"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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Turnbull speech empty rhetoric with no solutions, Tanner
14 May 2009 10:15 PM
SYDNEY, May 14 AAP - Malcolm Turnbull's budget in reply speech was marked by empty rhetoric and offered no solutions to reduce government debt, Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner said.
In his budget-in-reply address on Thursday night, the opposition leader attacked the spiralling levels of debt forecast in the budget and run up by Labor with its "profligate" spending on two economic stimulus packages.
Mr Turnbull also said the opposition would fight plans to cut the private health insurance rebate, but offered a trade-off.
The opposition is offering to replace the forecast $1.9 billion in savings that would come from paring back access to the private health insurance rebate with a 12.5 per cent increase in the tobacco excise - a tax of three cents per cigarette.
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Fed: Chief medico says Australian swine flu cases fairly mild
Australia's chief medical health officer says our authorities have been able to slow down the spread of swine flu until last week .. giving medical experts time to learn more about the virus .. and finding it's relatively mild .. with a nasty sting to it for some. More...
FED: Cruise ship passengers cleared of swine flu
SYDNEY, May 24 AAP - A 15-year-old Melbourne boy has become Australia's latest swine flu case, but four cruise ship passengers tested amid a swine flu scare on arrival in Sydney have been cleared of infection. More...
Vic: 25 classmates of 15yo boy with swine flu in quarantine
MELBOURNE, May 23 AAP - Home quarantine and antiviral drugs have been ordered for 25 classmates of a 15-year-old boy diagnosed as Australia's latest case of swine flu. More...
SYDNEY, May 23 AAP - A cruise ship was quarantined for several hours on arrival in Sydney amid a swine flu scare. More...
NSW: Man arrested after woman stabbed in throat
SYDNEY, May 21 AAP - A man has been arrested over a violent attack on a woman repeatedly stabbed in the throat and head in her suburban Sydney home, police say. More...
NSW: Evacuation centres set up in flood-hit regions
The New South Wales government has set up two evacuation centres in the state's north coast as severe weather lashes the area. More...
Qld: Police plead for flood safety
BRISBANE, May 21 AAP - Queensland police are finding it's not just drink drivers who are bloody idiots as they warn against dangerous behaviour in flood waters. More...
Rudd admits Australia will hit $300 billion debt by 2013
PERTH, May 21 AAP - Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull says the prime minister is "ashamed" of the debt he's burdening Australia with. More...
FED: Entire broadband market must be investigated: Minchin
CANBERRA, May 21 AAP - The Rudd government must ask the Productivity Commission to examine Australia's broadband market or risk billions of dollars on its new national network, the coalition says. More...
NSW: Girl, 7, died of starvation and neglect, doctor tells court
EAST MAITLAND, NSW, May 21 AAP - Starvation and neglect caused the death of a seven-year-old girl, the doctor who performed her autopsy has told jurors hearing murder charges against her parents. More...
Vic: Drums containing chemicals washing up on Victorian beaches
MELBOURNE, May 21 AAP - Large drums believed to contain chemicals have been washing up on Victorian beaches since May 10, the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) says. More...
WA: Severe thunderstorm to hit Perth
PERTH, May 21 AAP - Western Australia is bracing for a severe storm to lash Perth and coastal towns in the southwest on Thursday afternoon. More...
MID: Iran tests missile with range that can hit Israel
TEHRAN, Iran, May 20 AP - Iran test-fired a missile capable of striking Israel, US mideast bases and Europe on Wednesday - a show of strength touted by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as he battles for re-election next month against more moderate opponents. More...
US: Microsoft to unveil new search engine next week: WSJ
WASHINGTON, May 20 AFP - Microsoft is expected to unveil a new version of its internet search engine next week, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. More...
FED: Government's broadband plan a fantasy: Trujillo
Former Telstra boss SOL TRUJILLO has branded the federal government's 43 billion dollar fibre-optic network plan a potential fantasy. More...
FED: Prove it or lose it: crackdown on illegitimate wealth
The unexplained wealth and extravagant toys of organised crime bosses could be seized .. if draft legislation is recommended by a federal parliamentary committee. More...
FED: Australians on methadone almost doubles in decade
SYDNEY, May 21 AAP - The number of Australians in treatment programs for their heroin, or other opioid, addiction has almost doubled in a decade. More...
Metal Storm unveils new shotgun, but may have to head overseas
Australian weapons developer Metal Storm will unveil its new lightweight shotgun in the US this week .. amid speculation the company could be forced offshore. More...
NSW: Evacuations begin as QLD storms bear down on NSW
Emergency services and police have begun evacuations in northern New South Wales .. as storms that dumped up to 300 millimetres of rain in Brisbane and the Gold Coast move south. More...
QLD: Wild weather to continue in southeast QLD
Wild weather and rising flood waters that left one man dead and wreaked havoc on southeast Queensland are forecast to continue today and tomorrow. More...
