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Orange is the new All Black

It’s the Emperor vs the emperors.

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Elon Musk is not the messiah. He is, however, “everyman” – and this has been his power.

Meddling Musk should discover his limitations. He’s not the messiah

How can a multibillionaire be an “everyman”? Elon Musk can – but he should appreciate that this is his strength.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
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‘Your head will spin’: What Trump will do on ‘Day One’

Most US presidents are judged on their first 100 days. Donald Trump plans to get plenty done on “Day One”. But how much can he actually pull off?

  • Angus Holland
Readers have blamed climate change for the catastrophic fires in California.

‘We don’t know the half of it’: More deaths feared in ever-expanding LA fires

Despite a lull in the winds, authorities said it was still unsafe to thoroughly search many areas already burnt.

  • Michael Koziol and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Elon Musk is using his X megaphone to spread his own political views and false claims.

Elon Musk blames female firefighters of colour for LA fires

As Los Angeles burns, the man with the ear of the new president is helping spread false claims and racist ideas for political outrage.

  • Pranshu Verma, Will Oremus and Trisha Thadani
US President-elect Donald Trump appears by video link at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on Friday.

Trump escapes punishment in New York hush money case

The US president-elect has been slapped on the wrist with wet lettuce.

  • Farrah Tomazin
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Fossil fuels are back with a vengeance! And the world is cooking

The fossil fuel industry is fighting back harder than ever against those who would seek to curtail it to protect the climate. Profits are up, political pressure for change is down. Meanwhile, the planet just gets hotter.

  • Nick O'Malley
Mark Zuckerberg announced his decision this week to get rid of Meta’s professional fact-checkers,

Don’t blame Zuckerberg: The truth about humans is we can’t handle the truth

The Meta boss tied his axing of fact-checkers to the “cultural tipping point” of Trump winning back the presidency. Let’s hope he doesn’t tip the digital age into a dark age.

  • Alexandra Senter
From left: Anthony Albanese’s approval rating has dropped, while Justin Trudeau is the latest progessive leader leaving the stage, along with Kamala Harris and Joe Biden. German chancellor Olaf Scholz faces the electorate next month, while Jacinda Ardern left politics in 2023.

Trudeau, Biden and Ardern are done. What’s eating the global left?

Australia may be an island, but it is not immune to the systemic forces sweeping across global politics.

  • Matthew Knott
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How Australia, and the world, can respond to an unpredictable future

There are limited and difficult choices ahead for those who believe in a multilateral world order.

  • The Age's View

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