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X owner Elon Musk with US President Donald Trump.

Why Elon Musk is a big winner from Trump’s attack on cars

The latest escalation in Trump’s trade war has hurt car companies around the world. But among the many losers, Elon Musk’s Tesla stands out as a clear winner.

  • David Welch, Gabrielle Coppola and Josh Wingrove

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Bob Hawke and Margaret Thatcher

Trump for the Commonwealth? He’d make the Iron Lady seem soft-hearted

Donald Trump seems taken by the idea that he might be welcomed into the Commonwealth. Those pushing the idea must have lost their knowledge of history.

  • Tony Wright
The Cybertruck has become a symbol of hate.

How a stainless-steel monster became the world’s most hated car

Tesla’s Cybertruck has become a dividing line in an increasingly divided America.

  • James Titcomb
Musk at Trump’s inauguration celebration. He has denied that it was a Nazi salute.

Tesla to open new Brisbane showroom, but Musk has ensured I won’t be among its buyers

Driving a Tesla has become the automotive equivalent of wearing a bright-red MAGA hat – or a bright-red armband over a brown shirt.

  • Cameron Atfield
Tesla’s ’50s diner-themed charging station under construction in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, US.

‘Grease meets Jetsons’: Elon Musk is getting into the restaurant game

Tesla’s all-night diner, theatre and charging station is on its way as the company’s leader, Elon Musk, prepares to shake up the future of petrol stations.

  • Pete Wells
Elon Musk flashes his t-shirt that reads “DOGE” to the media as he walks on South Lawn of the White House, in Washington on Sunday (Monday AEDT).

Having battled US bureaucracy, I reckon there’s plenty for Musk to do

There is so much inefficiency in American life. If only Musk would focus his many talents on the real problems, not the stuff of culture wars and conspiracies.

  • Michael Koziol
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Gilmour Space’s rocket stands on its launchpad.

Failure to launch: The huge rocket ‘stuck’ in a small Australian town

As tens of millions of people around the world watched two US astronauts safely return to earth, a key player in Australia’s burgeoning space industry sat on the launch pad.

  • Liam Mannix
Elon Musk and Donald Trump in a Tesla at the White House.

Musk and big tech urge Trump to punish Australia

The companies have blamed Australia for “coercing” them into sacrificing their revenue to schemes such as the News Media Bargaining Incentive.

  • David Crowe and Paul Sakkal

Bullet holes, fires and Molotov cocktails: Elon Musk’s Tesla is under attack

In Trump’s first term, his properties in New York, Washington were targeted by protesters. In the early days of his second term, Tesla is filling that role.

  • Jonathan Cooper and Gene Johnson
Police are investigating after several vehicles were set on fire at a Tesla service centre in Las Vegas.

Canadian car show kicks out Tesla, citing safety concerns amid Musk protests

A spate of destructive attacks on vehicles of the electric car brand at the weekend have been condemned by the Trump administration as “domestic terrorism”.

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