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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Early election on the table, Rudd hints
Fri Sep 11 01:08:29 EST 2009
MELBOURNE, Sept 10 AAP - A double dissolution may be on the cards if the federal opposition does not pass its health insurance reforms, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has hinted.
The legislation, which would allow the government to means test private health insurance rebates for singles earning more than $75,000 a year and couples earning $150,000 a year, was defeated in the Senate on Wednesday night.
If the legislation is defeated again in the Senate before the end of the year, the government will have the trigger for an early election.
Speaking on the ABC's 7.30 Report on Thursday, Mr Rudd said a double dissolution was possible.
"My own instincts have always been for a government to serve out its full term," Mr Rudd said.
"I don't believe the Australian people like a government going to elections early. I also have a responsibility for the proper, prudent financial management of Australia."
Mr Rudd said the legislation would save the government more than $9 billion and was crucial to government's plan to return the budget to surplus after the world financial crisis.
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US: Officials say robbers used health care ruse
RIVERHEAD, New York, Sept 15 AP - Prosecutors say a man wearing a stethoscope and a woman holding a clipboard forced their way into a New York home under the guise of distributing pamphlets on President Barack Obama's health care plan and shot the residents before stealing $US4,000 ($A4,642). More...
CIS: Iran ready for 'constructive' talks with six powers: Russia
MOSCOW, Sept 15 AFP - Iran is ready to hold "constructive talks" with six world powers next month after it submitted new proposals regarding its disputed nuclear programme, the Russian foreign ministry says. More...
US: Some swine flu victims contagious 8 days or more: studies
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 15 AFP - Some swine flu victims remain contagious more than eight days after their symptoms have vanished, much longer than expected, said two studies presented at a meeting of experts. More...
EUR: Ilegal downloaders face web ban in France
PARIS, Sept 15 AFP - A bill that will allow authorities to cut off illegal downloaders from the worldwide web has been approved by French lawmakers. More...
US: US support for Afghan war hits new low: poll
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 AFP - US support for the war in Afghanistan has hit a new low, according to a poll released on Tuesday. More...
UK: US share of global power fading: think tank report
LONDON, Sept 15 AP - A weakened United States could start retreating from the world stage without help from its allies abroad, an international strategic affairs think tank said on Tuesday. More...
EUR: WHO chief warns of swine flu threat to poor countries
COPENHAGEN, Sept 15 AFP - Swine flu will have a "devastating effect" on poor countries where lives will be lost due to ill-equipped health care facilities, the World Health Organisation has warned. More...
UN: UN probe: evidence of war crimes in Gaza conflict
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 15 AP - A UN investigation has concluded that both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity, raising the prospect that officials may seek prosecution in the International Criminal Court. More...
EUR: Iran agrees 'new framework of cooperation' with IAEA
VIENNA, Sept 15 AFP - Iran has agreed new terms of cooperation with the UN atomic watchdog regarding the agency's investigation into Tehran's nuclear activities, a top Iranian official says. More...
Fed: Pension increases roll though from Sunday
CANBERRA, Sept 15 AAP - Australia's 3.3 million aged pensioners are to receive long-awaited increases from this Sunday. More...
US Biden arrives in Iraq: White House
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 AFP - US Vice-president Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Tuesday on his third trip to the country this year, for talks with top Iraqi leaders and to meet American troops, the White House said. More...
NSW: Community organisations to go green under govt grants
SYDNEY, Sept 16 AAP - Preschools, retirement homes and sport clubs around NSW will soon go green, under $5.9 million in state government grants for energy and water upgrades. More...
US retail sales leap 2.7 per cent in August
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Fed: "Particularly bad" bushfire season coming: experts
CANBERRA, Sept 14 AAP - A bad bushfire season is on the way. More...
Fed: First Australian to finish The Lost Symbol will reveal the mystery
SYDNEY, Sept 14 AAP - Dan Brown fans have been waiting years for his latest book, but one Australian reader is expected to take just over two hours to finish it and reveal its mystery plot to the nation. More...
US: Obama extends Cuba embargo 1 year
WASHINGTON, Sept 14 AP - President Barack Obama has extended the US trade embargo on Cuba for one year, the White House said in a statement released on Monday. More...
GULF: Iran agrees date for nuclear talks in move welcomed by US
EUR: 40 per cent of swine flu patients young and healthy: WHO
VIENNA, Sept 14 AFP - About 40 per cent of people who have died of swine flu or fallen seriously ill were young and otherwise healthy, an expert from the World Health Organisation told a conference in Vienna on Monday. More...
FED: New gases in greenhouse alert
CANBERRA, Sept 14 AAP - The federal government will consider a proposal to cut the use of hydroflurocarbons (HFCs), a group of powerful greenhouse gases. More...
US: Anger at economy will not derail Obama on health
WASHINGTON, Sept 14 AFP - American anger at the cost of propping up the US economy will not force President Barack Obama to row back on his ambitious health care reform plans, the White House said. More...
