Not quite a decade ago, the NSW greyhound industry was facing oblivion. The Baird government was poised to shut it down after an exhaustive inquiry found that its integrity, governance and attitudes towards animal welfare were too bad to fix.

It was given a second chance (after an intense and damaging media campaign spearheaded by former broadcaster Alan Jones, which mortally wounded Baird) on one condition: the industry must clean itself up.

Wentworth Park greyhound racing as viewed from the Ladbrokes Sports Bar. Credit: The Sydney Morning Herald

Nine years on, it’s bedevilled by the same problems. The difference this time is that the government doesn’t seem to care.

A new report, commissioned by Racing Minister David Harris amid a series of scandals last year and made public on Tuesday after a long delay, examined myriad failings that continue to plague greyhound racing in NSW.

There were many recommendations, but one in particular would have been transformative; Commissioner Lea Drake........

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