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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'Accurate and fast' internet filter gets govt green light
By Julian Drape
Thu Dec 17 22:53:21 EST 2009
Thu Dec 17 11:53:21 UTC 2009
CANBERRA, Dec 15 AAP - The federal government is pushing ahead with its controversial plan to filter the internet, saying illegal material can be blocked "with 100 per cent accuracy and negligible impact on internet speed".
Labor will introduce legislation next year requiring all service providers to ban "refused classification" material hosted on overseas servers.
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy says RC material includes "child sex abuse content, bestiality, sexual violence and the detailed instruction of crime and drug use".
"Most Australians acknowledge there is some internet content which is not acceptable in any civilised society," Senator Conroy told reporters in Melbourne after giving the mandatory filter the green light.
"It is important that all Australians, particularly young children, are protected from this material."
The list of banned sites will be maintained by an independent body "at arms length from the government".
Senator Conroy said the list would be "compiled through a public complaints mechanism", but the government will add sites containing "known child abuse material" obtained from "highly regarded international agencies".
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'Accurate and fast' internet filter gets govt green light
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US stocks dip amid Dubai, retail worries
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Peter Doherty sparks outrage in Germany over Nazi anthem
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Michael Moore warns Obama over Afghanistan
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Atom-smasher sets record energy levels: CERN
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Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within our grasp'
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Letter to reveal Blair was told Iraq war 'illegal' - report
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Fire threatening property at Torrington, in northern NSW
Six water bombers are battling a new fire front threatening rural properties in the north of New South Wales. More...
Dust haze eases for Sydney but Hunter still covered
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60 fires still burning across NSW
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Obama welcomes Indian PM at start of state visit
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Obama hails 'indispensable' India on Singh state visit
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Norway unveils osmostic power plant, using salt to make electricity
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US discussed overthrowing Saddam well before Iraq invasion
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Obama Afghan strategy decision 'within days'
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Wall Street surges to open week
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Atom-smasher restart a 'success': scientists
GENEVA, Nov 23 AFP - Scientists on Monday hailed the restart of the the Large Hadron Collider as an "enormous success" as two beams began circulating simultaneously in the world's biggest atom-smasher. More...
James Hardie says US housing downturn near bottom
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Tuesday shapes as D-Day for Turnbull and ETS
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Church of Scientology rejects allegations over girl's death
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Parliament House protest
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Michael Jackson wins four American music awards
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Support for Labor rebounds in latest Newspoll
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