The phrase 'First World Problems' gets bandied around, and it must be asked: are we in the East a horribly spoilt and overly privileged bunch? Should our every wish and whim be catered for and met immediately? The answer?...
The government has responded to the issue of housing affordability by subsidising the cost of Smashed Av at local cafes by planting an avocado tree in the Surry Hills Community Garden.
This is the first of an initiative by the...
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The Surry Hills Times can reveal that the fallout from the Royal Commission into Banking has crossed over into the latest advertising for ‘Australian Banks’.
The commercial features everyday Australians spruiking the big banks with the message that banks revenue...
Weeks after a teen made close to $4 million auctioning her virginity, a 32-year-old Surry Hills man, Barry Watson, is offering the same – and he’s predicting it will drive women crazy with bidding looking to get up to $1...
The trend towards journalists using Twitter feeds as legitimate sources is disturbing.
Moreover, many journalists fill up their columns with Twitter posts when they actually have nothing to say. "It really fills out an article" said one unnamed source. But...
Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will spearhead a new Think Tank in Sydney, tackling some of modern world’s most challenging problems.
First on the agenda is the tired phrase: “At the end of the day”.
Rudd was scathing in his maiden...
We all know someone who 'works from home'. When a friend or neighbour announces they work from home it’s typically met with scepticism, a raised eyebrow even a chortle.
Typically it involves lounging about in pyjamas until 11, coffee and...
