It didnt take Kennett’s major Events chief, Ron Walker, long to get on the phone to Steve Bracks to try to counteract his deputy’s quickly forgotten solidarity with the residents who have seen their local park trashed. And now Labor seems to be on the Grand Prix bandwagon
When it came to intimidating journalists, Jeff Kennett felt comfortable at his beloved Albert Park Grand Prix. Last year was a vintage performance; when a newspaper reporter had the gall to question him about declining attendances, the then Premier grabbed, manhandled and slapped him during a media conference.

The episode was witnessed by a group of journalists, but the paper’s editor declined to so much as query the Premier about his behaviour.