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Brisbane council to increase rates on short-stay rental properties

Eden Gillespie

Brisbane property owners who list their homes as short-term accommodation will face a 50% increase in rates amid the state’s housing crisis.

The announcement is expected to come on Wednesday as the lord mayor, Adrian Schrinner, hands down the Liberal National party’s $4bn budget.

Schrinner told