Racing boss Peter V'landys LOSES defamation case against the ABC
Racing NSW boss Peter V'landys has lost his defamation case against the ABC over a report showing graphic footage of retired racehorses being slaughtered at a Queensland abattoir. While the 7.30 program dubbed The Final Race did not portray the CEO in a positive light, it did not defame him, Justice Michael Wigney said on Friday. Mr V'landys sued the broadcaster and journalist Caro Meldrum-Hanna over the October 2019 program which included the confronting footage from the Meramis abattoir, north of Brisbane. Racing NSW boss Peter V'landys has lost his defamation case against the ABC over a re...