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4w ago

Tasmania Moves to Cut Funding and Ban Greyhound Racing by 2029

A legislative ban will be backed by a parliamentary committee with integrity commissioner oversight to manage animal rehoming.

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Steven Gerrard with his greyhound Vintage Class aka Mabel. Picture by Craig George.
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A black greyhound looks at the camera

Overview

  • The government’s funding withdrawal aligns with the expiry of a 20-year Tasracing deed that initially provided about $27 million annually.
  • Trainers and club officials have condemned the decision as a political ploy and warned it will undermine livelihoods of some 6,400 people.
  • Crossbench MPs have threatened to withhold support for the minority Liberal government unless the phase-out plan is reversed.
  • A parliamentary transition committee, advised by Racing Integrity Commissioner Sean Carroll, will oversee the wind-down and the RSPCA has warned rehoming 828 greyhounds will be an enormous task.
  • An independent PBO analysis estimating Victoria could save $451.6 million over 10 years by ending subsidies has intensified calls for a national review of racing funding.