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 makes a comeback - tax the focus
By Kate Hannon, National Political Editor
Tue Aug 18 23:42:15 EST 2009
CANBERRA, Aug 18 AAP - The economy has made a comeback as the main topic of debate in parliament, with Labor and the Opposition swapping insults over tax, economic stimulus and debt.
The switch back to the economy comes after the government's carbon pollution reduction scheme was defeated in the Senate last week and brighter economic news that Australia has avoided a recession.
For a second day, Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull led a series of questions aimed at prising an answer from the government about whether it is considering new taxes, including a capital gains tax on the family home.
Treasurer Wayne Swan, who had already denied media reports that a new CGT was being considered as a result of the Henry tax review, accused the Opposition of a "desperate fear and smear campaign".
He said the matter had not been discussed.
Rebuffed three times by Mr Rudd and Mr Swan, opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey tried again, claiming Labor could not be trusted not to introduce a new property tax because it was "clearly the form of the Labor Party to do so".
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US: Obama meets Mubarak at the White House
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Fed: Departing Liddell urges Aust to be bold on climate change
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Telstra fined $101,200 for breaching Do Not Call law
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Fed: Economy makes a comeback - tax the focus
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Fed:Devil geneticist and malaria researcher awarded Eureka prize
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US: Obama denounces Russian truck bomb attack
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US: Obama warns of more 'senseless' violence in Iraq
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US: Obama warns Afghan victory not 'quick' nor 'easy'
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US: Huffington Post goes social with Facebook
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