The Latest Breaking News from Tasracing

Second minister out over legal questions, transparency

Tasmania's minority Liberal government has copped another hit, with a second minister resigning from cabinet amid questions about their honesty.

AAP · Jun 16

TAS:Call for Liberal minister to resign over campaign texts

Pressure is mounting on a state minister over her knowledge and public comments relating to promotional messages sent during an election campaign.

AAP · Jun 15

Call for Liberal minister to resign over campaign texts

Pressure is mounting on a state minister over her knowledge and public comments relating to promotional messages sent during an election campaign.

AAP · Jun 15

Tasmanian government announces independent review into Yole racing stable race-fixing allegation

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff announces an independent investigation after an ABC report on allegations of team driving and race fixing by the state's most prominent harness racing stable.

ABC News · Mar 26, 2023

Euthanasia fears over Tasracing revamp of Tasmania's greyhound adoption program guidelines

A program to find homes for greyhounds after their racing career is not able to rehome them fast enough — and a leaked document reveals Tasmanian authorities are warning "difficult end-of-life decisions will need to be made".

ABC News · Mar 16, 2023

Calls for Liberal minister Madeleine Ogilvie to resign over TasRacing boss exit explanation

Tasmania's Racing Minister acknowledges she was aware the head of the state's peak racing body had been sacked, despite almost a week later issuing a press release stating he was moving to Sydney "to spend more time with his family".

ABC News · Mar 1, 2023

Tasmania's racing minister denies making a 'false statement' about why racing executive left

In July, Tasmania's racing minister announced TasRacing CEO Paul Eriksson was "returning to Sydney to spend more time with his family". It later emerged a review of the culture in the workplace was damning.

ABC News · Nov 30, 2022

TasRacing CEO left months after survey indicated employee dissatisfaction, documents show

The former chief executive officer of TasRacing resigned for "personal reasons" just two months after an employee survey delivered a scathing assessment of the organisation's senior leaders. Now, he is running the national peak body for racing in Australia.

ABC News · Nov 14, 2022

TasRacing accused of covering up greyhound injuries as opponents highlight editing of race videos

Footage of greyhounds suffering injuries has been edited out of video replays of Tasmanian races, with critics accusing the sport's local peak body of "covering up" the reality of the industry — but the state Premier says it's common practice across Australia.

ABC News · Sep 6, 2022

Tribunal rules on major subdivision next to historic Longford Racecourse

A last-ditch effort to stop a major subdivision on the edge of a historic racecourse is rejected by the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

ABC News · Mar 30, 2022