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Noosa’s famous ‘population cap’ about to be blown off in SEQ growth explosion
By Alan Lander, originally published in NoosaMatters.com.au Noosa’s much-vaunted ‘population cap’ has been well and truly blown off after...
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Dispatches From the Resistance: The End of Tourism
While our website is certainly not anti-tourism (just anti short term lets in Noosa's suburban streets) this is podcast is very relevant...
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Noosa: the great irony
By Tony Wellington*, first published in Noosa Matters Noosamatters.com.au The great irony for tourism destinations goes like this: the...
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9NEWS: We asked two experts for their solutions to the rental crisis. This is what they came up with
By Daniel Jeffrey The full article can be found at https://www.9news.com.au/national/rental-housing-crisis-australia-solutions-rent-cap-a...
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Developer Stalls Noosa Hotel Plan Ahead of Council Decision
by TARYN PARIS published in The Urban Developer Developer GH Properties has launched an 11th-hour bid to resuscitate its plans for the...
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STA Breaches: Over to You Noosa Council
By Julia Craddock, Sunshine Beach When will Noosa Council start taking proactive action on “illegal” and absent signage, and STA...
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A Win for Noosa Council vs Owner in STA Application
Published in Lexology.com full link at end of article Escanaba Pty Ltd v Noosa Shire Council [2023] QPEC 14 "This case is another...
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Could Airbnb caps boost rental supply?
By Tom Watson, moneymag.com.au It's been a tough few years for Australians renters who have not only faced increasingly stiff competition...
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Airbnb crackdown backed by housing minister
By John Kehoe and Bonnie Campbell, published on afr.com Federal Housing Minister Julie Collins has signalled support for further...
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Airbnb goes back to basics as local resistance grows
by Jimmy Thomson originally published in the Australian Financial Review Has Airbnb had a sea change? Has the ubiquitous holiday rental...
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Major tax crackdown on landlords, side hustles and AirBnbs
by Sophie Foster, published in realestate.com.au A major tax crackdown has begun thanks to a record number of Aussies with side hustles,...
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Latest update from Council re STAs
contributed by Paul Birch Overall they have processed approx. 3,312 applications – this also makes up of lapsed, cancelled, not renewed,...
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Has the Noosa SSL tsunami been stopped?
by Rowland Hill We don’t know – because Noosa Council doesn’t publish updated figures on SSL registrations or applications. Such data is...
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Brisbane short-stay property owners pay more rates under surcharge, Airbnb proposes visitor levy ins
ABC Radio Brisbane / By Jack McKay Brisbane short-term accommodation providers are collectively paying hundreds of thousands of dollars...
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Airbnb crackdown backed by housing minister
By John Kehoe and Bonnie Campbell and published in the Australian Financial Review Federal Housing Minister Julie Collins has signalled...
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Short-stay taxes may soon move beyond councils
by Parker McKenzie, The New Daily The City of Hobart Council’s decision to double the rates on short-stay rentals may soon become...
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Consternation as investors ‘commodify’ Noosa’s image
contributed by Rowland Hill Noosa residents fought for 60 years for environmental protections that have made Noosa what it is today. Now...
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Who wins and who loses from Noosa's SSL scourge?
by Rowland Hill Investors are the big winners. With occupancy rates averaging 67.7 per cent in 2022, and reaching 86 per cent last...
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Paradise in jeopardy: Absentee Investors big winners in Noosa
By Rowland Hill Around the world residents have declared Short Stay Let Accommodation (SSLs) to be a blight on their communities – and...
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