National Broadband Network names former Alcatel exec to team
SYDNEY, Sept 14 AAP - NBN Co Ltd, the company established to deliver the national broadband network, has appointed a former Alcatel-Lucent executive to its growing, high-powered managerial line up. More...
Fed: Good news on climate change: Garnaut surprised
CANBERRA, Sept 14 AAP - Australia's top climate expert is upbeat about the future, saying the world is fighting back well against climate change. More...
Labor talks tough on insurance but Senate stands firm
CANBERRA, Sept 14 AAP - The federal government insists it's serious about recalling parliament before Christmas to reconsider its private health insurance changes, but key crossbench senators say it's not going to happen. More...
Oppn to move NBN amendments in Senate
CANBERRA, Sept 14 AAP - The opposition says it will seek to amend laws that would compel telcos to provide information about their existing infrastructure so that the national broadband network can be built. More...
US: Obama heckler refuses to apologise in the House
WASHINGTON, Sept 13 AFP - The lawmaker who shouted "You lie!" at President Barack Obama during his speech to Congress on health care says he will not make a further apology on the floor of the House. More...
FED: Australia not carbon competitive: report
CANBERRA, Sept 14 AAP - Australia has ranked among the worst in the developed world for being carbon competitive, potentially threatening future investment. More...
US: US anger at economy will not derail Obama on health: WHouse
WASHINGTON, Sept 13 AFP - American anger at how much has been spent propping up the US economy will not persuade President Barack Obama to row back on his ambitious health care reform plans, the White House says. More...
US: Obama tells Brown of disappointment over Lockerbie release
WASHINGTON, Sept 10 Agencies - US President Barack Obama told British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in a telephone call of his "disappointment" at Scotland's freeing of the Lockerbie bomber, the White House says. More...
FED: Study to test public's view on nuclear power: report
SYDNEY, Sept 11 AAP - The public's view on nuclear power will be tested in a study funded by the federal government, The Australian reports. More...
US: Space shuttle dodges debris on way home to Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Sept 10 AP - NASA has moved the space shuttle Discovery out of the way of a mystery piece of orbiting junk and is hoping for a scheduled landing on Earth. More...
NSW: Tourists attempt non-stop tweeting in Sydney
SYDNEY, Sept 11 AAP - Three tourists from Los Angeles will attempt to tweet about their adventures once every minute - or 4320 times - during a 72-hour stay in Sydney. More...
Fed: Turnbull fires another shot in history wars
CANBERRA, Sept 10 AAP - Malcolm Turnbull has referenced the central character in George Orwell's epic novel 1984 to describe the prime minister's version of recent events as intellectual larceny. More...
Fed: Early election on the table, Rudd hints
MELBOURNE, Sept 10 AAP - A double dissolution may be on the cards if the federal opposition does not pass its health insurance reforms, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has hinted. More...
House sales up 32 pct year-on-year in June qtr - RP Data
SYDNEY, Sept 10 AAP - The residential property market rebounded in the past year with house sales up by almost third across the nation, a leading analyst says. More...
Weak labour market the inevitable result of slow economy
SYDNEY, Sept 10 AAP - The latest jobs figures confirm the weakness that is the inevitable outcome of slow economic growth. More...
CAN: Canadian drunk driver gets life sentence
SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD, Quebec, Sept 9 AP - A Canadian drunk driver has been sentenced to life in prison for mowing down a woman in a wheel chair. More...
US: Flurry of last-minute objections to Google book project
WASHINGTON, Sept 8 AFP - Microsoft, the French government, privacy advocates and other groups filed last-minute objections on Tuesday to Google's ambitious plan to scan and sell millions of books online. More...
UK: British medics suspended for joining 'lying down' craze
LONDON, Sept 9 AFP - Seven British hospital staff have been suspended for allegedly playing the "lying down game" - an internet craze where people photograph themselves face down in odd places - while on duty. More...
EUR: US voices bomb fears as Iran submits nuclear proposals
VIENNA, Sept 9 AFP - Iran may have enough nuclear material to put together an atomic bomb, the United States said on Wednesday, as Tehran submitted proposals to resolve the international More...
US: US outlook 'cautiously positive': Beige Book
WASHINGTON, Sept 9 AFP - The outlook for the US economy has become "cautiously positive" with conditions stabilising from the deep recession, the Federal Reserve said in its Beige Book report on Wednesday. More...
US: Obama recalls restless youth in kids address
WASHINGTON, Sept 8 AFP - Barack Obama on Tuesday held up his personal journey from wayward youth to the presidency to challenge US children to excel, in a back-to-school speech that sparked conservative fury. More...
US: US money manager accused of porn-linked fraud
WASHINGTON, Sept 8 AFP - A New York fund manager was accused on Tuesday of running a $US40 million ($A46.77 million) fraudulent investment scheme that pumped clients' money into a pornography mail order business, officials said. More...
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