While the National Trust says the move could be illegal, the Prime Minister is defending the decision and says he does not know what the problem is.
The world-heritage-listed Sydney Opera House is controversially set to be the face of the world's richest horse race as the city's Randwick Racecourse prepares to host The Everest racing event on Saturday.
A state-government decision to promote the event via the Opera House included beaming the jockeys' numbers and colours and the Everest trophy live on its sails during Tuesday's ((oct 9)) barrier draws for the $13 million race.
An online petition against the move already has hundreds of thousands ((more than 200,000 as of Monday)) of signatures as the issue turns into a national debate.
It all follows an aggressive interview last Friday ((oct 5)) between 2GB Radio broadcaster Alan Jones and Opera House chief executive Louise Herron after she ruled out displaying brands or words on the sails.
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