"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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Global recession engulfs once booming economy
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Long-term jobless lessons of '90s recession
By Stephen Johnson
24 Apr 2009 2:29 PM
CANBERRA, April 24 AAP - Even as Australia sinks into recession for the first time in 18 years, one statistic is still overlooked by the daily news cycle - long-term unemployment.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics defines long-term unemployment as someone of working age who has been out of a job for 12 months or more.
These are people employers are reluctant to hire.
Their long absence from the workplace means they lose skills - and hope.
During an economic downturn it's the newly unemployed who are often put back to work first as the long-term jobless - some suffering from mental health problems - are overlooked for the few jobs available.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Treasurer Wayne Swan and Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens all acknowledged this week that Australia was in recession.
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EUR: WHO tries to come up with swine flu plan
GENEVA, April 26 AP - The World Health Organisation tried to determine on Sunday how to battle a deadly new strain of swine flu, holding teleconferences with staff and flu experts around the world as countries from New Zealand to France reported suspected cases. More...
MID: Israeli man hospitalised on suspicion of flu: hospital
A 26-year-old Israeli man has been hospitalised after returning from a trip to Mexico on suspicion of contracting swine flu. More...
Fed: Tasmania acts over swine flu threat
HOBART, April 26 AAP - Tasmania has activated an emergency health committee to deal with the deadly swine flu. More...
Fed: Australians caught in cruise ship piracy bid off Somalia
MELBOURNE, April 26 AAP/AFP - Seventy-four Australians are among more than 1,500 people caught up in the failed hijack of an Italian cruise ship in the Indian Ocean. More...
EUR: Leftists win Iceland vote as crisis sinks conservatives
REYKJAVIK, April 26 AFP - Iceland's left-wing government won this weekend's snap general election as voters punished the conservatives they blame for the country's economic meltdown seven months ago. More...
EUR: Two suspected cases of swine flu in France: official
PARIS, April 26 AFP - French health authorities have found two suspected cases of swine flu in travellers returning from Mexico and others are expected to follow, the top health official said in an interview on Sunday. More...
NZ: Ten students 'likely' to have swine flu
WELLINGTON, April 26 NZPA - Ten New Zealand students are likely to have contracted swine flu, testing has found. More...
Fed: Top doc tells Aussies not to panic about swine flu
CANBERRA, April 26 AAP - The nation's top doctor has urged people to be vigilant but not alarmed in response to news a deadly swine flu that appeared in Mexico may have have reached Australia's doorstep. More...
Fed: Top doc tells Aussies not to panic about swine flu
Australia's top doctor has urged people to be vigilant but not alarmed at news a deadly swine-flu outbreak in Mexico could have reached our doorstep. More...
US: Obama still sky-high in US polls
BARACK OBAMA is still popular with US voters .. as he closes in on 100 days in office. More...
Fed: Rudd govt too slow in response to pig-flu pandemic threat: Greens
CANBERRA, April 26 AAP - The federal government has been too slow in responding to the swine-flu outbreak in Mexico and the United States, which has the potential to spiral into a pandemic, the Greens say. More...
Fed: Health experts meet to respond to swine-flu threat
Australian health authorities are in talks to decide how best to protect the country from a pig flu outbreak that's killed up to 81 people in Mexico. More...
EUR: Swine flu outbreak is 'public health emergency': WHO
A swine flu outbreak that's killed dozens in Mexico and sickened a thousand more has world health authorities warning of an international public health emergency. More...
US: US confirms two more cases of swine flu
WASHINGTON, April 25 AFP - Health authorities in the central US state of Kansas confirmed two cases of swine flu on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the United States to at least 10. More...
NSW: Police search for killer of man gunned down at party
Police are searching for the killer of a man who was gunned down at a 21st party in Sydney's west last night. More...
JPN:Communist party surges as Japan's economy withers
Seven people suffered burns when paint thinner was poured on a bonfire that exploded at a house party southwest of Brisbane last night. More...
FED: Pension should rise to two thirds couple rate: Oppn
SYDNEY, April 26 AAP - The single aged pension should rise to two-thirds the level of the couple rate, opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull says. More...
US: US expects more cases of 'widespread' swine flu
WASHINGTON, April 25 AFP - A new multi-strain swine flu virus is widespread and cannot be contained, US health authorities say, warning that they expect to identify more cases. More...
US: World Bank to help on infrastructure projects
WASHINGTON, April 25 AP - The World Bank says it will help poor countries struggling through the severest global economic crisis in decades by providing more than $US55 billion ($A76.99 billion) for roadbuilding and other infrastructure projects left in limbo because capital investment has dried up. More...
