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Queensland’s Racing Minister backed the decision to withhold hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding from Brisbane’s top racing club after refusing to step down from its CEO, who was accused of rape. Key points: Racing Minister Grace Grace said she had previously asked Racing Queensland to direct APHRC to step down from Mr Steele as CEO until the matter was resolved. He said the club board had ignored the directive and challenged its legitimacy Racing Queensland has withheld general fund payments from the club totaling around $600,000 Scott Steele, chief executive of Albion Park Harness Racing Club (APHRC), last month committed to trial in District Court on two counts of sexual assault and one rape for offenses allegedly committed in 2015 and 2016. He opposes the accusations. Yesterday Racing Minister Grace Grace said she had previously asked Racing Queensland (RQ) to direct APHRC to step down Mr Steele as CEO until the matter was resolved, but the club’s board has...

Vivienne Leggett was interrupted from her job at the Hawkesbury Race Club by CEO Greg Rudolph and won a $2.8 million payout An oppressive boss whose constant campaign of harassment of a female worker leads to multimillion-dollar payouts has been promoted by her last employer. Greg Rudolph was CEO of the Hawkesbury Race Club when Vivienne Leggett was forced to quit her sponsorship and promotion role because of her bullying behavior. Ms Leggett, who has worked for the club for 25 years, won a $2.8 million payout due to bullying she suffered from Mr Rudolph, and for being denied annual leave, sabbaticals and commission payments. The Federal Court heard that Rudolph’s actions caused Leggett to develop a significant depressive disorder with anxiety that kept him unemployed for nearly six years. The court ruled in Ms Leggett’s favour in February and in late May rewarded her with millions of dollars in compensation. In a damning judgment, Judge Steven Rares found workplace bu...