

Sweeping Legislative Changes Put to NSW Parliament
NSW Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Matthew Kean has announced in the NSW Parliament his proposed sweeping legislative...


A BRIEF GUIDE TO WHERE WE’RE HEADING WITH AIRBNB
Airbnb’s Country Manager Sam McDonagh told ABC Radio National’s PM program (05JUN18): “The NSW Parliament has effectively ‘green lit’...


Residential Housing is for the Housing of Residents
The NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into the adequacy of legislation covering short-term letting of homes ignored completely our current...


Where's The Independent Commission Against Corruption When They're Needed?
Last Monday (21MAY18), Airbnb ‘letting manager’ MadeComfy raised $6m from South African wealth group Investec. Investec’s ‘head of...
Byron Shire Council Heads to Land and Environment Court
Byron Netdaily reports“Byron Shire Council is about to commence a major prosecution against an allegedly unauthorised short-term...


PLEASE: WHERE IS OUR MINISTER?
A torrid day for those concerned about short-term rentals: Melbourne Apartment Residents Representative tells ABC Radio’s Jon Faine that...


IS IT LEGAL OR ILLEGAL…IS IT A HOTEL OR A HOME?
The Holiday Rental Industry Association (HIRA) and Holiday Letting Organisation Byron have written to the NSW Parliament in response to...


MEDIA RELEASE
Yesterday’s Australian Financial Review asked a question we have been posing for a long time: how much money are Airbnb and...


A BUSY WEEK FOR THE AIRBNB CREW
The kind folks at AirbnbAus have chaperoned their US$3.8 billion boss Joe Gebbia around all week. The tail end of the week sees all these...


THE MINISTER AND HIS SHADOW
Airbnb's Joe Gebbia & Sam McDonagh surrounded by devoted staff - Brent Thomas hasn’t touched his meal In the NSW State Parliament this...