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Cash-strapped Allan government spends record $130m on Grand Prix Corporation
Despite record attendances at the Australian Grand Prix, the government-controlled body tasked with staging the event is heavily reliant on taxpayer funding.
- by Carla Jaeger
Too soon! Tim Wilson and Zoe Daniel reignite election corflute wars
Rival corflutes on the streets of Bayside created high drama last election. Now the rivals are getting in early.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Thousands of Grand Prix fans forced to wait as global outage strikes Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster was forced to postpone sales of tickets to next year’s Australian Grand Prix, but race officials hope the problem will be solved promptly.
- by Jon Pierik
‘Painfully mature’: What Oscar Piastri’s mum wants you to know about him
The Australian lives in Monaco and mixes with sporting royalty. But he makes no apologies for being “a nice person” in a cut-throat Formula 1 world.
- by Hannah Hammoud
Music promoters awarded $2.84m over cancelled Robbie Williams concert
The concert was to be a part of the 2020 Australian Grand Prix weekend, but it and the race were among the first wave of cancellations across Victoria in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- by Tom Cowie
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Boxing Day Test to be locked in at the MCG until 2031
Melbourne’s Boxing Day Test will be locked in for the next seven years, with Australia and England to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Test cricket in March 2027, as part of a complex web of deals between Cricket Australia and governments.
- by Daniel Brettig and Kieran Rooney
Sutton text aired in court stoush over axed Robbie Williams show at cancelled grand prix
The Australian Grand Prix Corporation is being sued for more than $8 million over the cancellation of a performance by Williams as part of the axed 2020 Formula 1 event.
- by Rachael Dexter
From love-to-hate to hot property: Why Collingwood players are so marketable
After winning the premiership, Collingwood players are on a ticket to ride. And no red carpet seems complete without them.
- by Danny Russell and Stephen Brook
Beyond Boxing Day: MCG Test crowds targeted for growth
Melbourne’s Boxing Day Test has been identified alongside Perth as two of the most underperforming games on the cricket calendar - not because of bumper crowds on December 26, but for the sharp drop-off afterwards.
- by Daniel Brettig
Steve Price goes to grand prix, but says the event must go
After three decades of high-octane fandom, the Project host wants to run Melbourne’s grand prix out of town.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
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