13 March 2025

Victoria's government and opposition put Grand Prix ahead of their citizens

With the nation’s worst state debt and the looming budget, we hear almost weekly of the Victorian Government’s desperate funding cuts to essential services. While, for example, our nurses, childcare and aged care workers and our police are very much valued and needed, they appear to come a poor second in financial support to the Grand Prix from the main political parties. Is this what Victorians want?

11 January 2025

Melbourne's Formula 1 Grand Prix: What price public accountability?

The Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix has already cost Victorians in excess of one billion dollars and will have cost us an estimated $3 billion by the time the contract ends in 2037.

1 March 2024

Melbournes F1 grand prix a financial car crash for Victoria

30 years ago, then Premier Jeff Kennett told Victorians the grand prix would not cost taxpayers a cent. $1 billion later, it is obvious he was wrong. This is what Victorian taxpayers have paid so far to host a four-day Formula 1 car race. And the bill just keeps growing.