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'Truman Show': holiday rental cap roils Airbnb

A 60-day cap imposed on holiday homes in a tourist hotspot hasn't stopped rents rising but the local MP says a one-year trial is too early to make a dent.

AAP · Nov 23, 2025

The Family Next Door review – are there any Australian coastal towns that aren’t full of secrets?

This ABC drama stars Teresa Palmer as a mysterious woman who arrives in ‘the new Byron Bay’ for secretive reasons, none of them compelling

The Guardian - AU · Aug 9, 2025

The Owners of This Mediterranean-Style Home in Byron Bay Asked Their Designer for a 'Breathing Room' and Feel-Good Vibes Throughout

On Australia’s east coast, this 1960s-meets-Med-inspired villa is filled with positive energy, vintage pieces and colorful custom-designed furniture

Livingetc · Jun 17, 2025

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World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards: chef Mindy Wood becomes first Australian to win Champions of Change

Byron Bay cookbook author and restaurateur recognised for her commitment to native ingredients and driving change in the community

The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2025

Service log for scuba gear used by British music producer who died off Byron Bay source of confusion at inquest

Records for Karl Bareham’s scuba equipment could not be produced at his inquest, NSW coroner’s court hears

The Guardian - AU · Feb 19, 2025

British music producer’s Byron Bay scuba diving death ‘could have been avoided’, father tells court

Karl Bareham inquest hears from father who travelled from UK to deliver statement to court

The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2024

‘His eyes were not smiling’: guide tearfully recalls British music producer’s diving death off Byron Bay

Inquest into Karl Bareham’s death hears 37-year-old had trouble equalising as he descended, then encountered problems with buoyancy

The Guardian - AU · Dec 12, 2024

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British music producer’s alcoholism may have triggered medical event before Byron Bay diving death

Experts tell inquest into Karl Bareham’s 2019 death excessive drinking may have triggered cardiac arrest, seizure or pulmonary edema while underwater

The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2024

British music producer who died when diving off Byron Bay may have suffered alcohol withdrawal, inquest hears

Death of Karl Bareham, 37, in 2019 was controversial with coroner told diving equipment may have been faulty and ‘dangerous’

The Guardian - AU · Dec 9, 2024

This Iconic Byron Bay Hotel's New 10-Suite Guesthouse Is a Paradise for Laidback Design Lovers

Designer Tamsin Johnson has crafted a masterful balance between playful, spirited design and mature elegance at Raes Hotel and Guesthouses on Wategos beach

Livingetc · Nov 15, 2024

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’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 30, 2024

Behind the timber façade of a Byron Bay house in Australia

Son Studio designed this Byron Bay house as an honest exterior for a light-filled Australian retreat

Wallpaper · May 30, 2024

Iconic locations officially given dual Indigenous names

Cape Byron and Julian Rocks in Byron Bay will be officially known by their Indigenous names Walgan and Nguthungulli after community calls for recognition.

AAP · Mar 18, 2024

Man dies surfing at popular Byron beach

A surfer has died after being found unconscious in the water.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 12, 2024

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ABC News · May 16, 2023

Police confirm human bone discovered at Byron Bay shipwreck

A diver who found a human bone protuding from the sea floor says the discovery has sat with him "more deeply" because of what it could mean for people with missing loved ones.

The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2023

‘Selfishly hell-bent on looking good’: the surfing trend dividing Byron Bay

More than 2 million tourists visit Australian coastal town annually, but a spate of injuries blamed on surfers not wearing leg ropes is raising tempers

ABC News · Feb 17, 2023

Calls for leg rope safety education after Byron Bay surfer suffers serious injuries

As beaches become more crowded, should wearing a leg rope be mandatory? A prominent surfer thinks certain conditions warrant it.

ABC News · Feb 14, 2023

Ex-police officer cleared of assault charge over baton strikes on teen in Byron Bay laneway

A former police officer accused of using "unreasonable force" on a naked teenager while trying to detain him has had his assault charge dismissed for a second time.

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ABC News · Aug 21, 2022

Paramotor journey ends after 4,000km flight from WA to Byron Bay

About a month ago three men set out to fly from Australia's west coast to the east using an unusual mode of transport. On Friday, two of them made it to the end.

ABC News · Aug 20, 2022

The key to Byron Bay's transformation from 'reeking' abattoir town to coastal hotspot — American surfers

With all that Byron Bay has become, it's remarkable to think that the same town was once an industrial hub with a piggery, an abattoir, sand mining and a whaling station — until surfers came along.

The Guardian - AU · Jul 22, 2022

Splendour in the Grass chaos: first day of music festival cancelled amid wild weather

Attendees of the Byron Bay festival report long queues, flooded campsites and people sleeping in cars due to the downpour

Daily Mirror · Jul 16, 2022

Fears world-famous humpback is white whale found washed up on Australian beach

MIgaloo, the only known albino humpback whale in the world, was first spotted in 1991 off Byron Bay - he had been tracked by scientists since until two years ago when the tracking device fell off

ABC News · Jul 13, 2022

The Loop: Stage set for State of Origin decider, TikTok admits Australian data is accessible in China, and an 'unusual' hailstorm hits Byron Bay

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ABC News · Apr 15, 2022

After floods and storms, is it safe to swim in beaches, lakes and rivers over Easter?

It only took 15 minutes of swimming at Byron Bay's Belongil Beach, a week after February's devastating floods, for Jade to pick up an infection from contaminated water. But how do you know it's safe for a swim?

The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2022

Worst could be yet to come for flood-hit areas – as it happened

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