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Motorsport Australia's chief executive recently traveled to London to address an 84% increase in the organization's insurance premiums over the past five years, acknowledging the inherent risks of the sport. This action comes as Chief Executive Josh Blanksby, seven months into his tenure, focuses on making the organization quicker, more open, and more competitor-centric, while also tackling insurance costs, officials' development, and the disruption from the AASA collapse. Previously, a Formula 1 guide sparked discussion on September 24, 2026, for featuring historical tobacco logos, highlighting a form of advertising recently addressed in Australia. This development followed a legal storm around September 16, 2026, where owners of iconic Australian touring cars sought exemptions from tobacco advertising laws after cigarette signage on vehicles caused Foxtel's Kayo streaming service to drop a race broadcast. Earlier, on September 12, 2026, Motorsport Australia removed exemptions that permitted some historic racecars, replicas, and tributes to compete with period-style cigarette sponsorship, now requiring every vehicle to comply with the federal Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act 2023.
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