Let’s start with today’s ABC Report: “Homeless women are taking drugs to stay awake and avoid assault. NSW Police are dealing with a record number of sexual assaults, with new stats showing a 60 percent spike in reports in the state in March. But even those high numbers don’t reflect the true extent of the problem, particularly in some regional areas. That includes women living rough, with some reportedly taking drugs at night so they stay awake in the darkness.” (A 4 min

PLANNING MINISTER ROB STOKES HAPPY TO RIP UP 170 PLANNING RULES, POLICIES, GUIDELINES Professors of Urban Science, City Futures Research Centre at the University of New South Wales released a report today, assessing how an overall decline in Airbnb activity in Sydney due to the COVID-19 pandemic affected rental supply and prices. Briefly, they found that in active Airbnb neighbourhoods, the supply of long-term rental stock has increased in response to reduced Airbnb activity

You guessed correctly: In the last week Airbnb hacks have been sending out ‘print this’ messages to media everywhere and, true to form, outlet after outlet is parroting that Airbnb is extending its ‘party ban’ through until at least the end of the northern hemisphere summer. So successful has this much-hyped ban been, that this footage shows a floor collapsing at an Airbnb rave party. Lucky they didn’t sneak a dog into the premises hey? Imagine this in the house next to y

Last week Local Government NSW held its 2021 Destination & Visitor Economy Conference at Port Macquarie. Present were Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney, Stuart Ayres MP and the Shadow Minister for Primary Industries, Investment and Tourism Jenny Aitchison MP. “Elite sponsor” Eacham Curry, Director, Government & Corporate Affairs Expedia Group/Stayz - Airbnb’s main competitor in the Australia market - welcomed delegates to the Conference Dinner on Thu