Prime minister Anthony Albanese has sent a warning to billionaire Elon Musk, now a senior figure in president-elect Donald Trump’s administration, to stay away from the political process in Australia.
"We have foreign interference laws in this country and Australian elections are a matter for Australians," Albanese told the Sydney Morning Herald in an interview.
Musk has been making comments on politics in the UK, supporting backing the right-wing Reform UK.
The world’s richest man last year labelled “Fascists” Australia’s plans to fine platforms allowing misinformation.
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