<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[JESS MILLER]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jess Miller is the Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney ]]></description><link>https://www.jessmillersydney.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:30:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.jessmillersydney.com/zh/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Sydney deputy mayor warns of short-term rental loophole amid state pledge for thousands of new homes | ABC News ]]></title><description><![CDATA[City of Sydney Deputy Lord Mayor Jess Miller has supported the push for a crackdown on Airbnbs, but said limited data available to councils made it difficult to identify which were homes being lived in or investment properties being used solely for short-term accommodation.]]></description><link>https://www.jessmillersydney.com/post/sydney-deputy-mayor-warns-of-short-term-rental-loophole-amid-state-pledge-for-thousands-of-new-homes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8ba15516311e2343195a07</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 01:43:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e04927_fadd09b83ab74db08b1773268ae221fa~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>TEAM MILLER</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eviction of Sydney venue sets dangerous precedent for City's creative future | THE AUSTRALIAN ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read Deputy Lord Mayor, Jess Miller's op-ed in the Australian on the closure of Divine Playhouse. "Business is especially risky if it is creative or arty. In the City of Sydney alone we have lost 177,000sqm of floor space for creative use, making our council’s contribution of 6000sqm seem like a drop in the ocean. Kat Dopper’s business has survived lockouts and lockdowns; she has transformed everything from the White Bay Power Station to alleys in Marrickville into incredible parties. These...]]></description><link>https://www.jessmillersydney.com/post/eviction-of-sydney-venue-sets-dangerous-precedent-for-city-s-creative-future-the-australian</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7524bd2dc76a37da3c31e9</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:25:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e04927_359a2123d0f24ff19dfe59cc2aacffaa~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>TEAM MILLER</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How many bureaucrats does it take to change some lightbulbs? | SMH ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deputy Lord Miller Jess Miller pushed Transport for NSW to fix Erskineville Bridge lights]]></description><link>https://www.jessmillersydney.com/post/how-many-bureaucrats-does-it-take-to-change-some-lightbulbs-smh</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7138c82155f73d88054583</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:05:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e04927_1437e00093444775aa9300349f46455c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>TEAM MILLER</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families forced to leave boom area over lack of high schools | DAILY TELEGRAPH ]]></title><description><![CDATA[SIGN THE PETITION FOR A HIGH SCHOOL FOR GREEN SQUARE. ]]></description><link>https://www.jessmillersydney.com/post/families-forced-to-leave-boom-area-over-lack-of-high-schools-daily-telegraph</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a45f269e22fdb945401be67</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 05:15:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e04927_614a3f64adc743b2bded9e29203d6bfe~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>TEAM MILLER</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councils back polluter-paid climate compensation fund | CANBERRA TIMES ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Councils overwhelmingly support a national levy on coal, oil and gas companies to help them cope with escalating climate damage. A City of Sydney-led motion to set up a climate compensation fund has been formally adopted unopposed as an Australian Local Government Association position. City of Sydney deputy lord mayor Jess Miller said climate change was imposing huge costs on councils, with some coastal local governments spending millions moving sand around to protect homes and assets. But...]]></description><link>https://www.jessmillersydney.com/post/councils-back-polluter-paid-climate-compensation-fund-canberra-times</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3dcdaa40b34fdeb1f0d2b6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:57:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e04927_7d2aa365869843c5aa8f540e1a51d14f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>TEAM MILLER</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turn Sydney Airbnbs into rentals for workers, says deputy lord mayor | AFR]]></title><description><![CDATA[City of Sydney Deputy Lord Mayor Jess Miller says the 1000 or more homes operating as full-time Airbnb properties in the municipality should be turned over to much-needed rentals for ordinary workers as a quick-fix solution to mitigate the housing crisis. A crackdown on short-term rentals would be more effective and more immediate than the NSW government’s efforts to increase housing density or Labor’s federal budget tax changes designed to encourage investment in new housing, she said. “Of...]]