"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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Economy dodges recession bullet for now
By Colin Brinsden, Economics Correspondent
03 Jun 2009 6:23 PM
CANBERRA, June 3 AAP - The economy has avoided a much feared recession on paper, but Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned the nation could still experience further periods of negative economic growth in the future.
Exports and household spending helped the economy grow by 0.4 per cent in the first three months of the year, preventing a second consecutive quarter of negative growth that defines a recession.
Mr Rudd welcomed the figures released in Wednesday's March quarter national accounts, given the global economy is suffering its worst recession in 75 years.
"Among the major advanced economies, Australia has the fastest economic growth, the lowest debt, the lowest deficit and is the only one of the major advanced economies to now not be in recession," Mr Rudd told parliament.
But he said there was no doubt there would be more "ups and downs" in the economy as the global recession worked its way through.
"Growth will continue to be slow for some time, unemployment will continue to rise and we can't rule out the possibility of further negative economic growth for Australia in the future," he said.
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Qld: Oppn says power prices to rise 15.5 per cent
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Qld: Church bans rebel priest
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NBN will only make money if Telstra is split, says Optus
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Fed: Packer threatened to kill me over Fairfax, Turnbull says
MELBOURNE, June 4 AAP - Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull says the late media magnate Kerry Packer threatened to kill him in a falling-out over a deal to buy the Fairfax newspaper group in the early 1990s. More...
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Fed: Economy dodges recession bullet for now
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Australia avoids recession after posting Q1 GDP growth (Wrap)
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Microsoft and Ninemsn launch search engine Bing
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UK: Obama says Iran's energy concerns legitimate
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FED: "Morning after pill" cause of confusion for many
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Fed: Swine flu cases hits 500 after another surge in Vic
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NSW: Men flee from fatal crash that kills one
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Fed: Holden 'safe' in Aust, NZ in GM financial woes
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Vic: Police under fire for excessive force in Indian protest
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Fed: Swine flu tally hits 400, as Vic cases surge
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NSW: Man charged over pub holdup police shooting
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National greenhouse gas emissions up
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Fed: Regional areas will suffer under Labor roads plan: Truss
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ASIA: Indonesian model tells of escape from 'abusive' prince
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ASIA: Activity spotted at two NKorea missile sites: US officials
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ASIA: North Korea vows response if UN imposes sanctions
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CIS: Space station crew doubles to six for first time
MOSCOW, May 29 AFP - Three new astronauts have boarded the International Space Station (ISS) from a Russian space capsule, doubling its permanent crew to six for the first time. More...
QLD: Authorities confirm 11 cases of swine flu
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QLD: Authorities confirm 11 cases of swine flu
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