Elon Musk falls out with SA Premier, Amber Heard in same week

Amber Heard and Elon Musk at the Gold Coast last month.

Tesla chief Elon Musk has split with his actress girlfriend, Amber Heard. Musk on Instagram, Tuesday:

Long distance relationships when both partners have intense work obligations are always difficult …

Remember Amber? The Australian, April 27:

Heard, 29, yesterday escaped conviction for failing to declare her two dogs, Pistol and Boo, to Customs when she flew into Australia last April.

Did Musk’s blossoming love affair with Australia (and our energy market) drive away the mother of Pistol and Boo? The Australian, July 7:

Elon Musk, who is worth more than $US16 billion, arrived in Adelaide this morning … where he pledged to build the battery storage facility within 100 days or provide it for free …

Now Amber never has to come back. How sad. The actress on the Seven Network’s Sunrise, June 22, 2015:

I have a feeling we’re going to avoid the land Down Under from now on …

But wait — now it looks as if Musk is breaking up with Jay Weatherill, too. The Australian, yesterday:

In a blow to Jay Weatherill’s “bromance” with Elon Musk, the US tech billionaire’s Tesla has slammed the South Australian government’s planned energy security target …

Elon, dude, what’s going on? Tesla’s submission to the South Australian government, released Tuesday:

… we do not feel that the draft regulations and supporting consultation paper are representative of the current South Australian position as leaders and innovators in the renewable energy space.

We thought it was true love. Musk on Twitter, July 7:

This will be the highest power battery system in the world by a factor of 3. Australia rocks!!

This will be the highest power battery system in the world by a factor of 3. Australia rocks!! https://t.co/c1DD7xtC90

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 7, 2017

Can’t things just go back to the way they were? Jay and Elon were so tight. The Australian, July 7:

At a press conference in Adelaide, the South Australian Premier’s office warned journalists not to ask Mr Musk any questions relating to issues other than energy, saying special guests “may leave the stage” … Mr Musk has had a rough week as the head of Tesla. The company’s shares have dropped almost 20 per cent since late June …

Maybe there’s hope. Tesla’s submission to the South Australian government, Tuesday:

We hope that the South Australian government reconsiders their current position.

Hope of us all. Heard on Instagram, Tuesday:

Although we have broken up, Elon and I care deeply for one another and remain close. Thank you for the continued support, respect and privacy …

Probably not much hope for One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts though. Roberts speaking in Canberra, yesterday:

I’ve always thought I was British … I mean Australian.

Roberts on Twitter, October 26 last year:

I have never held any citizenship other than Australian. When I travelled to UK & India I require a visa.

Sure about that? The Australian online, yesterday:

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson will personally ask the Senate to refer the election of her senator Malcolm Roberts to the High Court, as she concedes the case surrounding his citizenship status is “very complex”.