Greyhound racing participants to form new political party

August 16, 2016 Comments Off

By Katherine Ernst

PARTICIPANTS from within the greyhound racing industry have announced plans to form their own political party in response to the state government’s decision to ban the sport within NSW as of July 1, 2017.

Dubbed the Australian Sport and Racing Party, the aim will be to field candidates in the State and Federal by-elections and ultimately in the state elections in two years’ time.

The Party intends to oppose the Liberals, the National Party and the Greens on the topic of the proposed ban and to give the entire racing industry a voice, particularly those within the greyhound industry in response to Read full article

Source:: http://www.australianracinggreyhound.com/australian-greyhound-racing/new-south-wales-greyhound-racing/greyhound-racing-participants-to-form-new-political-party/80583

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