Premier says the Everest Cup projection is ‘the right thing for Sydney and for NSW’
• The Alan Jones-Opera House row proves Sydney is in thrall to the gambling industry
The New South Wales premier, Gladys Berejiklian, has called for critics of the plan to promote Sydney’s richest horse race, the Everest Cup, on the sails of the Opera House to reserve judgment, saying that the plan was “a good compromise” as critics would see on Tuesday night.
The plan to promote the event, which was supported by the controversial broadcaster Alan Jones, including publicising the barrier draw on the sails and showing the Everest Cup itself was given the go-ahead by the premier on Friday, overriding an earlier veto by the Opera House chief executive, Louise Herron.
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