Elon Musk set to be go-between between Trump and China
As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, Elon Musk and Tesla look likely to benefit from influential ties to both the US president and the Chinese government.
Oscar Coleman works for ABC News. He previously worked as a digital journalist for kids news program Behind the News, based in Adelaide. He joined the ABC in 2017 from the Nine Network where he worked as a video producer. He has also produced programs at FBi Radio and interned at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris.
As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, Elon Musk and Tesla look likely to benefit from influential ties to both the US president and the Chinese government.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, but then rescinded it, after criticising the opposition as "anti-state forces" threatening the country's democracy.
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Beijing has launched a three-year plan to tackle obesity, with rates of overweight children and adults rapidly increasing in just a few years.
From a shy school dropout to one of India's richest and most influential people, Gautam Adani has now been accused of bribery by US prosecutors.
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Combined with the sluggish Chinese economy and persistent unemployment, pervasive age discrimination known as the "curse of 35" has led to a widespread feeling of economic insecurity among millennials.
Indonesia begins its first-ever joint naval drills with Russia while simultaneously conducting military exercises with Australian forces.
With parents worried about screen time and teachers dealing with AI-assisted plagiarism, some experts say it might be time for education to change.
Mental health, technology and artificial intelligence (AI): Here's what hundreds of students, parents and teachers are most concerned about when it comes to education.
China has announced a broad suite of stimulus measures, but analysts are sceptical about whether they are enough to kickstart a sluggish economy.
Despite tariffs and a slowing global demand for electric vehicles in recent months, China is steaming ahead with its transition to EVs.
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In response to an aging population and growing pressure on pensions, the Chinese Communist Party plans to raise the statutory retirement age – which currently stands as low as 50 years old for some workers.
International students say they're more anxious about getting a spot in an Australian university course, following the federal government's decision to cap the number of applicants.
It's something exhausted doctors do every day – find a quiet corner of the hospital for a quick nap. But in India, it ended in a brutal murder. Will it change a nation? WARNING: The details in this story might be distressing to some readers.
A Chinese state-backed newspaper urges people to stop playing a popular card game, arguing it is addictive and distracting people from their work.
Experts say the apparent fall of the military command centre poses yet more serious questions about the military junta's capability and the future of its senior leadership.
Taiwan's parliament has been thrown into chaos in recent weeks, with brawling on the floor of the chamber and huge citizen protests outside. Here's why.
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Six couples are suing the Japanese government for the right to use different surnames. With the support of big business, there is now growing pressure to allow more options.
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Two rival Japanese car makers have announced they will work together on electric vehicles, countering the rise of Chinese competitors.
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Japanese viewers appear split ahead of the delayed domestic release of Christopher Nolan's biopic of the father of the atomic bomb.
Professional fire crews in New South Wales will been given the option to use a more protective face mask following 2019 trial.
NSW Police are ordered to apologise for racially vilifying Palestinians and Arabs during a 2017 counter-terror training video showing officers wearing Middle Eastern headdresses.
The NSW Electoral Commission's final count reveals David Leyonhjelm's Liberal Democrats did not win an Upper House seat — the former senator claimed victory two weeks ago, saying it was "evident" he had been voted in.
The leaders of some of Sydney's most exclusive private schools are supporting their students attendance at today's climate change rally, with one telling its students to "become change they seek to see in the world".
BuzzFeed announces plans to slash its Australian workforce, and 25 staff are given redundancy letters, before general manager Simon Crerar tweets a correction saying only 11 roles will go.
Inside a small, concrete cell in Thailand, Hakeem AlAraibi is surrounded by killers and "violent" offenders. It's where the elite soccer player has spent the past month after being detained by authorities in Bangkok.