Man charged with Hobart arson and other top stories.

• Man charged with Hobart arson

  

  Man charged with Hobart arson AAP on June 1, 2016, 4:11 pm Police have charged a man with arson over the latest in a string of deliberate fires in a small holiday hamlet near Hobart.The 30-year-old man was charged on Wednesday after a shack was burnt at Primrose Sands on May 15 in the 12th suspicious dwelling fire in the area since July 2015."We are determined to bring the person or people responsible to justice," Detective Inspector Steve Burk said of the fires.

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• Australian house prices are surging again

  

  It’s not just Australian economic growth that’s heating up. Led by a sharp acceleration in the nation’s largest and most expensive market, Sydney, Australian house prices are also rising fast. According to the latest Home Value Index released by CoreLogic RP Data on Wednesday, Australian capital city house prices jumped by 1.6% in May, leaving the increase over the first five months of the year at 5.0%. Across the country, the median dwelling price now stands $580,000. No slowdown whatsoever, ..

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• The five best things about winter in Tasmania

  

  The five best things about winter in Tasmania Updated June 01, 2016 11:14:51 While some will argue winter does not really start until the solstice, for those who go by the calendar, June 1 marks the beginning of the season.For the next few months Tasmania will become a land of single-digit temperatures, rains, frosts and occasional snow.But while it might be cold and dark and a bit damp, there is a lot to love about winter down south.Here are our top five things to love..

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• Jump in southern Tasmanian property prices predicted to continue

  

  Jump in southern Tasmanian property prices predicted to continue Updated June 01, 2016 11:16:13 A new report shows property values in southern Tasmania have grown faster in the last year than anywhere else in Australia. The latest Housing Market Report by CoreLogic RP Data and the National Australia Bank showed the south of the state recorded the strongest growth at 20 per cent in the 12 months to February. Hobart's home values increased by 4.8 per cent and are predicte..

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• Door may open for Majak if Goldy misses

  

  Door may open for Majak if Goldstein misses Nick Bowen  June 1, 2016 1:40 PM Stevie J's homecoming, Jack in the box-seat Footy Feed with Nat Edwards NORTH Melbourne can cover Todd Goldstein's possible absence from Friday night's clash against Richmond, with ruck understudy Majak Daw ready to assume the No.1 role, leadership group member Jamie Macmillan says. Goldstein is in doubt to take on the Tigers in the first night gameat..

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• Man cleared of lewd conduct charge

  

  Search Use keywords to search content on this website http://a.tcog.news.com.au/spp-api/v1/template/?path=components.header.header&exclude-css=false&exclude-js=false&t_product=Mercury&t_domain=www.themercury.com.au&device-channel=desktop&is_front_page=0&show_idaas_login_placeholder=1&is_local_news_section=0 Scales Of JusticeQueensland man cleared by Hobart court of lewd conduct chargeJune 1, 2016 12:00amMercury Scales Of JusticeQueensland man cleared by Hobart court of le..

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