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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IMF upgrades point to substantial budget revisions
By Colin Brinsden, Economics Correspondent
Thu Oct 1 21:23:41 EST 2009
Thu Oct 1 11:23:41 UTC 2009
CANBERRA, Oct 1 AAP - Economists believe the latest optimistic upgrades to Australia's economic growth forecasts by the IMF suggest the federal government's projections are in need of a substantial revision.
In its latest World Economic Outlook, released in Istanbul on Thursday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) jacked up its Australian gross domestic product (GDP) forecasts.
It is also now predicting the nation's unemployment rate will reach 7.0 per cent next year, well below the May budget projection of 8.25 per cent by mid-2010.
"The recent evolution of industrial production, retail sales, and confidence indicators suggests that Australia is on its way to recovery," the IMF said.
For 2009, the IMF forecast growth of 0.7 per cent, having previously expected a 0.5 per cent contraction.
It was the only advanced economy expected to grow this year.
For 2010, it expects the economy to expand by 2.0 per cent, up from its previous estimate of 1.3 per cent growth.
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World economic recovery 'has started': IMF chief
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IMF upgrades point to substantial budget revisions
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NSW: Operation Slowdown to target drinking and drug-using driver
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Aust stocks close lower after US market falls
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APIA, Sept 30 AP - Samoa's prime minister says the death toll from the tsunami that crashed over his island nation has reached 110, bringing the total across the affected South Pacific countries to 149. More...
IMF sees Aust jobless rate at 7 per cent next year
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America armed, but guns not necessarily loaded
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Wall Street keeps momentum as Fed meets
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Fed slows $1.45T program to aid housing market
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Greenpeace hangs banner from Pittsburgh bridge
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Scientists warn: do not trespass on global boundaries
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Many Australians enjoying GFC, says happiness survey
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Israeli settlements in West Bank not legitimate: Obama
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 AFP - The United States does not view continued Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank as legitimate, President Barack Obama told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday. More...
'Your move' : Obama to world after engagement push
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US moves for fewer state secrets
WASHINGTON, Sept 23 AFP - US President Barack Obama's administration on Wednesday made it more difficult for the government to suppress information on security grounds, amid allegations the power was used to cover up Bush-era excess. More...
IMF chief says give peace a chance
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NSW: Construction sites all closed as dust clogs Sydney
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NSW: Dust storm engulfs NSW, heads for Brisbane and New Zealand
SYDNEY, Sept 23 AAP - A rare and dirty wind storm that kicked up in South Australia and engulfed NSW on Wednesday may reach Brisbane and even New Zealand before the dust settles. More...
NSW: Dust storm cripples Sydney Airport
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NSW: Sky turns orange as dust plagues Sydney
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Obama warns Israel, Palestinians to move on talks
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Turnbull rejects govt deadline on ETS amendments
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Obama writes IOC members backing Chicago 2016 bid
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China shuts Tibet to foreigners before anniversary
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IMF tells central bankers to be more pre-emptive
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US: Obama: final status talks must 'begin soon'
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US: Obama calls for urgent Mideast peace talks
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UN: Japan's new PM pledges emission cuts, help for poor states
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