23 h. ago Private schoolboy allegedly lured, humiliated in human tunnel tradition

Police are investigating the alleged assault of a teenage boy during a gathering of students from Scots College in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

Politics

1 week ago Derelict eastern suburbs home sells for $835,000 over reserve at auction

The well-worn freestanding home sat empty for at least 20 years. It sold for $3,835,000 at auction on Saturday, as eager builders battled for the keys.

Economics

2 w. ago Paddington residents fight plan to bulldoze ‘genuinely affordable’ units for luxury apartment block

The proposal to demolish 27 studio apartments to make way for an eight-storey residential building has angered residents in the eastern suburbs.

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Gobsmacked’: The worst Sydney suburbs for auction price guide blowouts

New data reveals Sydney’s inner west and eastern suburbs are hotspots for underquoting by real estate agents.

Economics

3 w. ago The football factory 1700km from Melbourne’s eastern suburbs

A Gold Coast sporting academy is preparing to take over the AFL. We break down the six young draft hopefuls to emerge.

Politics

3 w. ago Interstate buyers nab ‘relatively affordable’ $1.31m eastern suburbs unit

The two-bedder two blocks from the beach is a homecoming for the buyers, who once lived in the area. The auction was “keenly fought,” said the selling agent.

Economics

3 w. ago Eastern suburbs council votes to trade native trees for ocean views

A Sydney council has voted to remove trees in clifftop reserves in some of Sydney’s wealthiest suburbs to restore ocean views for waterfront residents.

Politics

3 w. ago ‘Greatest public policy disaster’: Yarra backflips, wants injecting room moved

After years of complaints about anti-social behaviour, syringe litter and crime, Yarra Council has voted to lobby the state to move the North Richmond injecting room.

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