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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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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UK: Swine flu fears factor in possible school closures
LONDON, Aug 31 AP - As schools around the world reopen, health authorities are bracing for a major spike in swine flu. More...
ASIA: Australian among 5,000 prisoners released in Vietnam amnesty
HANOI, Aug 31 AP - An Australian is among more than 5000 prisoners Vietnam will release as part of an annual prison amnesty. More...
US: California wildfire threatens up to 12,000 homes
LOS ANGELES, Aug 21 AP - A bushfire in California threatened up to 12,000 homes on Monday, a day after two firefighters were killed when their vehicle was overrun by fast-moving flames and rolled down a mountainside. More...
US: Obama touts 'strong alliance' after Japan revolution
Vic: Megafire warning, more clearing part of bushfire defences
MELBOURNE, Aug 31 AAP - The Victorian government is set to announce a new "megafire" fire danger warning as part of a raft of policy changes in response to the bushfire royal commission's interim report. More...
Fed: Small earthquake strikes Snowy Mountains
CANBERRA, Aug 30 AAP - A small earthquake has struck the Snowy Mountains. More...
US: Firefighters battle fierce California wildfires
LOS ANGELES, Aug 30 AFP - Raging southern California wildfires showed no signs of abating early on Sunday, injuring three people and prompting evacuation of 4,000 homes a day after Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency. More...
US: US wildfire surges in size, threatens thousands
LOS ANGELES, Aug 30 AP - A wildfire in the mountains above Los Angeles has surged in every direction, going in a single day from a modest threat to a danger to some 10,000 homes. More...
UK: Mandela backs Lockerbie bomber release: Scottish official
LONDON, Aug 30 AFP - Nelson Mandela has written to the Scottish government to express his support for its decision to release the Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds, officials say. More...
US: US shuttle Discovery closes in on space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Aug 30 AFP - The US shuttle Discovery chased the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday to deliver a treadmill, food and a laboratory freezer to the orbiting outpost. More...
NSW: Bushfires set to burn for several days
SYDNEY, Aug 30 AAP - Bushfires on the NSW south coast will remain a threat to life and property for at least several days, says the Rural Fire Service (RFS), while firefighters also battle fires on the Central Coast. More...
ASIA: India suffers blow to space ambitions
BANGALORE, India, Aug 29 AFP - India's first moon mission, launched amid much fanfare last year, came to an abrupt end after controllers lost contact with the country's lunar craft, the national space agency said. More...
US: Fierce wildfires force evacuations in California
LOS ANGELES, Aug 29 AP - A growing wildfire in the mountains north of Los Angeles has spread over nearly 23 square kilometres of bone-dry forest, forcing evacuations and sending up massive billows of smoke that are hampering air operations, officials say. More...
QLD: More hot weather after day of grass fires
Queensland will swelter again in unseasonably high temperatures .. with concerns more fires could be sparked after yesterday's blazes in the state's north kept firefighters busy. More...
New South Wales police say motorists continue to ignore road safety messages .. after nine people died within 24 hours late last week on the state's roads. More...
FED: Govt apology for those abused in institutions
SYDNEY, Aug 30 AAP - The federal government is to formally apologise to the hundreds of thousands of people who were abused and neglected as children after being placed in institutions or foster care. More...
EUR: Swine flu spreading at 'unbelievable' rate: WHO chief
World Health Organisation Director General MARGARET CHAN says swine flu spreads four times faster than other viruses .. and 40 per cent of the fatalities are young adults in good health. More...
US: Obama lauds Kennedy as 'champion' of dispossessed
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug 29 AFP - President Barack Obama has eulogised Senator Edward Kennedy as a "champion" of the poor and dispossessed, unbroken by tragedies which tore mercilessly at his political clan. More...
EUR: Pandemic virus could get nastier in year two: expert
PARIS, Aug 27 AFP - The swine flu is unlikely to become more virulent as it spreads through the northern hemisphere this northern winter. More...
FED: Govt flu plan under threat if insurers don't cover doctors
SYDNEY, Aug 28 AAP - The federal government's plan to immunise the population against swine flu is under threat because insurers may not cover doctors who administer the injections. More...
