Elon Musk was almost inseparable from Trump as he headed the cost-cutting "Department of Government Efficiency," but they fell out hard over the president's "big beautiful" tax and spending mega-bill.

When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste & graft, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy,” Musk said.

The Trump administration has extended its tariff freeze by three weeks, but pressure is mounting in Canberra amid fears ...