Australian Racing Greyhound News
Foley on ban backflip: the right result for the wrong reason
By Katherine Ernst NEW South Wales opposition leader Luke Foley has welcomed Premier Mike Baird’s decision to reverse the controversial greyhound racing ban. Foley has been a vocal opponent of the ban since it was announced on July 7, and ... Read More »
What social media had to say about Mike Baird’s ban reversal
By Katherine Ernst TUESDAY, October 11, 2016, will go down in the history books as a monumental day in Australian politics. It is a day when public, media and political pressure caused the Premier of NSW, Mike Baird, to announce ... Read More »
Ginn says the grief caused by ban will never be forgotten
By Katherine Ernst GREYHOUND trainer Amanda Ginn choked back tears as she described the relief she felt when Premier Mike Baird announced his controversial ban on the sport would be overturned on Tuesday. Ginn has been involved in the sport ... Read More »
Greyhound racing has won the battle, but the war is not over
By Katherine Ernst THE greyhound racing ban is done and dusted. For now. When Mike Baird officially announced the backflip at noon today, collective cheers could be heard from within the industry. But just how loud should we be cheering? ... Read More »
“We were wrong on greyhound ban” – NSW Baird Government
By Katherine Ernst PREMIER Mike Baird has apologised to the good people within the greyhound racing industry. The apology from the NSW premier come during a press conference in which he announced a reversal of his government’s controversial ban on ... Read More »
NSW greyhound racing ban overturned by Cabinet
By Katherine Ernst THE controversial New South Wales greyhound racing ban is no more. Cabinet ministers emerged from a meeting on Tuesday morning where they officially signed off on a plan to reverse a decision to end the industry. A ... Read More »
Adelaide Cup win sees Aqua Cheetah stride into Topgun contention
By Katherine Ernst TIA Robertson experienced the biggest thrill during her time in greyhound racing last Friday night when her exciting greyhound Aqua Cheetah won the Group 1 Adelaide Cup (515m) at Angle Park. Stepping well from box three, Aqua ... Read More »
Gordon & Scott say Alliance continues to fight for full reversal
By Katherine Ernst KEVIN Gordon has reiterated his support for the NSW Greyhound Racing Industry Alliance and vowed to continue the fight to have a proposed July 1, 2017, shutdown date thrown out. Despite chatter that Gordon may be working ... Read More »
Borsak says ban needs to be overturned, not extended
By Katherine Ernst SHOOTERS, Fishers and Farmers Party MLC Robert Borsak says postponing the ban on greyhound racing is unacceptable. His statement comes as several news sources claim Nationals Party MPs are trying to repair the damage caused by the ... Read More »
Will the Nationals overturn the greyhound racing ban?
By Katherine Ernst THE future of Premier Mike Baird’s controversial ban on greyhound racing may be known as early as next week, with reports circulating the NSW Nationals Party are trying to formulate a new plan to reverse the ban ... Read More »
