Labor minister Andrew Leigh has warned Elon Musk not to interfere in the federal election, as US digital giants lobby Donald Trump to pressure Australia to water down the Albanese government’s crackdowns on big tech and multinational tax.
Technology entrepreneurs, farmers, pharmaceutical giants and other groups representing American businesses have formally complained to the US Trade Representative (USTR) about their gripes with Australia on cross-border trade, investment and other regulations.
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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
