"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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Obama leads world condemnation of North Korea
06 Apr 2009 1:50 AM
PRAGUE, April 5 AFP - US President Barack Obama led global condemnation of North Korea's rocket launch on Sunday, calling it "a provocative act" for which Pyongyang must be punished.
South Korea said it was "reckless" and put its armed forces on heightened alert, as did Japan. China and Russia pleaded for restraint as the UN Security Council was summoned to an emergency session in New York later on Sunday.
Outrage poured out of world capitals after the isolated, nuclear-armed Stalinist state launched a long-range rocket carrying what it called a satellite transmitting "immortal revolutionary songs".
The fear is that a similar rocket could be used to fire a nuclear weapon.
"This provocation underscores the need for action -- not just this afternoon at the UN Security Council, but in our determination to prevent the spread of these weapons," said Obama, in Prague for an EU-US summit.
"Rules must be binding. Violations must be punished. Words must mean something. The world must stand together to prevent the spread of these weapons."
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EUR: World leaders offer sympathy, aid, to quake-hit Italy
PARIS, April 6 AFP - World leaders expressed their sympathy Saturday for victims of the deadly earthquake that killed more than 90 people in central Italy, and queued up to offer aid. More...
EUR: More than 1,500 injured in Italy quake: Berlusconi
L'AQUILA, Italy, April 6 AFP - At least 1,500 people were injured in the earthquake that struck central Italy, Italian Prime Silvio Berlusconi said, vowing that "no one will be abandoned to their fate". More...
ASIA: Italy quake toll rises to 40: report
ROME, April 6 AFP - The death toll from the earthquake that struck central Italy on Monday rose to 40, Italian media said, warning that the toll would continue to rise. More...
EUR: At least 27 dead in Italy quake
L'AQUILA, Italy, April 6 AFP - A powerful earthquake has torn through central Italy devastating a historic mountain town and killing at least 27 people, authorities say. More...
EUR: At least 27 dead in Italy quake: Ansa
ROME, April 6 AFP - At least 27 people were killed in the Italian earthquake on Monday, according to a new provisional toll reported by ANSA news agency. More...
Big four profits won't be hurt by mortgage relief agreement
SYDNEY, April 6 AAP - The profits of the major banks are unlikely to be hurt by their agreement to provide extensions for mortgage repayments for borrowers who lose their jobs, according to analysts. More...
Qld: Solar systems to slash power bills
About 200-thousand Queensland households will have access to cheap .. hot water systems under a plan by the state government. More...
JB Hi-Fi to cash-in on stimulus handout
SYDNEY, April 6 AAP - Electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi Ltd and furniture and electrical goods seller Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd are two companies expected to cash in on bonus cash payments being handed out to taxpayers. More...
NSW: Brother pleads guilty to manslaughter over barking dog killing
SYDNEY, April 6 AAP - The brother of a Sydney woman convicted of murdering a neighbour after he complained about her barking dog has pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the same killing. More...
Vic: Another alleged victim comes forward in teacher sex case
MELBOURNE, April 6 AAP - Another alleged victim has come forward in the case of a Victorian music teacher facing hundreds of charges of sex offences against girls. More...
NBN announcement just the beginning of a long process
SYDNEY, April 6 AAP - The federal government's long-awaited announcement on the future of its national high-speed broadband project this week is likely raise as many questions as it answers. More...
Fed: Work on thousands of projects to start within weeks
Work on thousands of school improvement projects could start within weeks .. as the federal government begins handing over nearly 830 million dollars in stimulus funding to the states and territories. More...
EUR: US to pursue missile shield: Obama
PRAGUE, April 5 AFP - US president Barack Obama says he will proceed with a planned missile defence shield in central Europe despite Russian objections, saying Iran remained a real threat. More...
EUR: Obama pledges US lead on climate change
PRAGUE, April 5 AFP - President Barack Obama says the United States is ready to take the lead in tackling climate change, as EU leaders push him to follow their ambitious targets to combat global warming. More...
US: Fight over urinating dog led to police deaths
PITTSBURGH, April 5 AP - An ambush that resulted in the shooting deaths of three Pittsburgh policemen was precipitated by an emergency call from the gunman's mother over a dog urinating in the house. More...
EUR: Obama leads world condemnation of North Korea
PRAGUE, April 5 AFP - US President Barack Obama led global condemnation of North Korea's rocket launch on Sunday, calling it "a provocative act" for which Pyongyang must be punished. More...
EUR: Ambitious Obama seeks nuclear-free world
PRAGUE, April 5 AFP - US President Barack Obama pledged on Sunday to lead a quest for a world purged of nuclear weapons, denouncing "fatalism" over proliferation and calling for North Korea to be punished for its rocket launch. More...
US: UN Security Council to meet over NKorean rocket launch
UNITED NATIONS, April 5 AFP - The UN Security Council was to meet in emergency session later on Sunday at the request of Japan and the United States to discuss what Washington and Seoul described as North Korea's "provocative" long-range rocket launch. More...
