Gillon McLachlan
Can former AFL boss Gillon McLachlan turn around Tabcorp’s fortunes?
It will take more than winning Everest, the world’s richest horse race, to revive Tabcorp’s fortunes. The gambling giant needs some wins off the track.
- by Colin Kruger
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Trainer Ciaron Maher wins The Everest with Bella Nipotina and Caulfield Cup with Duke De Sessa
Ciaron Maher had a highly successful day across two cities, training the Everest and Caulfield Cup winners within one hour of each other. Duke De Sessa won the big race in Melbourne while Bella Nipotina ruled the roost in Sydney.
- by Roy Ward and Billie Eder
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CBD
Banned! Tabcorp boss McLachlan shuts out pollies from Birdcage marquee
The new chief executive of the wagering giant is pursuing his savings agenda at all costs.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Analysis
AFL 2024
The radio war that dealt the AFL a big reality check
The AFL’s new radio rights agreement is a far cry from the $4.5 billion, seven-year broadcast deal, with the prospect of losing Triple M proving untenable for the league.
- by Caroline Wilson
Tabcorp appoints Brett Chenoweth as chair after Bruce Akhurst bows out
Akhurst will step down after concerns from unhappy investors frustrated with the company’s direction.
- by Amelia McGuire
Herald Sun’s gambling hit: Tabcorp pulls cash from form guide
Racenet and Herald Sun deals were worth about $2 million a year. Tabcorp ended the Herald Sun form guide agreement in July, according to two sources familiar with the situation.
- by Danny Russell and Chris Roots
Opinion
Earnings season
Gill’s knockdown rebuild in the house of Tabcorp
Three weeks into the top job, former AFL boss Gill McLachlan has decided not to renovate the betting company. Instead, he is reaching for the sledgehammer.
- by Elizabeth Knight
McLachlan scraps Tabcorp’s strategy after $1.4b shock loss
New Tabcorp boss Gillon McLachlan has vowed to overhaul the wagering company’s strategy, and warns it will continue to be hit by softer trading conditions as its share price tanked.
- by Amelia McGuire
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Political leadership
The high-profile powerbrokers with a big idea to make Australia better
A new grassroots organisation with “the head of a think-tank and the heart of a community organisation” hopes to solve gnarly policy issues.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Settle the horses! No betting during work hours for Gillon McLachlan
Horses and betting are two of McLachlan’s most favourite things ever, but his new employer Tabcorp has strict rules for employees.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Gillon’s Tabcorp looks to pull down tote windows
Gillon McLachlan’s Tabcorp is looking to end decades of racing tradition by shutting down on-course totes as well as slashing funding for radio station RSN 927.
- by Danny Russell
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