US politics
Bromance over: Musk says Trump should be impeached in social media brawl
The US president suggested the Tesla chief is suffering “Trump derangement syndrome”. The tech billionaire said that “without me, Trump would have lost”.
- Michael Koziol
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Musk, Trump, a roller coaster relationship and why they were never good friends
The two-time president of the United States and his “first buddy”, who also happens to be the world’s richest man, have had more breaks than Ross and Rachel.
- Bronte Gossling
- Analysis
- Trump's White House
Could Anthony Albanese be caught up in Trump’s new US visa ban?
A hidden announcement from the State Department about consequences for foreigners “complicit in censoring Americans” has sparked a new level of global interference not seen from America since the end of the Cold War. Peter Hartcher asks, is this the beginning of a new level of interference?
- Peter Hartcher
- Updated
- Trump's White House
‘We don’t want them’: Trump imposes travel bans on citizens from 12 countries
The US president has announced a total ban on citizens from a dozen countries entering the US and a partial ban on several more nations, a move that partly revives controversial travel restrictions from his first term.
- Michael Koziol
- Opinion
- Elon Musk
They were meant for each other, but Trump and Musk were always going to blow up like a SpaceX rocket
It was a match made in MAGA heaven – the world’s richest man with the world’s most powerful. But Elon Musk was never, and never could be, No.1. The break was inevitable.
- Bruce Wolpe
Trump says he’s stamping out antisemitism. Online, he’s fanning the flames
The White House said Donald Trump had done “more than any other president in modern history” to fight anti-Jewish hatred. Hours later, Trump posted an image containing a well-known far-right meme.
- Peter Baker
Elon Musk calls Trump's big bill a 'disgusting abomination'
The tech billionaire, who recently left President Donald Trump’s administration, has blasted the tax cuts and spending plans.
- Opinion
- Trump's America
Trump’s stupid obsession will unleash pain on America
Donald Trump’s ridiculous trade wars are part of his plan to “Make America Great Again”. But the latest OECD forecast shows the US will be hit much harder than most of the rest of the world.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
‘Disgusting abomination’: Musk ramps up attack on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
The billionaire Tesla CEO lashed the sweeping tax and spending bill, describing it as “pork-filled” and bound to “massively” increase the deficit.
The hidden nasty for Australian investors in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
A proposed new tax on foreigners is buried in the details of legislation championed by the US president, and it could hurt Australian super funds, multinationals and high-net-worth individuals.
- Michael Koziol
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