FED: Aust "deeply concerned" by missile launced
Australia's urging the United Nations Security Council to consider taking action against North Korea .. following the launch of a long-range rocket today. More...
Fed: Rudd rolls out Struggle Street financial assistance package
MELBOURNE, April 5 AAP - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has outlined a deal giving people who find themselves out of work some reprieve from the financial burdens of housing and car loans. More...
Fed: Rudd rolls out Struggle St financial assistance package =3D2
At a Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting later this month, the federal government will propose that every Australian under the age of 25 is guaranteed access to a school, training or higher education place. More...
FED: Not every retrenched worker witha mortgage covered
CANBERRA, April 5 AAP - The federal government has admitted not every retrenched worker with a mortgage will benefit from a loan repayment reprieve it has negotiated with Australia's four major banks. More...
US:Gunman 'lying in wait' kills three Pittsburgh police officers
PITTSBURGH, April 4 AP - A gunman "lying in wait" wearing a bulletproof vest has opened fire on officers responding to a domestic disturbance call, killing three of them and turning a quiet Pittsburgh street into a battlefield, police say. More...
Vic: Man dies, brother injured after hit by cars during fight
MELBOURNE, April 5 AAP - A man was killed and his brother was seriously injured after they were hit by cars while fighting on a road south of Melbourne. More...
NSW: Man travels 4km on car bonnet in road rage incident
SYDNEY, April 5 AAP - A man had to cling to the bonnet of a car for four kilometres as its driver allegedly attempted to throw him off during a road rage incident in Sydney. More...
Vic: Rudd to unveil plan to defer mortgages for jobless
The big four banks have agreed to postpone mortgage repayments for up to a year .. to help the rising jobless to hang on to their homes. More...
NSW: Man allegedly threatens police with gun
SYDNEY, April 5 AAP - A man has allegedly threatened police officers with a handgun in inner Sydney to evade a drug bust. More...
FED: Small lenders encouraged to defer mortgages for jobless too
CANBERRA, April 5 AAP - Small lenders are not part of a Rudd government brokered deal to give unemployed homeowners a 12-month holiday from mortgage repayments. More...
SA: Man and woman killed in northern suburbs road accident
ADELAIDE, April 5 AAP - A man and a woman have died after the car they were in rolled in Adelaide's northern suburbs. More...
NSW: Some mid-north coast residents could be isolated all week
SYDNEY, April 5 AAP - Residents in some parts of the NSW mid-north drenched by flooding rains could remain isolated until the end of the week. More...
Aust stocks expected to open higher on Monday
SYDNEY, April 5 AAP - The Australian share market is likely to open higher on Monday after gains in US equities, before attention turns to the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate decision. More...
NSW: Woman dead, five injured in car crash
SYDNEY, April 5 AAP - A 21-year-old woman has been killed and five men seriously injured after their car rolled several times near the NSW/Victorian border. More...
NSW: More than 5,000 guns brought forward in amnesty
SYDNEY, April 5 AAP - Owners of more than 5,000 firearms previously unknown to NSW police have come forward during the first month of the state government's gun amnesty. More...
US: Police hunt for clues after immigrant kills 13, self
President BARACK OBAMA says he's heartbroken over the second mass shooting in America in less than a week. More...
US: US pledges action against NKorean missile
WASHINGTON, April 4 AFP - The United States has pledged to take action after North Korea fired a rocket, calling it a "provocative act" that threatened security in Asia. More...
US: Five children, father die in murder-suicide
GRAHAM, Washington, April 4 AP - An American man apparently shot dead five of his children, aged seven to 16, at their mobile home near Seattle and then killed himself at a casino, police said on Saturday. More...
QLD: Four charged with assaulting police
BRISBANE, April 5 AAP - Four men have been charged with assaulting or obstructing police in two separate incidents in Queensland. More...
US: Police chief says Binghamton gunman wore body armour
BINGHAMTON, New York, April 4 AP - The gunman who killed 13 people in a rampage at an immigrant community centre and then committed suicide was wearing body armour, indicating he was prepared to do battle with law enforcers, the Binghamton police chief said. More...
US: US sees no Taliban link to New York shooting
STRASBOURG, April 4 AFP - US authorities say they found no link between the Pakistan Taliban and a shooting in New York state that left 14 dead. More...
US: Three police officers killed in Pittsburgh shooting
PITTSBURGH, April 4 AP - A man opened fire on officers responding to a domestic disturbance call in Pittsburgh on Saturday morning, killing three of them before barricading himself in the home, a police official said. More...
US: Several Pittsburgh police officers injured in shooting
PITTSBURGH, April 4 AP - Pittsburgh police say several officers have been injured in a shooting and standoff. More...
US: Receptionist a 'hero' in New York center massacre
BINGHAMTON, New York, April 4 AP - The two receptionists at the US community centre barely had time to react when a gunman stormed in the front door and shot them at close range before firing on a roomful of immigrants taking a citizenship class. More...
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