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Knife fights and Airbnb
Another wild fight in an Airbnb apartment in the CBD left a number of young people with stab wounds and residents fuming about the under-regulated short-stay industry.
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Government hypocrisy on the record
Hansard can be decidedly inconvenient for pivoting politicians.
Read MoreOCs have “responsibility” to inform short-stay guests on cladding
Cladding Safety Victoria (CSV) is placing the onus jointly on owners’ corporations (OCs) and owners to inform transient short-stay guests about flammable cladding.
Read MoreState cladding group splits from VBA
Cladding Safety Victoria (CSV) is splitting off from the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) to become the world’s first standalone agency for combustible cladding rectification.
Read MoreShort-stays exploit family violence loophole
In a new low for a controversial industry, short- stay guests have claimed to be victims of family violence to get around the Stage 3 and 4 bans on Airbnb and similar services.
Read MoreShort-stays will endanger COVID recovery
Short-stays will endanger COVID recovery
Read MoreAirbnb CEO “has mucked it all up”
Airbnb has reportedly taken a $1.5 billion hit in the COVID-19 pandemic. Embattled CEO, Brian Chesky, is reported to be living with his mum again, bemoaning, “it felt like everything was breaking at once”.
Read MoreStage 3 lockdown fines for short-stays
Reimposed COVID-19 lockdown restrictions and massive fines have the potential to damage the entire short-stay industry beyond recognition.
Read MoreShort-stays in the aftermath of COVID-19
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Read MoreCladding: are you on the funding list?
Does your building qualify for support from the state government’s cladding rectification fund?
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Two thirds of new Collins Wharf project already sold
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