NSW COUNCILS’ “ABROGATION OF FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES”
Last week Local Government NSW held its 2021 Destination & Visitor Economy Conference at Port Macquarie. Present were Minister for Jobs,...
NSW HOUSING: ‘Modern-Day Robber Baron: The Sins of Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman’
We noticed a Twitter tweet: “People are roasting Airbnb on twitter, but not for the reason it sucks the most: it enabled the removal of...
‘PEOPLE ARE DESPARATE’ – REGIONAL AREAS GRAPPLING WITH LOW RENTAL VACANCY RATES
Emily Sim, the chief executive of property management for Ray White, was quoted in yesterday’s Sydney Morning Herald as noting the “low...
A RIGHT TO HOUSING
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky (net worth USD 13.8 billion – about AUD17.7 billion) doesn’t really worry about disruptive house parties –...
Planning Minister Stokes' Actions Described by One as What Peter Stuyvesant Was to Smokers - Cancer
In a corridor of Parliament House in Macquarie Street, during a break in an Inquiry into what was meant to be the adequacy of the...
AIRBNB WANTS MILLIONS MORE HOMES - THE NSW GOVERNMENT IS ASSISTING
An Airbnb landlord writes that she’s at her “wits end”. She “sleeps 12” but lives 500 kms away from the house. She “personally would not...
CORRUPTION? NSW PLANNING TO RUN WORKSHOPS FOR COUNCILSTO ASSIST IN CONVERTING RESIDENTIAL HOUSING
“In conjunction with new regulatory framework for short-term rental accommodation (STRA) being rolled out by the NSW Government”, NSW...
NSW GOVERNMENT GIFTS ALL HOUSING TO SHORT-TERM RENTAL PLATFORMS
By way of a ‘no reply’ email, the NSW Government has today announced ‘New provisions for Short-term Rental Accommodation (STRA)’. “The...
NSW STATE GOVERNMENT’S CONTEMPT FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
Queensland CHO Jeanette Young confirmed at press meeting two days ago: “We saw it with that party down at Byron Bay, those 11 people,...
A QUESTION FOR NSW HEALTH MINISTER BRAD HAZZARD
The Byron Bay Blues Festival has been cancelled today for a second year running after a COVID-19 case has been found. The event was due...
