Elon Musk tapped for ‘government efficiency’ role by Donald Trump

Elon Musk tapped for ‘government efficiency’ role by Donald Trump

The announcement that Elon Musk would be asked to lead a coveted,newly created post for the Trump White House came amid a flurry of cabinet announcements.

  • byFarrah Tomazin

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Billionaire battle:The king of luxury is set to face off with Elon Musk

Billionaire battle:The king of luxury is set to face off with Elon Musk

Bernard Arnault has traded places with Elon Musk as the world’s richest man numerous times in recent years. Now the pair are set for a clash of a different kind.

  • byChris Price
Greens’ opportunism has tanked their popularity

Greens’ opportunism has tanked their popularity

A once environment-focused party has morphed into a perfection-demanding group of political sooks.

‘Will of the people’:Musk adds his voice to Senate GOP leadership contest

‘Will of the people’:Musk adds his voice to Senate GOP leadership contest

There are three contenders for Mitch McConnell’s job. The SpaceX chief executive knows who he is backing.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
From OpenAI to WiseTech:Does sector have a governance problem?

From OpenAI to WiseTech:Does sector have a governance problem?

Some of the most powerful and influential companies remain in the hands of the executives who founded them and who are almost impossible to remove.

  • byDavid Swan
For $US130m,Musk bought himself a spot in Trump’s inner circle. But what exactly has he gained?
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For $US130m,Musk bought himself a spot in Trump’s inner circle. But what exactly has he gained?

Months of budding bromance have culminated in this:a comprehensive election victory,one that firmly bears the mark of the world’s richest tech bro.

  • byDavid Swan
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Elon Musk’s Starlink is coming to a flight near you

Elon Musk’s Starlink is coming to a flight near you

Wi-Fi on flights can be unreliable and expensive. Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service is promising to change all that and airlines are signing up

  • byMichael Gebicki
‘I love you Elon’:How Musk helped rocket Trump back into the White House

‘I love you Elon’:How Musk helped rocket Trump back into the White House

The world’s richest man lent his considerable weight to Donald Trump’s campaign. Elon Musk is now even richer – and he has all-areas access to the president-elect.

  • byJacqueline Maley
Shouty protesters,Elon Musk and our dumb attempts at democracy

Shouty protesters,Elon Musk and our dumb attempts at democracy

I was in the audience when Radiohead’s Thom Yorke called a heckler a coward. This episode got me thinking about freedom and protest – and how not to go about it.

  • byMalcolm Knox
It’s crazy,but we must accept these truths about Trump and America

It’s crazy,but we must accept these truths about Trump and America

We must now fathom the unfathomable:all the misogynistic,racist,crude and undemocratic things Trump has said and done don’t negate his appeal.

  • byMaureen Dowd
Trump sent markets soaring but there was one danger sign

Trump sent markets soaring but there was one danger sign

Amid the near-euphoria in financial markets that erupted when it became clear that Donald Trump had regained the US presidency,there was one warning sign.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz