Backlash builds against Airbnb party towers

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By Leith van Onselen

The backlash against short-stay apartment rentals through portals like Airbnb continues to build. After the weekend’s violent death of teenager Laa Chol during a wild party in a Melbourne CBD high-rise, Fairfax reports that neighbours lives are being turned upside down:

Defecating in the sauna. Breaking bottles in the apartment tower’s swimming pool. Leaving running taps on so apartments flood. Vomiting in the foyer.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.