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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Gorgon deal ties Aust economic destiny to China
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New solar rebate for houses, renters, businesses
By Cathy Alexander
Fri Aug 21 00:46:49 EST 2009
CANBERRA, Aug 20 AAP - All households can get a rebate of up to $7,000 for solar panels under a scheme that passed parliament on Thursday.
And for the first time, there is a rebate for putting panels on the roofs of businesses and rental properties.
The rebate means people will pay about $4,000 to install a small solar array and about $8,000 for a bigger system, according to The Solar Shop installation company.
The federal government has chopped and changed solar panel rebates.
There used to be a rebate of $8,000 but the government introduced an unpopular means test on that, then axed the rebate abruptly in June.
Now there's a new rebate, without a means test - and it's here to stay.
It's tied to the Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme, under which 20 per cent of the country's electricity will come from renewable sources by 2020.
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US: CBS News pioneer Don Hewitt dies at 86
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Gorgon deal ties Aust economic destiny to China
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FED: Aust on verge of unprecedented LNG expansion: PM
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Fed: Labor 'hopeful' of deal with opposition on renewables
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FED: Wind back stimulus or face higher rates, gov't told
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Fed: RET deal a win for big polluters: Greens
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