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Race-day riches, classroom crumbs: School on GP track pleads for help
South Melbourne Park Primary, on the Grand Prix track, struggles with safety, funding and disruptions while the state spends hundreds of millions on car race facilities.
- Noel Towell
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Huge F1 pit lane upgrade will give Albert Park more courts, better facilities for local sports
The new Albert Park facility will give critical revamps to F1 garages but also seven indoor sport courts and improved clubrooms for community sport.
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An Australian star’s Formula 1 spot was already under threat. This monster crash hasn’t helped
Jack Doohan walked away from the wreck in a stunning testament to the safety features of modern F1 cars, but he appeared to move gingerly as he exited the track.
Video shows fake security guards getting into Grand Prix
Two 18-year-old men allegedly impersonated security guards to attend the Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne on March 16, 2025.
A TikTok video boasted of a next-level grand prix stunt. Two teens have now been charged
Police have charged two 18-year-olds after they allegedly snuck into the racing event pretending to be security.
- Cassandra Morgan
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Wet and wild Melbourne heralds new Formula 1 season
The first race of the new season delivered on the significant pre-season hype. Lando Norris emerged victorious in the rain to take victory in a crash-strewn Australian Grand Prix.
Australian Grand Prix: Piastri heartbreak, McLaren triumph at wet and wild Melbourne
McLaren’s Lando Norris won a chaotic rain-affected Australian Grand Prix, with the Brit just managing to stay ahead of Max Verstappen following a third safety car late in Sunday’s race.
- Scott Spits, Russell Bennett, Gemma Grant and Claire Siracusa
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Piastri was headed for the podium before disaster struck. This move showed why he’s a star
A spin near turn 13 on lap 44 wrecked the Melbourne driver’s race, but a brilliant overtake of Lewis Hamilton as he wove his way back into the points showed Oscar Piastri’s skill. We break down his home grand prix.
- Hannah Kennelly
‘Good to be back’: Luke Sayers starts his comeback at the grand prix
Former Carlton president Luke Sayers has made his first public appearance since he became embroiled in a social media scandal over the summer.
- Stephen Brook and Cara Waters
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Panic in the garage as Norris weathers the storm to win wet and wild grand prix
McLaren’s Lando Norris has claimed a dramatic win in the Australian Grand Prix, pipping reigning Formula 1 world champion Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
- Scott Spits and Russell Bennett
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