Bren O'brien

Managing Editor and Founder

hobart, tasmania, australia

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I'm a digital media professional with over 20 years’ experience running highly successful sports media content teams. In 2023, I took the dive into my own start-up, The Straight, a free digital publication with news and analysis about the thoroughbred racing, breeding and wagering industries.

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Silence and vetoes - Does Australian racing deserve stronger national leadership?

Silence and vetoes – Does Australian racing deserve stronger national leadership? Racing Australia’s role as a national racing body is often lambasted, but it is the system, not the organisation which it created, that needs reform. Bren O’Brien asks if th... See more

thestraight.com.au•Bren O'brien•Dec 10, 2025

Last bark at the Park - NSW government to close iconic Sydney racetrack

Greyhound racing will cease at Wentworth Park in September 2027. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images) Wentworth Park greyhound track will cease racing from September 2027, with the New South Wales government to convert it into sporting fields under the ... See more

thestraight.com.au•Bren O'brien•Dec 8, 2025

Queensland government calls on RQ to lobby for end to Racing Australia veto

Queensland government calls on RQ to lobby for end to Racing Australia veto The Queensland government wants Racing Queensland to drive reform of Racing Australia’s voting system, utilising The Next Lap report to call for Queensland racing to better repres... See more

thestraight.com.au•Bren O'brien•Dec 8, 2025

Run The Numbers - Eight Northerlys - Bob Peters' extraordinary WA domination

Run The Numbers – Eight Northerlys – Bob Peters’ extraordinary WA domination A race named after one Western Australian Hall Of Fame inductee has been completely dominated by another, with Bob Peters winning his eighth edition of the Northerly Stakes as bo... See more

thestraight.com.au•Bren O'brien•Dec 8, 2025

And then there were five - Frizelle's departure from RQ board confirmed

And then there were five – Frizelle’s departure from RQ board confirmed Prominent Gold Coast businesswoman Rebecca Frizelle’s short time on the Racing Queensland board has come to an end, leaving only five directors remaining. Racing Queensland director R... See more

thestraight.com.au•Bren O'brien•Dec 8, 2025

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Silence and vetoes - Does Australian racing deserve stronger national leadership?

Last bark at the Park - NSW government to close iconic Sydney racetrack

Queensland government calls on RQ to lobby for end to Racing Australia veto

Run The Numbers - Eight Northerlys - Bob Peters' extraordinary WA domination

And then there were five - Frizelle's departure from RQ board confirmed

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Silence and vetoes - Does Australian racing deserve stronger national leadership?

Last bark at the Park - NSW government to close iconic Sydney racetrack

Queensland government calls on RQ to lobby for end to Racing Australia veto

Run The Numbers - Eight Northerlys - Bob Peters' extraordinary WA domination

And then there were five - Frizelle's departure from RQ board confirmed