US: Protesters, police clash near IMF, World Bank meetings
WASHINGTON, April 25 AP - More than 100 protesters upset with the way world leaders have handled the economic crisis clashed with police on Saturday outside the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings in Washington. More...
EUR: WHO says Mexico swine flu has 'pandemic potential'
GENEVA, April 25 AP - An outbreak of swine flu in Mexico and the United States is a quickly evolving situation that has "pandemic potential", the head of the World Health Organisation said on Saturday before an emergency meeting of flu experts. More...
CAM: Mexico fights swine flu with 'pandemic potential'
MEXICO CITY, April 25 AP - A new swine flu strain that has killed as many as 68 people and sickened more than 1,000 across Mexico has "pandemic potential", the World Health Organisation chief says - and it may be too late to contain the sudden outbreak. More...
CAM: Flu cancels public events in Mexico City, hits US
The World Health Organisation says a deadly new swine flu strain that's killed at least 20 people in Mexico City and sickened more than a thousand .. could become pandemic. More...
QLD: Nearly 20,000 pack Brisbane dawn service
BRISBANE, April 25 AAP - As dawn broke in the Brisbane sky nearly 20,000 people gathered in Anzac Square to remember those who fought for Australia. More...
US: Mel Gibson on a wing and a prayer
LOS ANGELES, April 24 AAP - Mel Gibson has surprised a conference of US Catholic bishops by flying on a private jet to America's heartland and asking them to pray for him. More...
NSW: Man charged after running away from fatal crash scene
SYDNEY, April 25 AAP - A man has been charged after allegedly running away from the scene of a fatal car crash. More...
NSW: Tens of thousands turn out to honour veterans
SYDNEY, April 25 AAP - Tens of thousands of people have filled central Sydney to pay their respects to servicemen and women during the annual Anzac Day march. More...
FED: PM set to announce biggest Aust military buildup since WWII
SYDNEY, April 25 AAP - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is set to announce Australia's biggest military build-up since World War II. More...
EUR: Racism, xenophobia undiminished in 50 years: UN expert
GENEVA, April 24 AFP - Racism and xenophobia are thriving as much as they were 50 years ago, fuelled by fears about growing migration and economic strife, the UN expert on racism said on Friday at a conference on the scourge. More...
Qld:Ecosystems could be harmed by development on Irwin land:prof
BRISBANE, April 24 AAP - A scientific debate has erupted over the future of a property bought by Steve Irwin's family company, with scientists saying the company's plans for the site could damage the ecosystems. More...
Fed: Political trench warfare has Turnbull struggling for gains
CANBERRA, April 24 AAP - As Australians observe the sacrifice of our war dead this weekend they could well be unaware of a form of political trench warfare playing out on their own doorstep. More...
Qld: Missing trawler could be on the ocean floor
The search is continuing for two missing deckhands after their fishing trawler sank in the Torres Strait. More...
NSW: Man shot 34 times in head with nail gun
SYDNEY, April 24 AAP - A Chinese man was shot 34 times in the head with a nail gun before his body was weighed down and dumped in Sydney's Georges River, police say. More...
NSW: NSW wine drinkers buying more local plonk
SYDNEY, April 24 AAP - NSW drinkers are increasingly turning to locally produced plonk, with new figures showing the state's wine industry is enjoying a sales surge. More...
Vic: Unemployment to rise: Gillard
MELBOURNE, April 24 AAP - Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard predicts that higher unemployment rates will be a part of the government's revised economic forecast in the May budget. More...
NSW: Woman screamed for life before stabbing murder: court
SYDNEY, April 24 AAP - Upset about a drug deal, Steven John Wicks repeatedly stabbed a woman with a bread knife after consuming a cocktail of drugs and alcohol. More...
Vic: Horror 24 hours as four die on Vic roads
MELBOURNE, April 24 AAP - One woman is dead and another has been seriously injured after the car they were travelling in smashed into a tree in a shocking 24 hours on Victoria's roads. More...
Fed: Long-term jobless lessons of '90s recession
CANBERRA, April 24 AAP - Even as Australia sinks into recession for the first time in 18 years, one statistic is still overlooked by the daily news cycle - long-term unemployment. More...
UK: Notorious British criminal could be free in weeks: lawyer
RONNIE BIGGS .. one of Britain's most notorious criminals .. who helped carry out the 1963 Great Train Robbery .. could be released in weeks. More...
NSW: Sydney CBD's emergency warning system to be tested monthly
Sydney's CBD emergency warning system will be tested on a monthly basis .. starting today .. to ensure it works and to make the public aware of what it sounds like. More...
UK: Blood vessels made from patients' cells
LONDON, April 23 AP - For the first time, scientists have grown blood vessels for kidney patients from their own cells, making it easier and safer for them to use dialysis machines, a new study says. More...
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