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Airbnb: from a housing problem to solution
We risk losing the charm of our nation’s most cherished towns A report in Grounded*, by Karl Fitzgerald** Introduction The rising concern...
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A Quiet Christmas at Home in Noosa. And then...
By a Noosa Heads resident We had a quiet Christmas. A five day cancellation in the STA next door meant a blessed peace crept over the...
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Is Airbnb strangling regional towns? A new Aussie competitor weighs in
by DAVID ADAMS. SmartCompany.com.au Short-term holiday rentals are not the only reason businesses in regional Australia are struggling to...
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WA: Airbnbs making it tough for Dunsborough families to hold on to a home in popular holiday spot
from https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-10/hope-new-airbnb-regulations-ease-rental-market/103087684 ABC South West WA, By Amelia Searson...
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WA: Reforms to provide better short-stay regulation and encourage more rentals
WA Govt Media Release https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook-Labor-Government/Reforms-to-provide-better-short-stay-regula...
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Noosa STA Situation... Loophole number 1: Is the 60-day rule a loophole for absentee investors?
By Rowland Hill, Noosa Resident Noosa council said its objective for the Short Stay Letting Local Law was to halt the growth of...
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Enemies of the state: Noosa, Redland councils warn of planning scheme 'takeovers'
Originally published at https://inqld.com.au/news/2023/10/03/enemies-of-the-state-noosa-redland-councils-warn-of-planning-scheme-takeover...
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Sacred Cow: are politicians’ many houses an impediment to property, rental reform?
by Michael West and Kim Wingerei | Oct 3, 2023 | and published at michaelwest.com.au Original article: https://michaelwest.com.au/sacred-...
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80 Percent of Noosa’s Overnight Visitors Stay in Private Dwellings
By Rowland Hill, Noosa Resident The draft Destination Management Plan confirms the distortion that the short-term rental market is...
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How Byron is planning to tackle housing crisis by capping short-stay rentals
By SUNSHINE COAST NEWS AND AAP Regions looking to follow Byron Bay’s lead and curb short-term rentals to drive down housing costs also...
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Will tighter regulations on short-term letting work?
Published in The National Tribune, 28 September 2023. Stronger restrictions on Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms may help ease...
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Short Term Accommodation 7.5% Tax! A Limp Lettuce?
By Paul Birch, Noosa Heads Should we be happy that Victoria has imposed a 7.5% levy on Airbnb style Short Term Accommodation? Definitely...
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NSW greenlights Council’s request for Airbnb cap
by Judy Skatssoon, governmentnews.com.au The state government has endorsed a 60-days-a-year cap on short term rentals across parts of...
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Victoria’s new “Airbnb tax” only benefits Airbnb, and once again unit owners lose out
by Tom Bacon, published in docklandsnews.com.au The Victorian Labor Government has announced a new 7.5 per cent tax on short-stay...
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UQ figures at odds with Noosa Council STA numbers
In response to “UQ report finds little evidence short-stay accommodation causes rental rises” ABC News 11 Sep 2023 Contributed by a Noosa...
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Noosa Council: Existing Rights Claims for Short Term Accommodation
Extract from https://www.noosa.qld.gov.au/short-stay-letting "Does my property have lawful town planning rights to operate short stay...
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SHORT STAY ACCOMMODATION SOARS 22.8% AS AUSTRALIA'S RENTAL CRISIS RAGES
Media Release from the Real Estate Institute of Australia, 6 September 2023 Short stay accommodation is booming at a time when...
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Walid Ali on The Project challenges AirBNB on Housing Shortages [Wednesday, 20 September 2023]
"Do you at least accept the proposition that, at some degree, short stay accommodations to some degree takes properties off the rental...
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‘Airbnb is an issue’: PM says short-stay rental tax debate is not surprising
by Rachel Clun and Broede Carmody Source: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/airbnb-is-an-issue-pm-says-short-stay-rental-tax-debate...
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2019: Noosa's STA-Online Platform Issues Paper
Paper prepared for the Noosa Shire Council in February 2019. A pity we then had an election delivering us a Mayor and Councillors who...
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