></description><link>https://www.jessmillersydney.com/post/turn-sydney-airbnbs-into-rentals-for-workers-says-deputy-lord-mayor-afr</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0e51fb9209fbd4f4f3077d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 00:37:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e04927_3fa8a160e9534a1891bb1c54ff79b8cd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_649,h_476,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>TEAM MILLER</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sydneyist: solving Airbnb in the City ]]></title><description><![CDATA['Worsening Sydney’s war on renters is the fact that some 17,700 homes in greater Sydney are available only for short-term stays; for tourists, not locals. Which is why the City of Sydney is considering a ban on investor-based short-term letting. Deputy Lord Mayor Jess Miller has long been concerned about this and tonight joins Elizabeth Farrelly as a guest on THE SYDNEYIST.']]></description><link>https://www.jessmillersydney.com/post/the-sydneyist-solving-airbnb-in-the-city</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0404d4e8ad7aab1e5e62ea</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 05:07:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_428d1cb06ae5490897ba1c6b1959d369~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>TEAM MILLER</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA['Swapping Secrets' and Few Other Podcast Hits ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Super fun  being interviewed on Swapping Secrets about how careful City planning for venues has allowed safe, vibrant communities to thrive in Sydney for decades. I promise you'll definitely learn something new about the business of council listening to this one! While you're listening to a podcast already, a few others I've enjoyed being invited onto  previously: -- Doing Things Differently, The Fifth Estate -- The importance of liveable, breathable cities in Australia, Sustainability...]]></description><link>https://www.jessmillersydney.com/post/swapping-secrets-and-few-other-podcast-hits</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f82c9a7b1c42fb24f9a962</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 23:41:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxMQkFWW22g" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>TEAM MILLER</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[City of Sydney to investigate Airbnb ban for investment properties | SMH ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sydney’s Airbnb boom has frustrated City of Sydney Deputy Mayor Jess Miller, who wants the state government to collect more data on the types of short-term rentals being listed in NSW. Miller said investors were turning residential-zoned homes into commercial operations, with no need to submit applications for an official change of use for the site. While NSW bans unoccupied Airbnb listings from being rented out more than 180 days of the year, poor data made this hard to enforce, Miller said....]]></description><link>https://www.jessmillersydney.com/post/city-of-sydney-to-investigate-airbnb-ban-for-investment-properties-smh</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f28d1c829c52805ba9fa11</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:01:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e04927_85ac0951efed4608a4be530fd8718fff~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_719,h_552,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>TEAM MILLER</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSW urged to freeze approvals for $41b data centre pipeline | AFR ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Diesel generators on the roof of the DigiCo data centre on Harris St, Ultimo 'The City of Sydney called for “minimum performance standards for energy and water, flexible demand to reduce network impacts with full cost-recovery, and direct investment into the real-time supply of 100 per cent renewable energy”. Data centres should be “grid-positive” through requirements for “direct investment in new solar, wind, and battery storage projects”, it said. The deputy lord mayor of Sydney, Jess...]]></description><link>https://www.jessmillersydney.com/post/nsw-urged-to-freeze-approvals-for-41b-data-centre-pipeline-afr</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e5646919350a75f16d200d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:37:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e04927_8f8eae1f81ce4707bb8901688752abe1~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_920,h_518,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>TEAM MILLER</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[City of Sydney Council vying to pilot NSW’s first mandatory e-bike course]]></title><description><![CDATA[The education program will also be supported by a broader communications and engagement toolkit that government agencies, councils and community groups can use locally.]]></description><link>https://www.jessmillersydney.com/post/city-of-sydney-council-vying-to-pilot-nsw-s-first-mandatory-e-bike-course</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69af5b990c1a368a2fa4d14f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 23:53:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e04927_2a6407264d624627b04b1763b60f83ad~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>TEAM MILLER</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Worse than lockouts’: Outcry over police plan to crack down on Sydney hotspot | SMH ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weeks after the Minns government ditched the last of Sydney’s infamous lockout laws, NSW Police are proposing tougher conditions for The Marlborough Hotel on King Street in Newtown, citing dozens of reports of alcohol-related incidents in the past few years, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. City of Sydney deputy mayor Jess Miller, who lead opposition to the changes with the support of all councillors, said the proposed rules were “worse than the lockouts”. “This signifies a major step...]]