ROD SIMMS (ACCC) WE NEED YOU - Airbnb Leaves Aussies 'Up-the-Creek'
For a good eight weeks, Airbnb has been sitting on a little secret - it has been failing in its contractual agreement to pay its ‘hosts’...
WE'RE STUCK ON A 'MERRY-GO-ROUND' - WHO'LL HELP?
“San Francisco couple who illegally rented out 14 apartments on Airbnb are hit with a $2.25 million fine by city.” The couple were...
WHY WOULD YOU PROMOTE 'HORE ISM' IN AN AIRBNB?
Tips from Airbnb’s ‘hosts’ on how to maximise the monetisation of the homes they control are abundant. (See photo.) Prostitutes find an...
HEAR NO EVIL, SEE NO EVIL - AND OUR NSW STATE POLITICIANS CARE NOT...
NSW State MPs and Legislators continue to ignore the findings of an Australian Criminality Report, which determined that short-term...
PUBLIC SERVANT OR MERELY SERVILE TO MINISTERS
Yesterday we reported that NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman had declined to answer questions on Land and Environment Court case law...
A Futile Invitation From Our Planning and Housing Minister
NSW Planning and Housing Minister Anthony Robertsis “calling for feedback on proposed amendments to planning rules in order to provide...
SHORT-TERM RENTALS - WHO'S CALLING THE SHOTS ON OUR HOMES?
NSW Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Matthew Kean writes that in 2016 an estimated 215,964 homes across our State were...
AIRBNB: HERE IS THE LATEST NEWS
Accredited Bed & Breakfast and Motel operators are calling for compensation packages similar to those paid to Taxi Operators who have...
AIRBNB: REPORTED DEATH OF SECOND FOUR-YEAR OLD BOY
Of late there has been a hive of activity on Social Media amongst Airbnb landlords about ‘Waivers’. The chat mostly centres on swimming...
AIRBNB: “WE ARE THE LONE CHAMPION”
Airbnb Australia and New Zealand’s head of policy Brent Thomas recently said the company is the “the lone champion of new anti-party...