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Short-term holiday rentals are not the only reason businesses in regional Australia are struggling to find staff, Heartful founder Jen Clark says, as locals fear platforms like Airbnb are pricing workers out of rental accommodation.

You visit a village that looks lovely at first glance. But almost every house is a holiday house, and there’s not enough year-round demand to sustain anything other than the convenience store at the local servo.

Australian HR and payroll giant Employment Hero has secured a fresh $263 million capital raise, a figure that prepares the venture for deeper international expansion while defying the downswing in blockbuster funding activity.

Upmarket 'pod' hotel startup Wander has secured investment from former Airbnb country manager Sam McDonagh, as the accommodation innovator eyes expansion across regional and rural Australia.

Airbnb is not against the user-pay levy but was pushing for a rate of three to five percent.

An attack on Airbnb might win some headlines, but it won’t do much to mitigate the real causes of Victoria’s rental crisis. 

The death of Adobe's John Warnock had us thinking about ideas and businesses that were rejected and went on to make billions.

When landlords “host” tourists rather than residents, housing supply is depleted, rents rise and neighbourhoods change — and the housing crisis deepens.

Josh Howard says up to 20 million unwanted gifts and the packaging they come in can end up cast aside or in landfill by the New Year.

The threat of another soggy La Niña summer has not hampered the Australian re-launch of Swimply, an online platform allowing homeowners to rent out their backyard swimming pools.

Luxico has partnered with some of the country's largest brands, and co-founder Alexandra Ormerod shares her tips for successful business collaborations.