IT’S A WRAP - NSW STATE ELECTIONS
Perhaps the ‘pin-up boy’ of last weekend’s State Elections is Oatley MP Mark Coure. Pre-election, Coure’s electorate was saturated with...
NSW STATE ELECTIONS: SEEMS THE GREENS ALSO MARCH TO THE BEAT OF AIRBNB’S DRUM
Yesterday’s correspondence from Airbnb to its NSW landlords produced much of interest in the way of online ‘chatter’. As our strata...
AIRBNB IRELAND CLAIMS VICTORY OVER COALITION, LABOR & RESIDENTS IN NSW ELECTIONS
Today, Airbnb landlords in NSW received an email advising: “regardless of which major party forms government in NSW after this Saturday’s...
WITH STATE ELECTIONS UPON US, HOW DO WE PROTECT OUR PRECIOUS HOMES?
On Thursday night some 2,500 concerned individuals, City of Sydney Councillors plus a few State MPs filled Town Hall for an assembly on...
AIRBNB – WOULD THEY LIE TO US?
In 2015 Airbnb’s Sam McDonagh appeared before a Federal Senate Inquiry into Tax Avoidance. When asked why Airbnb had closed numerous...
CONTEMPT OF PARLIAMENT…AND SO?
Last Wednesday the Parliament of Western Australia heard testimony by Airbnb’s Brent Thomas and Sam McDonagh, plus Expedia’s Eacham Curry...
TOWERS OF CONFLICT - SHORT-TERM RENTALS
According to a report in yesterday’s Daily Telegraph, Randwick Council is considering bypassing Federal Legislation and setting aside...
LOOKING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING? THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL MOB CONTROLS IT
Under oath, before the Victorian Parliament, Michelle Chaing, US-based Public Policy Representative for Expedia/HomeAway/Stayz advised:...
NSW: PROPOSED NEW PLANNING RULES FOR SHORT-TERM STAYS IN SOME AREAS
Councillors at Byron Shire were “given 45 minutes notice” this morning that Planning Minister Anthony Roberts and Ben Franklin MLC were...
NSW State Government Prioritises Tourism Over Home Owners’ Rights
The State Government’s Destination NSW CEO Sandra Chipchase writes today: “Destination NSW works in partnership with a range of tourism...
