Airbnb: NSW backflips while Vic bends over
It was neither the best of times, nor the worst of times – that was all happening in Canberra – but the last two weeks have seen the parliaments of…
MPs
Roundup: Who will stand up to the holiday letting liars?
The evidence is stacking up that Airbnb and the other short-term letting agencies have persuaded the majority of our MPs that they should be allowed to operate unhindered by any concern for what they…
Holiday letting threat to MPs who vote for restrictions
As NSW edges towards changing its planning laws to accommodate Airbnb, and other states wait to see what form that takes, are we finally seeing shark teeth behind the online…
Why Airbnb is nothing like Uber
As Airbnb pumps bucks by the bucketful into the local media to try to convince our MPs to remove the legal right of apartment owners to keep holiday lets out…
NCAT: New name, same problems?
Way back in the early days of Flat Chat – about 11 years ago – I wrote a piece for the Sydney Morning Herald called “Send In The Clowns” which…