ON February 20, 2009, The Daily Telegraph published an article which referred to John Coughlan, the former CEO of the Greyhound and Harness Racing Regulatory Authority.
The article reported the outcome of a decision by the Industrial Relations Commission dealing with a complaint by a GHRRA employee and in particular referred to a finding made by the Commission against Mr Coughlan. The Daily Telegraph now accepts the statements in the article referring to Mr Coughlan were false and that no such findings were made against him by the Industrial Relations Commission.
We unreservedly withdraw all allegations either express or implied in the article and sincerely apologise to Mr Coughlan for any hurt and embarrassment caused by the article.
