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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Australia not starry-eyed about China - Smith
By Sandra O'Malley, Diplomatic Correspondent
Tue Oct 27 00:50:03 EST 2009
Mon Oct 26 13:50:03 UTC 2009
CANBERRA, Oct 26 AAP - Australia isn't starry-eyed about its relationship with China, acknowledging the differences that arise between a robust parliamentary democracy and a communist nation.
While the federal government took a realistic approach to the relationship, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said it was crucial to remember the importance of ties between China and Australia.
"The scale and the ramifications of the relationship are, however, often under appreciated," he said in a speech to the Australian National University's China Institute on Monday.
Mr Smith chided those who tended to highlight the negatives in the relationship between Canberra and Beijing rather than looking at the more "enduring picture".
Much of the focus this year has been on a number of high-profile cases, including the detention of Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu, Beijing's disapproval at the visit to Australia by exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer and the failed grab for a greater share of Rio Tinto by China's state-owned Chinalco.
"Australia is clear-eyed, not starry-eyed, in its assessment of China and its view of the bilateral relationship," Mr Smith said.
"We recognise the significant economic and social progress that has been made in China on many fronts, and look forward to its continuation."
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Gaddafi says sorry for British policewoman's death
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Tibet sees record tourism despite restrictions: state media
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Russia's Putin says 'too early' for Iran sanctions
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Australia's biggest telescope turns 35
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MOSCOW, Oct 14 AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday urged Russia to take a stronger line on rights abuses, saying it was time for the government to speak out against killings and wrongful detentions. More...
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