

Residents are effing tired of collusion between Government & STR Industry
On 20 December 2013, the Council for the City of Sydney wrote to residents in an apartment block in Bridge Street, confirming that the...


“THE RICH MOVE IN AND THE POOR JUST HAVE TO MOVE ON…That’s the way it is.”
Yesterday, World Homelessness Day, saw Byron Shire community residents launch a pushback campaign against short-term holiday letting...


NSW MINISTERS ‘TALK’ HOUSING FOR ALL
On 15 July this year, the Federal Minister Julie Collins put out a message: “On my way to Melbourne this morning to host a meeting of...


NO PLACE TO CALL HOME
On 15 September we wrote to the Minister for Planning and Homes, the Hon Anthony Roberts MP, and asked why his Department of Planning was...


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...