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(FILES) In this file photo Tesla CEO Elon Musk talks to media as he arrives to visit the construction site of the future US electric car giant Tesla, on September 3, 2020 in Gruenheide near Berlin. - Whether the topic is transforming the automobile or conquering the next frontier of space, Elon Musk has shown a knack for captivating an audience beyond investors and science geeks. The brash Tesla CEO, now the world's wealthiest person following the electric automaker's meteoric rise, was the quintessential Silicon Valley disruptor -- except he no longer lives in California.On January 7, 2021, Musk surpassed Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos as the world's wealthiest person. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)

Aussie billionaire’s swipe at Musk

Some consider the Tesla founder an environmental saviour, but one of our nation’s biggest mining magnates reckons the real solution is in an industry Australia is poised to lead.

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