Plunge in natural gas prices; new 7-year low
Plunge in natural gas prices; new 7-year low More...
UK: The Great Escape: British records unearth POW tales
LONDON, Aug 27 AFP - Daredevil tales of prisoners-of-war escaping from Colditz and other German camps are being revealed, as records of over 100,000 soldiers caught by the Nazis are put online. More...
Fed: Rudd calls in the boffins
CANBERRA, Aug 27 AAP - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd wants to call in the boffins to bring about better government in Australia. More...
UK: 17-year-old sails round the world and into record books
LONDON, Aug 27 AP - A 17-year-old British sailor has become the youngest person to sail around the world without assistance, completing the solo trip in nine months. More...
EUR: 'Moon rock' in Dutch museum is just petrified wood
AMSTERDAM, Aug 27 AP - It's not green cheese, but it might as well be. More...
FED: UN slams Australia's indigenous policies as 'racist'
CANBERRA, Aug 27 AAP - A UN expert on indigenous rights says the ongoing intervention into remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory is overtly discriminatory and Australia must tackle its "entrenched" racism. More...
ASIA: Indonesia terror network 'larger than thought': think tank
JAKARTA, Aug 27 AFP - The terror network blamed for the Jakarta hotel bombings is "larger and more sophisticated" than thought, a think tank said on Thursday as police quizzed suspects over possible al-Qaeda links. More...
US: Kennedy life, legacy dominates US newspapers
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 AFP - The death of Senator Ted Kennedy has dominated front pages across the United States with newspapers proclaiming it the end of an era and a huge loss for the Democratic Party. More...
US GDP contracts 1 per cent in 2Q
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 AP - The government says the economy shrank at an annual rate of 1 per cent in the spring, a better-than-expected showing and more evidence that the recession is drawing to a close. More...
US: 2nd quarter US economic contraction unrevised at 1.0 pct
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 AFP - The US economy shrank at a 1.0 per cent annual pace in the second quarter, the government said on Thursday, leaving unrevised an estimate from a month earlier. More...
US stocks have slumped on concerns over the unemployment situation .. even as the economy stayed on a path of recovery from its deep recession. More...
US: Multi-taskers distracted by everything: study
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 25 AFP - When it comes to getting things done, multi-tasking is a bane not a blessing, according to Stanford University researchers. More...
CAN: Scientist aims to turn chickens into dinosaurs
MONTREAL, Aug 25 AFP - After years spent hunting for the buried remains of prehistoric animals, a Canadian palaeontologist now plans to manipulate chicken embryos to show he can create a dinosaur. More...
Oil touches $75, then falls on deficit numbers
Oil touches $75, then falls on deficit numbers More...
NSW: Severe weather warning remains for NSW
A severe weather warning remains in place for the New South Wales southeast after gail force winds brought widespread damage and caused power outages to more than seven-thousand Sydney homes. More...
Vic: More wild weather on the way for southern Victoria
MELBOURNE, Aug 26 AAP - Coastal and highland regions of Victoria are in for another battering, with high winds and rain predicted for Wednesday afternoon. More...
SA: Wild storms cause damage in SA
ADELAIDE, Aug 26 AAP - Weather conditions are expected to ease across South Australia, allowing weary emergency and power crews to clear up after winds gusting above to 110km/h lashed the state. More...
US stocks rise after Bernanke nomination
US stocks has climbed on opening as investors appear to welcome President BARACK OBAMA'S widely expected nomination of Federal Reserve chairman BEN BERNANKE for a second term. More...
US: Obama gives Fed chairman Bernanke second term
US President BARACK OBAMA has awarded Federal Reserve Chairman BEN BERNANKE a second term .. charging him with steering the US economy out of the worst slump since the 1930s. More...
NSW: Severe weather warning remains for NSW
SYDNEY, Aug 26 AAP - A severe weather warning remains in place for the NSW southeast after gale force winds brought widespread damage and caused power outages to more than 7,000 Sydney homes. More...
US: Microsoft revs up low-budget mobile phones
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 24 AFP - Microsoft has unveiled software that lets Twitter, Facebook and other hot Internet services be delivered to low-cost "feature phones" common in developing countries. More...
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