The Victorian government has announced that its new short stay levy will apply to relevant Victorian properties from 1 January 2025. A short stay is defined as a person or persons staying in a property for a continuous period of less than 28 days, for a fee. The levy will be a flat 7.5 per […]
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In tourism hot spots across Australia, homelessness is on the rise. A recent NSW Planning Department discussion paper on the rental market showed that since 2019, rents have increased by 38 per cent, and as of December 2023 in Greater Sydney vacancy rates have reduced to just 1.7 per cent. “As housing affordability in NSW
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The national debate around short-term accommodation providers such as Airbnb heats up, with “comprehensive and effective regulations” proposed to protect licensed operators and jobs in Western Australia. The WA Parliamentary report into short stay accommodation has proposed laws that will level the playing field and protect local jobs in the state’s licensed accommodation businesses. Increasing
Industry bodies have “strongly endorsed” new legislation regulating short-stay accommodation providers such as Airbnb, which undermine legitimate operators around the country. Frequently playing catch-up with rapidly changing technological advancements and resulting business opportunities, jurisdictions around the world have gradually moved to strengthen the regulation of short-stay accommodation (SSA) providers and platforms. The first Australian state
AirBnB has accused the hotel industry of protecting its “big profits” as accusations the gig-economy multi-national is bypassing the rules prompt a government enquiry. A war of words has been brewing between outspoken hotel industry advocate Brad Woods, CEO of the AHA WA, and the internet giant AirBnB, estimated to be worth $38bn. AirBnB rose
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Prominent hotelier and AHA SA President, Peter Hurley, has slammed the “untaxed, totally unregulated” Airbnb, and complicit parties including the former Lord Mayor. Speaking at an AHA Christmas lunch, in front of SA Premier Jay Weatherill and treasurer Tom Koutsantonis, Hurley spoke of the realities of the trendy ‘disruptive’ technologies, such as the self-proclaimed “world’s
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As legitimate providers around the world condemn the injustice of unregulated ‘share’ accommodation, the TAA has gone further to slam cheats rorting the loopholes even further. The so-called ‘share’ economy is based in using technology to match people with a need to people willing to share their own property to satisfy that need – be
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