Tasmania's Greyhound Racing: Compensation & Ban Vote

0:00Tasmania's Greyhound Racing scene faces a big showdown this week with a vote in the upper house to ban it by June 2029. Premier Jeremy Rockliffe just dropped a $4,800,000 compensation package to help folks exit with dignity, funded in the next state budget. Details on splitting that cash come through amendments to the bill, up for debate Wednesday or Thursday. Racing integrity commissioner Sean Carroll will consult the industry carefully, factoring in personal investments and needs. Industry reps are firing back hard, calling it way too low for around a thousand participants. They point to New Zealand's model, which doled out $125 million over five years, and say Tasmania's offer doesn't cut it. For livelihoods bill over decades. Greens MP Cassio Conner welcomes the funding, but stresses is just the start, with a full closure plan ahead. The RSPCA rallied 1,000 prominent locals in an open letter backing the ban, noting the industry has been heavily subsidized and on notice for years.

1:04All eyes on that upper house now, it's a tight call that could reshape lies on both sides, but the push for animal welfare keeps gaining steam. Stay informed, with Sinny News today, AI-powered updates. I'm Cory with The Story.