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Australian Grand Prix posts record loss
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The 2014 Australian Grand Prix posted a record $55 million loss amid soaring costs and declining revenue, government officials said on Wednesday.
The loss, subsidised by taxpayers in Victoria, the host state of the Melbourne Formula One race, outstrips last year's deficit of $46 million by over 18 percent.
Sales revenue was down $2 million while expenditure was up $6.5 million, Victoria's Major Events minister Louise Asher told reporters.
The race, which has traditionally opened the F1 season, has recorded $45 million-plus losses for a number of years, sparking a backlash from local critics who see it as a waste of public money.
The controversy was...
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