></description><link>https://www.jessmillersydney.com/post/worse-than-lockouts-outcry-over-police-plan-to-crack-down-on-sydney-hotspot-smh</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699d1a3d9509a0da66f89b05</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 03:30:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e04927_4ecc4083e6b64f9b96dea9a5f30144cf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_744,h_496,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>TEAM MILLER</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unlocking Sydney: No Lazy Spaces]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cities thrive when they are diverse. When they cater to the needs of everyone. ]]></description><link>https://www.jessmillersydney.com/post/unlocking-sydney-no-lazy-spaces</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69253ba08c513b4f517ebf7e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 05:43:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e04927_1437e00093444775aa9300349f46455c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>TEAM MILLER</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airbnb 'landlords' hoarding Sydney rental properties ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was interviewed on A Current Affair about the unregulated short-term rental market in Sydney, and how it's keeping thousands of rental properties across the City away from our essential workers. ]]></description><link>https://www.jessmillersydney.com/post/test-test-test</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68f1917350873aaf5db0a46d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:45:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBMnIZjW76M" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>TEAM MILLER</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[End ‘lazy spaces’ and embrace grit: Sydney Morning Herald ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Purging the city of short-term holiday homes that could otherwise be on the permanent rental market must be one of her top priorities.]]></description><link>https://www.jessmillersydney.com/post/my-five-key-policy-areas-for-sydney</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68f1b90a50873aaf5db0f357</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 03:36:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e04927_21377cd9c15e4d3089c0fbea7b7230a8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_799,h_560,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>TEAM MILLER</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get to know Councillor Jess Miller]]></title><description><![CDATA[A great chat with Dominique Chaleyer on her podcast, a little about my life--in and outside of work.]]></description><link>https://www.jessmillersydney.com/post/get-to-know-councillor-jess-miller</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692533ff8c513b4f517eb140</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 04:46:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaIgYIIBsYU" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>TEAM MILLER</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sydney street fighting to keep affordable homes – for 50 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[“With a state-significant development, affordable housing is also defined as 75 per cent below the market rate, which is a very wishy-washy figure, when we say it should be 30 per cent of someone’s income, and in perpetuity rather than five to 15 years,” Miller said. “In practice, this isn’t policed either. It could be someone’s mates being put in there for a discount, as it’s not administered by an outside agency. I think if Juanita Nielsen was around now, she would be shocked and dismayed...]]></description><link>https://www.jessmillersydney.com/post/hm-correct-testing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68f193b750873aaf5db0a91b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:54:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e04927_8093d3e845dd4fe4b395fa9b08195e3d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_769,h_544,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>TEAM MILLER</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Lazy place tax’ push to turn empty buildings into creative hubs]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Everyone talks about the need to activate spaces to enliven local high streets. The opposite of active is lazy. ]]></description><link>https://www.jessmillersydney.com/post/ah-yes-test-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68f1937945ad628271274f34</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:53:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e04927_570d1461dafe4b039d318a33ed045e93~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_583,h_389,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>TEAM MILLER</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Normal: Sydney ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A New Normal evolved from a casual 'what if?' idea you have over a couple of beers into a comprehensive platform outlining a $100 billion opportunity to transform the city]]></description><link>https://www.jessmillersydney.com/post/a-new-normal-sydney</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6927d33fd6cfa96de9ea751e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/01C1QyhpLiA?si=0gb3RTETQXPxLV3x" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>TEAM MILLER</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>