Albanese bracing for ‘major pressure’ from tech giants
Anthony Albanese says he is expecting ‘major pressure’ to be mounted against his government by tech giants later this year when the social media ban is enforced, including Elon Musk.
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The tactics Musk uses to manage his ‘legion’ of babies — and their mothers
The world’s richest man juggles more than a dozen children and ‘harem drama’ along with running his companies and advising Trump. He recently took a paternity test in a battle with one woman over money and privacy.
Elon Musk’s private jet rules: no chit-chat, no help with gadgets
The Tesla billionaire has a set of guidelines for those who serve him onboard his aircraft, covering everything from temperature to fuel use.
Senate candidate referred to police
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has fired up as AUKUS emerges as a hot topic on the campaign trail, following news Elon Musk was reviewing the program.
Trump’s tariff man Navarro is down but not out
Elon Musk calls the scrappy trade hawk a ‘moron’, but Donald Trump values his loyalty and hard-line stances.
Albanese heaps praise on WA resources’ support of national economy
Anthony Albanese says Western Australia’s resources sector is a wealth creator for the economy during a visit to a Pilbara iron-ore port and Rio Tinto’s $10bn in taxes and royalties a year help pay for health and education. Peter Dutton has also been in WA today promoting his plan to cut motorists’ costs.
Rovo and Rovers: Mike Cannon-Brookes wants to go to Mars
The Atlassian billionaire is hatching his own plans to go to Mars – well at least sell software there – and already has a head start on Elon Musk to fulfil a long-held dream.
Musk faces new threat in Tesla war
Having lost plenty of customers to Elon Musk, this global European icon hopes to win them back with a pair of impressive machines.
Why the Elon Musk vs. Peter Navarro row matters
The feud illustrates the factions advising Trump. Which side prevails is likely to determine if his economic policy succeeds.
‘Truly a moron’: Musk slams Trump’s top trade envoy
Billionaire Elon Musk blasted President Donald Trump’s senior trade adviser Peter Navarro as ‘dumber than a sack of bricks’ in a growing rift over the US tariff policy that has rocked the world.
Tensions rise in White House amid intense tariff fallout
Elon Musk is leading a pressure campaign of White House insiders on Trump to reverse his tariff policy but is coming under attack as a war of words breaks out between advisers.
Inside Musk’s shock-and-awe months in the White House
Donald Trump has tried to smooth over cracks in the relationship between the Tesla boss and the rest of his team after complaints arose from his cabinet and aides.
The top negotiator Putin is sending to sort team Trump
Kirill Dmitriev is thought to be heading to the US with an offer for Trump, potentially on rare earths and co-operation with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which are expected to be the focus of talks.
Billionaire Elon Musk to ‘step back’ from advising Donald Trump
The Tesla billionaire will return to his businesses in the coming weeks, although the US president says he is satisfied with Musk’s work cutting government costs.
Trump drops Musk bombshell, Tesla rocked
US President Donald Trump has made a huge call on Elon Musk’s future within his administration.
Trump has to confront Elon Musk dilemma after Wisconsin election
After a costly Wisconsin loss, President Trump and Republicans have a big decision to make about Elon Musk: continue to leverage his fame on the national stage or try to politely ask him to stay backstage a bit more.
Musk ‘inspiration’ to Coalition treasurer
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor has cited Elon Musk’s Starlink as a source of inspiration, but refused to say whether DOGE cuts are coming to Australia.
Trump, Musk rebuke: Dems win Wisconsin Supreme Court race
The liberal judge’s Supreme Court win could tarnish Musk’s political clout and trigger worry for Republicans about how voters see the opening months of Donald Trump’s new administration.
Whitehaven director’s online hero worship of Trump and Musk
Whitehaven Coal director Raymond Zage’s online adoration of all things Trumpian and Musk must be grating at HQ, particularly for chair and former Australian trade minister Mark Vaile.
Le Pen vows to fight on after five-year election ban
‘Sounds like the US’: Donald Trump and Elon Musk have defended Marine Le Pen over her conviction for embezzlement and politics ban.
Elon Musk’s AI start-up buys X, claims $US45bn deal
The Tesla multi-billionaire claims the buyout of the social media platform values the new tech company at more than US$100bn.
‘Terrorism’ as Teslas burn in Rome
Tesla’s Elon Musk has hit out at a new wave of protests in Europe as politicians call for an end to “hatred” for the EV brand.
ASX 200 eyes flat close as election focus sharpens
ASX ekes out small gain. Election Day is May 3. Bad weather delays Incitec Pivot fertilizer sales. Big east coast gas users back Dutton plan as producers pan it. Virgin clears last barrier on Qatar flights. Star’s Sydney casino licence suspension continues.
‘Real risk’: Musk warning as election looms
The federal government has been grilled over fears tech billionaire Elon Musk might “agitate for far-right politics in Australia” during the election.
Dutton to cut 40,000 jobs in DOGE-style move
Peter Dutton’s Elon Musk-style efficiency pledge will put thousands of Australian public servants in the Coalition’s firing line.
Musk’s X steps up eSafety conflict
Elon Musk’s X is seeking to overturn a fine from Australia’s eSafety Commissioner – who he called the country’s ‘censorship commissar’ – over its failure to disclose how it was combating online child abuse.
Musk’s X in new fight with e-safety
Elon Musk’s X has challenged an Australian court’s judgment that found it was required to comply with reporting obligations over child exploitation material.
Musk political group takes on local races and new targets
America PAC has spent big in Wisconsin and is exploring Nevada; Musk has business interests in both states
‘Tesla’s history, but we love Musk’: Shanghai fan club
Tesla sales in China plummeted 49 per cent in February. But even as the billionaire’s electric cars lose ground, he remains popular.
Musk won’t get briefing on Pentagon’s China war plans: Trump
The US president says his billionaire adviser visited the Department of Defence in his capacity with DOGE, and not for China.
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