Planned racing ad on Sydney Opera House divisive - Free Archive Audio

A plan to project a horse racing advertisement on the famed sails of the Sydney Opera House is dividing Australians. A plan to project a horse racing ad on the famed sails of the Sydney Opera House is dividing Australians.The New South Wales state government stepped in to allow the advertisement after the opera house chief executive Louise Herron opposed it.State Premier Gladys Berejiklian says the advertising for The Everest horse race has been "toned down" since its original proposal.More than 130,000 people signed an online petition to stop the promotion for the Sydney horse race on Sunday.Some have argued the ad display has economic benefits, while others say it is crass commercialism and threatens the iconic building's value as a World Heritage site.