MINISTER, HOW IS THIS PERMITTED?
To the Hon Anthony Roberts, MA (Comms) MP Minister for Planning and Minister for Homes Dear Minister In April 2021 your predecessor, Rob...
ASTRA RAISES $40,000 TO COMBAT BYRON SHIRE MAYOR ‘THREAT’
The Chair of the Australian Short-Term Rental Association (ASTRA) wrote recently (19/8) to his members. (ASTRA’s Chairman, Rob Jeffress,...
HOW A BOOT FULL OF LOO ROLLS HELPS AIRBNB GO ROUND
Last Sunday, ABC TV News: The rural town of Dalgety was featured – in written print also. A 20-minute drive from Jindabyne, Dalgety is...
AS THE NUMBER OF IDLE PROPERTIES IN AUSTRALIA TICKS PAST A MILLION…EXACTLY WHAT ARE OUR COUNCILLORS
A National Homelessness Conference was held in Canberra this week. Conference organiser, AHURI (Australian Housing and Urban Research...
ACCORDING TO ASTRA, HOLIDAY RENTAL COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY NSW FAIR TRADING “MOSTLY NOT SIGNIFICANT”
According to an email distributed by Zsuzsanna Handelsmann, ASTRA (Australian Short Term Rental Association) recently received...
FEDERAL & STATE MINISTERS MEET TO DISCUSS HOUSING CRISIS -How Many ‘Elephants In The Room’?
Today’s Guardian Australia reports: “Uber understood it was operating illegally when it launched in Australia and fiercely lobbied...
HOBART CITY COUNCIL MAYOR CALLS FOR URGENT, RESPONSIBLE ACTION ON HOUSING
Hobart City Mayor Anna Reynolds wrote on 01 July: “SHOCKING new research has unveiled the failure of state planning policies that have...
‘FEELING THE PRESSURE OF THE BRUTAL REALITY OF AUSTRALIA’S RENTAL MARKET’
In yesterday’s Canberra Times / Sydney’s Northern Beaches Review - Rob Stokes MP is State Member - was this statement: “Putting even...
EUROBODALLA MAYOR PLEADS FOR RATEPAYERS TO RENT HOMES TO RESIDENTS
Eurobodalla Mayor, Mathew Hatcher, has written to a total of about 8,000 non-resident ratepayers, urging them to consider renting their...
NSW MP SLAMS AIRBNB’s IMPACT ON HOUSING AFFORDABILITY & HOMELESSNESS…THE MP RENTS HIS HOLIDAY HOME
Cessnock, just 49 kms north-west of Newcastle, currently has 1,000 homes listed as active Airbnb rentals. The State Member for Cessnock,...
