Australian Grand Prix
State government keeps F1 Grand Prix race fee but stumps up ticket refunds
State government saves the race fee but must fund 'many millions' in ticket sales.
- by Noel Towell
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Formula 1
Hamilton: Australian Grand Prix cancellation was 'very surreal'
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton admits the confusion of whether the Australian Grand Prix should have gone ahead was a huge "shock to the system".
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City life
CBD Melbourne: Here's to a very speedy recovery
The ghost town left by the cancelled Australian Grand Prix could potentially come into use, soon.
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Kylar Loussikian
Coronavirus pandemic
Second Formula One coronavirus case in Australia
Formula One has its second confirmed case of coronavirus after a Pirelli member tested positive for the illness in Australia.
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City life
CBD Melbourne: Pushed to the brink in the GP waiting game
Chances are Formula One officials had made the decision to can the race well before McLaren drivers Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen legged it from Melbourne on a Friday morning flight.
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Kylar Loussikian
Formula 1
Toughest week in Westacott's life, but GP boss now geared up for 2021
It was the toughest week in Andrew Westacott's life, but GP boss is now gearing up to clear up the mess and prepare for 2021.
- by Michael Lynch
Daniel Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo knew 2020 would be different early in the week
Two days before the opening practice session of the new Formula One season, Daniel Ricciardo knew 2020 would be different.
- by Matthew Clayton
Coronavirus pandemic
Taxpayers could still be on the hook for secret grand prix fee despite cancellation
The Victorian government has indicated it will try to avoid paying the secretive multimillion dollar licence fee for the cancelled Melbourne grand prix.
- by Tom Cowie
Coronavirus pandemic
Melbourne International Comedy Festival cancelled following crowd ban
The second largest comedy festival in the world has been cancelled as the entertainment industry reels from new measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.
- by Karl Quinn, Martin Boulton, Josh Dye, Kerrie O'Brien and Broede Carmody
Coronavirus pandemic
Rumours, reassurance then cold reality of a race that won't be run
This year's Grand Prix in Melbourne was cancelled at the eleventh hour.
- by Jewel Topsfield, Michael Lynch and Benjamin Preiss
Coronavirus pandemic
'Devastating': food truck owners count the cost after grand prix cancelled
The decision to abandon the race has left food businesses worried about how to cover the costs of ordering extra stock that will go unsold.
- by Tom Cowie and Paul Sakkal