
NSW: Man shot in southwest Sydney
SYDNEY, March 30 AAP - A man has been rushed to hospital after being shot several times at a unit block in Sydney's southwest. More...
MID: Israeli drones attacked Iranian convoys in Sudan: report
LONDON, March 29 AFP - Israel used unmanned drones to attack clandestine Iranian convoys in Sudan that were attempting to smuggle rockets into Gaza, Britain's Sunday Times newspaper has reported. More...
UK: Nitschke plans lethal drug testing kit launch in UK: report
LONDON, March 29 AAP - Australian pro-euthanasia campaigner Dr Philip Nitschke plans to launch testing kits for people to check the strength of drugs they have bought to commit suicide in the UK this year, a British newspaper has reported. More...
US: Vexing computer worm to evolve on April Fool's Day
SAN FRANCISCO, March 29 AFP - A tenacious computer worm which has wriggled its way onto machines worldwide is set to evolve on April Fool's Day, becoming harder to exterminate but not expected to wreak havoc. More...
NSW: Police search 25 people, four vehicles in bikie operation
SYDNEY, March 29 AAP - Police have searched 25 people and four cars as part of an operation targeting bikie gangs. More...
1,000 jobs at risk under new Job Network: opposition
CANBERRA, March 29 AAP - More than 1,000 Australians could be out of work if the government goes ahead with its planned overhaul of employment services, the federal opposition says. More...
Vic: Fans duped by identity thieves posing as AFL stars
MELBOURNE, March 29 AAP - Identity thieves are masquerading as AFL players in an internet scam that has duped scores of loyal fans. More...
CIS: Russian capsule docks at space station
KOROLYOV, Russia, March 28 AP - A Soyuz capsule carrying a Russian cosmonaut, an American astronaut and US billionaire tourist Charles Simonyi has docked at the international space station. More...
PAC: Woman grabs man to save him from jumping off bridge in NZ
HAMILTON, March 28, NZPA - An elderly woman who struggled with a man to stop him throwing himself into a New Zealand river has been praised by police who are considering how best to recognise her bravery. More...
Vic: In concert, Melbourne prepares to mark Earth Hour
MELBOURNE, March 28 AAP - Thousands of people were expected to attend a bicycle-powered concert in central Melbourne on Saturday night to mark this year's Earth Hour. More...
NSW: Chatham Island kicks off Earth Hour switch-off
SYDNEY, March 28 AFP - Chatham Island, the largest of a tiny group of Pacific islands 800km southeast of New Zealand, has kicked off Earth Hour by switching off its diesel generators at 8.30pm local time (1745 AEDT) on Saturday. More...
NSW: Lights go out across Australia for Earth Hour
SYDNEY, March 28 AAP - Sydney's famous harbour landmarks and many of its high rise buildings have again been plunged into darkness, with tens of thousands of residents and businesses also turning their lights off for Earth Hour. More...
UK: Tens of thousands gather for London pre-G20 march
LONDON, March 28 AFP - Tens of thousands of trade unionists, environmental campaigners and anti-globalisation activists have taken to the streets of London to start five days of protests before the G20 summit. More...
NT: Police shoot man in chest after Taser miss
DARWIN, March 28 AAP - An Alice Springs man has been shot in the arm and chest by Northern Territory police, after they failed to subdue him with a Taser. More...
More to joblessness than official estimate of unemployment
The number officially unemployed is heading toward 600-thousand .. but there are many more without jobs .. who want to work. More...
Fed: Climate, economic problems need to be solved together -Rudd
KEVIN RUDD says climate change and our economic problems are linked .. but the current financial crisis will make agreement on global warming more difficult. More...
SA: Stimulus package boost housing sector says minister
Australian state and federal government have agreed to seek out special housing projects that help the environment .. the aged and the disabled. More...
EUR: Heavy metal song behind EU-US "road to hell" spat
The Czech Republic's outgoing prime minister .. has conceded his remark suggesting the US plan to counter the global economic crisis is the road to hell .. were sparked by heavy metal band AC/DC. More...
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