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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Australian economy outperforms rest of world
By Colin Brinsden, Economics Correspondent
Wed Sep 2 22:39:13 EST 2009
CANBERRA, Sept 2 AAP - The Australian economy grew at its fastest pace in more than a year in the three months to June, buoyed by the federal government's stimulus measures and near record-low interest rates.
Australia is in better shape than other major advanced economies which have suffered at the hands of the global recession, but economists say this means the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is likely to lift interest rates sooner rather than later.
While obviously relieved that growth was positive for a second consecutive quarter, after one negative quarter late last year, the government was cautious about being too optimistic.
"The global economy is not out of the woods yet by a long stretch and this economy, Australia's, is an integral part of the global economy, that's why we have implemented this nation building for recovery plan," Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told reporters in Perth.
"With the stimulus ... Australia is now the only advanced economy in the world to have produced positive growth over the last 12 months, which is why, generally, our unemployment rate is better than most other economies."
The June quarter national accounts released on Wednesday showed gross domestic product (GDP) grew by a solid 0.6 per cent, three times larger than the 0.2 per cent economists had forecast after this week's dour economic readings.
It also outpaced the 0.4 per cent growth seen in the March quarter, although it still left annual growth at a slim 0.6 per cent.
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AFR: Lockerbie bomber in intensive care: Libyan official
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ASIA: Freed reporters describe North Korea ordeal
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JAKARTA, Sept 2 AFP - At least 23 people were killed when a powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Java island on Wednesday, an official said. More...
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Economic growth all about "stimulus"
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Aust economy outperforms rest of world
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FED: Dementia on the rise, experts warn
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US: US stocks tumble after China sell-off rocks markets
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Fed: Small earthquake strikes Snowy Mountains
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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
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ASIA: India suffers blow to space ambitions
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US: Fierce wildfires force evacuations in California
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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...
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Fed: Rudd calls in the boffins
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