EUR: Danish journalist guilty of killing fish with shampoo
COPENHAGEN, May 19 AFP - A Danish television journalist was found guilty on Tuesday of killing 12 guppy fish and violating animal protection laws by pouring shampoo into an aquarium for a report, the Glostrup court said. More...
US: Man held for murder in shooting death of rapper
LOS ANGELES, May 19 AFP - A 23-year-old man has been detained on suspicion of murder following the shooting death of up-and-coming rap artist Dolla outside a Los Angeles shopping mall, police said on Tuesday. More...
ASIA: US to send 100 mln dlrs in emergency aid for Pakistan: official
WASHINGTON, May 19 AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to announce on Tuesday the release of $US100 million ($A130.8 million) in emergency aid to help displaced civilians in Pakistan, a State Department official said. More...
US: Spare US media coverage of Obama-Netanyahu talks
WASHINGTON, May 19 AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's first US visit for talks with President Barack Obama on Iran and Palestinian statehood earned only modest coverage in US newspapers on Tuesday. More...
VIC: Country doctor uses household drill to save boy's life
MELBOURNE, May 20 AAP - A 13-year-old boy owes his life to a country doctor who used a household drill to bore a hole into his skull following a bicycle accident. More...
MID: Fears in Israel of cooling US ties
JERUSALEM, May 19 AFP - The deep differences exposed during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's first meeting with US President Barack Obama on Tuesday have stoked fears in Israel of cooling ties with its main ally. More...
Vic: Clinton announces two Melbourne sites for global project
MELBOURNE, May 19 AAP - Two urban developments in Melbourne are to be included in former US president Bill Clinton's Climate Positive Development Program. More...
WA: Woman convicted of infanticide appeals for greater understanding
PERTH, June 19 AAP - A woman has appealed for greater understanding of mothers with mental disorders after a court was told how she had smothered her four-week-old boy with a pillow. More...
NSW: Woman in hiding after Johns group sex revelations
The New Zealand woman at the centre of the MATTHEW JOHNS group sex scandal has gone into hiding. More...
Vic: Roads won't cope with evacuation, residents want more info
MELBOURNE, May 18 AAP - Victoria's roads simply would not cope with a massive evacuation during a bushfire, the royal commission into the Black Saturday disaster has been told. More...
Vic: Roads won't cope with evacuation, residents want more info
MELBOURNE, May 18 AAP - Victoria's roads simply would not cope with a massive evacuation during a bushfire, the royal commission into the Black Saturday disaster has been told. More...
Vic: Pathological gambler allowed to bet $300,000 hands
A court has heard Melbourne's Crown Casino allowed a pathological gambler to place bets of 300 thousand dollars at a time on his way to losing 30 million dollars. More...
Fed: Aust warships rush to aid of vessel attacked by pirates
CANBERRA, May 18 AAP - Two Australian warships have rushed to the aid of a freighter under attack in the Gulf of Aden from pirates firing rocket propelled grenades and attempting to board the vessel by force. More...
NSW: Home invasion racially motivated, Sinhalese leader says
A Sinhalese community leader says an acid attack on two Sri Lankan students during a Sydney home invasion was racially motivated. More...
NSW: Home invasion racially motivated, Sinhalese leader says
SYDNEY, May 18 AAP - An acid attack on two Sri Lankan students in a Sydney home invasion was racially motivated, a Sinhalese community leader says. More...
NSW: Fifth teacher in court over Knox student abuse claims
SYDNEY, May 18 AAP - A fifth former teacher from Sydney's Knox Grammar School has appeared in court over child sex allegations dating back more than 30 years. More...
ASIA: SLanka military says Tamil Tiger leader alive, surrounded
The Sri Lankan military says it has the leader of the Tamil Tigers surrounded. More...
Recession to curb workers' wage-bargaining power
SYDNEY, May 18 AAP - Over the coming year or two, workers will increasingly find that one of the casualties of the recession is their bargaining power in the labour market. More...
NSW: Police urge calm after racial violence
SYDNEY, May 18 AAP - Police have appealed for calm after politically-motivated unrest in Sydney's west, including an acid attack on two Sri Lankan students. More...
US: Astronauts wrap up 4th spacewalk to repair Hubble
Two spacewalking astronauts have overcome a stuck bolt .. a power tool with a dead battery and other frustrations while working to revive a long inactive science instrument inside the Hubble Space Telescope. More...
US: Huge New York rehearsal for next terror strike
NEW YORK, May 17 AFP - Hundreds of firefighters and police have swarmed Ground Zero, the site where the World Trade Centre once stood, in the largest security exercise in New York since the September 11, 2001 attacks. More...
Fed: Labor takes post-budget poll hit
MELBOURNE, May 18 AAP - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's approval rating has slumped by 10 points in a new opinion poll taken after the federal budget last week. More...
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