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Jacob Elordi Has Sent Overseas Fans Into A Tizzy After He Was Spotted Doing A Very Aussie Thing

Non-Australian fans have been sent into a tizzy after actor Jacob Elordi was spotted walking around a Byron Bay cafe barefoot.

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Thor star Chris Hemsworth says we can all be heroes for the homeless

The actor is making a difference for the homeless in his beloved Byron Bay.

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Byron Bay is to be stripped of its nudist beach – and naturists blame ‘conservative creep’

Campaigners for the closure cite ‘lewd’ behaviour in nearby dunes but naked bathers say they’re just ‘embracing the beach as Mother Nature intended’

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Inquest into Jackson Stacker’s mysterious death provides glimpse into Byron Bay’s underbelly

Young traveller’s decomposed body was found in a field in 2021, as authorities struggle to establish if it was murder or suicide

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‘Fresh, punchy, full of citrus and herbs’: how to cook and eat like you’re on a yoga retreat

Restaurateur Darren Robertson of Three Blue Ducks shares the catering brief his Byron Bay cafe gets for yogis and his recipe for herby miso eggplant

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Byron tightens cap on short-stay letting as rents soar

One of Australia's most beloved tourist towns has tightened its cap on short-stay letting as soaring rents drive locals out of the coastal holiday hotspot.

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Morning Mail: Attempt to call off Nauru bribery case; Byron Airbnb cap delay; death at flooded Burning Man

Authorities accused of mishandling Nauru bribery investigation; NSW officials mull over proposed cap on Airbnbs in Byron

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Byron’s proposed 60-day Airbnb cap unlikely to come into effect until next year despite housing crisis

If approved by NSW government, it will apply only to Byron and not other councils struggling amid the statewide housing shortage

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NSW government expects 12 councils to call for strict caps on short-term rentals

Planning minister Paul Scully has spoken to mayors in state’s north about proposed 60-day cap for Byron

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Mayors in NSW holiday hotspots consider short-term rental caps after 60-day limit proposed

Blue Mountains among the regions examining advice from state’s Independent Planning Commission

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Byron Bay holiday rental cap considered to address lack of housing

In a shock move, the NSW Independent Planning Commission recommends the Byron Shire Council be given the power to impose a 60-day annual cap on short-term holiday lets.

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Battle for Byron Bay: NSW advised to allow 60-day limits on short-term rentals in tourist hotspot

Independent Planning Commission rules a previously planned 90-day cap would not achieve its objectives

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NSW’s most popular holiday spots divided over limits on short-term holiday rentals

Not all councils agree on best way to tackle homelessness caused in part by popularity of short-term rentals such as Airbnb

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Battle for Byron’s soul: the debate over holiday rentals in the NSW coastal town is an existential one

Housing insecurity for long-term renters is ‘diabolical’ says the town’s deputy mayor. But the tourism sector warns reducing short-term letting will hurt, not help

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Short-term rentals destroying ‘social fabric’ of region, Byron Bay residents tell inquiry

Second day of NSW Independent Planning Commission begins after NSW government stripped council of power to cap short-term rentals

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Two men found dead at caravan park in Chinderah, northern NSW

Tweed and Byron police establish crime scene after bodies discovered in neighbouring vans

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Byron Bay property prices plunge as some regions buck trend, according to CoreLogic data

In a case of what goes up must come down, property prices in Byron Bay have plunged 25 per cent in the past 12 months. But not all regions have fallen. Here's how they performed.

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NSW government strips Byron council of authority to cap short-term rentals such as Airbnb

Intervention came a day before council voted to cap use of some residential accommodation at 90 days per year

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Byron Bay's 90-day holiday rental cap vote shut down by NSW government intervention

The Byron Shire Council was on the verge of making a ground-breaking vote today to restrict holiday rentals around the tourist hotspot. Then the state government took the decision out of its hands.

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‘A lot of money at stake’: investors irate as Byron council pushes to cap short-term rentals like Airbnb

Property owners say a council proposal to cap some accommodation at 90 days a year will ‘devastate the economy’ and won’t solve the housing problem

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Pain in Paradise: In 2018, Byron Bay police struck a teenager 18 times with a baton. Five years later, he’s speaking out

Dylan says he still has questions about what happened to him.

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Byron Baes Star Sarah St James Called Out Her Time On The Show Guess She Isn’t Manifesting S2

"Losing that control was a catalyst for a lot of my anxiety."

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Squatters Trashed Tones And I’s Byron Home But Thank God She Was In One Of Her Other $3M+ Pads

The house is one of five luxury properties owned by the singer.

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‘Somebody knows something’: the Byron Bay death that remains a mystery a year on

In August 2021 Melbourne man Jackson Stacker’s body was found in a field near his van. His family is still looking for answers

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Byron holiday rental debate flares as renters struggle to find homes amid housing squeeze, floods aftermath

In flood-ravaged northern NSW people are repeatedly being forced out of their homes or into financially dire living situations that are breaking up families.

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