Elon Musk’s big payday, and a Pacific stuff up or step up?

While most of the world’s car makers are struggling to put wheels on the road, Tesla has reported profits of $3.3 billion profit on marking its biggest quarterly profit since the company’s creation. 

And there are growing concerns over the Solomon Islands, where a deal with China threatens to shake the stability of the Asia-Pacific region - but what does it mean for Australia? 

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