Today
US judge clears way for thousands of workers to take Trump buyout
About 75,000 workers have signed up for the buyout, equal to 3 per cent of the civilian workforce, in an unprecedented downsize.
- 58 mins ago
- Nate Raymond and Karen Freifeld
Yesterday
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
Why Trump and Musk are set to trample all over the courts
The judiciary poses the ultimate test of whether the president will break the system as the pair set about slashing government spending and cutting staff.
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- Edward Luce
- Results Wrap
- Chanticleer
What we learnt: Donald who? AGL’s $1b battery bet and love for EVs get thumbs up
AGL still loves electric vehicles, Suncorp’s profit jump might be too big for its own good, and is CBA’s balance sheet beyond reproach?
- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
Trump relegated to Oval Office sidekick as Musk takes charge
The president added his approvals as he let Elon Musk expound on his plans to overhaul the government, in an extraordinary appearance.
- Maggie Haberman, Theodore Schleifer and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Sam Altman calls Musk ‘insecure’ as AI race gets personal
The OpenAI chief accused the billionaire of playing games over his offer for control of the start-up. “I wish he would just compete by building a better product”.
- Charles Capel and Tom Mackenzie
This Month
- Analysis
- AI
Musk probably won’t take over OpenAI, but investors should still worry
Elon Musk’s attempts to buy OpenAI is the latest in a flood of potentially market-shaking events, which make the fortunes of the world’s biggest companies anyone’s guess.
- Paul Smith
Mission from God: Meet the man behind Musk’s Washington rampage
Budget director Russell Vought believes “trauma” needs to be inflicted on the civil service as he slashes the size of government.
- James Politi
‘We will buy Twitter for $US9.74b’: Altman counters Musk’s OpenAI bid
A consortium of investors led by billionaire Elon Musk is reportedly offering to buy the nonprofit that controls artificial intelligence start-up OpenAI, in a move that was quickly rejected by its chief executive Sam Altman.
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- Reuters
Where woke went wrong
If progressive social movements are to rise again after the Trump-led backlash, they need to overcome not just their opponents but also their own limitations.
- Henry Mance
Steel, aluminium hit; WiseTech founder sued; Trump’s real tariff motivation
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
‘Absolute mess’: Musk to cut billions from defence, shipbuilding
Donald Trump said he would seek to cut billions of dollars from the Pentagon budget as the next target, while a top adviser described huge shipbuilding waste.
- Gram Slattery
Musk calls courts corrupt as Trump’s agenda faces legal pushback
The billionaire and Vice President J.D. Vance are openly questioning the judiciary’s authority as the president’s sweeping reforms face resistance.
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- Jill Colvin
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Musk’s DOGE madness could actually move markets. Here’s how
Elon Musk’s controversial Department of Government Efficiency is creating plenty of noise. Some in markets are starting to ask: what if it actually works?
- James Thomson
- Analysis
- Trump's White House
Elon Musk’s ultimate goal becomes clear
The defenestration of the federal workforce could clear the way for Trump and Musk to cancel federal spending or eliminate agencies without Congress approval.
- Jeff Stein, Elizabeth Dwoskin, Hannah Natanson and Jonathan O'Connell
Trump administration headed for legal showdown after States fight back
If the new administration fails to comply with the emergency order, the situation could pose a fundamental test of America’s rule of law.
- Hurubie Meko and Qasim Nauman
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
Trump-Musk bromance could end not with bang but a bot
Although everyone in Washington expects the two pathological narcissists to barrel into each other. For now, they both seem to be getting what they want from the relationship.
- Maureen Dowd
Will ‘muzzle velocity’ backfire on Trump?
This week reminded critics and supporters of the chaos of Trump’s first term, when a propensity for wild ideas meant little to show for his four years in power.
- Matthew Cranston
Musk is making X into his own digital Mar-a-Lago
Elon Musk’s incursion into the federal government has triggered alarm; Donald Trump imposes sanctions on the ICC. How the day unfolded.
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- Lucy Slade
Which agency did Musk describe as ‘a ball of worms’? Take our quiz
Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
- Daniel Arbon
The world’s hottest tech stock; Billionaire buys into $1b cosmetics empire; What makes RecipeTin Eats’ founder tick
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.