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Kara Swisher tells Q+A that: "Elon Musk is doing Rupert Murdoch's playbook."
In short:
Elon Musk is "deeply embedded" in the US government and an influencer only Rupert Murdoch can match, Kara Swisher says.
The influential journalist and podcaster told Q+A that Mr Musk could "meddle" with Starlink, which supplies internet services to Australia.
UK Labour figure Tom Baldwin says Australia must reassess its relationship with the US over their stance on Russia's war on Ukraine.
Tom Baldwin expresses his concern about the future of democracy and sovereignty
US ties 'part of the problem'
But Tom Baldwin, a British political strategist and former Labour Party adviser, believes President Trump's embrace of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Oval Office dressing-down of Ukranian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, should have allies reassessing their relationship.
"I think that entanglement, that close relationship, now looks like it may be part of the problem rather than the solution," he told Q+A.
"I think Australia has recognised that there's something more at stake than one country's sovereignty, it was an idea of freedom and democracy. That is at stake again now."
Mr Baldwin said he worried about his teenage son having to fight a war in Europe if Ukraine was not supported and defended.
"The way to stop that happening is for democratic countries to be as strong as possible," he said.
Tim Watts said the government "disagreed" with Donald Trump on the Ukraine issue, calling Mr Zelenskyy an "absolutely extraordinary" leader.
"That's why we have stood steadfast behind him and supported the cause of him and the Ukraine people," he said.
But Mr Watts would not be drawn on whether Australian troops should join a planned "coalition of the willing" to maintain peace in Ukraine.
"We haven't been asked to do that at this point," he said.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned on Monday that Europe was "at a crossroads in history" and must continue to arm and help defend Ukraine.
Mr Baldwin, who has written a recent biography on the UK PM, said he was a "serious man for serious times" and would become a statesman on the world stage if the United States retreated.
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