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Tourist towns like Portsea are hubs for short stay rentals.

Victoria’s Airbnb boom is over, but don’t expect a rental windfall

Growth in short-stay listings has stagnated, threatening revenue from the new Airbnb levy, but experts are not convinced there will now be more long-term rentals.

  • Daniella White

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The Mornington Peninsula.

Landlords dominate Airbnb listings and worsen rental crisis in holiday towns

Four years of Airbnb listings show the short-stay accommodation platform has departed from its original “sharing economy” to a model where a landlord leases multiple homes.

  • Adam Carey
As the cost of living climbs, Australians are turning to short-term rentals as a profitable and accessible way to boost their income.

How short-term rentals help everyday Aussies achieve financial freedom

With the rising cost of living putting many Australians under pressure many are searching for new ways to supplement their income, and short-term rentals are an increasingly attractive option.

  • Jaymie Hooper
An Airbnb host’s guide doesn’t just offer tips — it drives consumer spend into the local economy.

The local ripple effect that’s fuelling Australia’s food, arts and retail economies

You know the drill – you book into a short-term rental, drop your bags, and glance at the host’s print out of local favourites, the insider’s tips on the best bakeries, bars and other hotspots for you to check out.

  • Cameron Bayley
Nationals leader David Littleproud and Nationals Senate leader Senator Bridget McKenzie during the Nationals Federal Council at the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra on Saturday 1 November 2025. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Nationals’ move on net zero hastens their demise

The party’s decision to remove mandated net zero targets from its federal policy platform is regrettable but hardly surprising, writes Mike Reddy.

A lack of affordable housing has seen an increase in the number of homeless people in Sydney.

Short-term rental loophole gives hustlers a green light

Sydney’s regulatory approach favours those fortunate enough to own homes, writes Shayne Chester.

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An AWS outage has affected websites globally.

Internet still struggling after mammoth Amazon outage

Millions of users were left unable to access Canva, Amazon, Snapchat and Alexa in a global outage.

  • David Swan and Daniel Lo Surdo

Liberal Party has become irrelevant to our national conversation

Its differences with Labor on defence are minor and there’s little real difference on the economy or housing.

High Street in Millers Point, a suburb identified as a short-term rental accommodation ‘hotspot’.

‘It’s turned Sydney into one giant resort’: City of Sydney to debate Airbnb cap

Residents in Millers Point say renters in their suburb are being pushed out in favour of expensive short-term rentals.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Childhood escape: Phillip Island.

My idea of a perfect weekend away is not an Airbnb stay

The “B&B” part of Airbnb has disappeared. Now the platform is used as a money-making machine for property investors.

  • Lee Tulloch