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Greyhound Racing NSW have defended appointing the former head of their industry’s welfare body as their new CEO

Minister warned Greyhound Racing NSW over CEO ‘conflict of interest’

David Harris told the chair of Greyhound Racing NSW the appointment of the industry regulator as CEO could create a conflict of interest. They did it anyway.

  • Michael McGowan

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Craig Hutchison at Sports Entertainment’s offices.

Three years after failed buyout bid, Hutchison closes in on RSN takeover

SEN chief Craig Hutchison is on the verge of taking control of the Victorian racing industry’s beleaguered radio station Racing & Sport Network.

  • Calum Jaspan and Danny Russell
Mark Azzopardi has ambitions to race greyhounds again.

Mark was banned for 23 years for positive drug tests. Now he wants to get back in the game

A leading greyhound trainer has mounted an unlikely bid to return to the industry with a tribunal questioning the severity of his staggering penalties.

  • Chris Barrett
Greyhound racing will continues as the feud between Greyhound Racing and the Dapto Agricultural and Horticultural Society heads to court next February.

Kiwis are brave enough to ban greyhound racing. Why aren’t we?

The NSW government tried to ban greyhound racing, but backed down. Now New Zealand have made the decision.

  • Peter FitzSimons
The number of greyhound deaths in Victoria is up 45 per cent this year.

New Zealand just banned greyhound racing. In Victoria, the number of deaths is up

The Victorian greyhound industry pours $24 million a year into integrity and welfare programs. Is it doing enough?

  • Danny Russell
Tony Mestrov ran Greyhound Racing NSW for five years.

The plot to close tracks that ‘would have started World War III’

Former Greyhound Racing NSW chief Tony Mestrov has lifted the lid on political pressure he says was placed on the code.

  • Chris Barrett
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James McDonald after winning the Cox Plate.

J-Mac sticks neck out over ‘ridiculous’ skivvy logo ban; Victorian racing codes lose $58m

Racing Victoria stewards are cracking down on jockey skivvy ads, while Caulfield is looking to scrap one of its group 1 race days and the state’s racing codes suffer a $58 million loss.

  • Danny Russell
Erika Wadlow-Smith with Whisper, her retired greyhound

Move over, cavoodles: Meet Sydney’s $27,000 dog

Erika Wadlow-Smith loves her adopted greyhound, but new figures reveal the sky-high costs of rehabilitating the former racing dogs.

  • Jordan Baker
Thursday night at the Wentworth Park greyhound racetrack.

The scandal that’s left a pall over Wentworth Park’s future

Internal government documents reveal animal cruelty claims may derail an audacious bid by the NSW greyhound racing industry to maintain control of the site.

  • Michael McGowan
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Dishlicker diction or just rabbiting on?

At the end of the day, just get out of the way.

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