Jeff Bezos and Donald Trump.

The billionaire and the bully:Trump’s strong-arm phone call with Amazon’s Bezos

With a metaphorical gun to his head,billionaire Jeff Bezos backed down. The US president described their chat as a “good call”.

  • Elizabeth Knight

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The company’s ultra low cost Amazon Haul store considered the idea of listing import charges on certain products.

Trump blasts Bezos over putting tariff prices on Amazon goods

Amazon.com said it will not display the cost of US tariffs on products after President Trump called Jeff Bezos to complain.

  • Skylar Woodhouse andMatt Day
Visions of colonising Mars.

Utopia or extinction:The space visions driving Bezos and Musk

One billionaire wants to move industry off-world,returning Earth to a pristine state. The other wants humans to colonise Mars for our own survival.

  • Chris Zappone
Even as he rocked the world with his tariff announcement,Donald Trump attempted to sell America to rich would-be immigrants with a $US5 million gold for a fast track to citizenship.

Is this the beginning of the end for Trump?

Cracks are appearing in Donald Trump’s armour. Let’s consider his self-inflicted wounds.

  • Bruce Wolpe
Elon Musk and Donald Trump in a Tesla at the White House.

Musk and big tech urge Trump to punish Australia

The companies have blamed Australia for “coercing” them into sacrificing their revenue to schemes such as the News Media Bargaining Incentive.

  • David Crowe andPaul Sakkal
Shaken,not stirred … superspy James Bond.

What the Amazon deal means for the world of James Bond

After Amazon’s James Bond takeover,anything is possible in the world of the world’s most stylish super-spy.

  • Michael Idato
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The retsina diet will have to wait

It’s all Greek to feed.

Teresa Palmer as Sophie Honeywell in The Last Anniversary.

What to watch:The best new shows to stream in March

From a bizarre true-crime saga to a new Liane Moriarty drama and a Hollywood satire,there is lots to choose from.

  • Craig Mathieson
The iconic Karl and Susan Kennedy,played by Alan Fletcher and Jackie Woodburne.

RIP Neighbours:Farewell,again,to TV’s most troubled cul-de-sac

Neighbours is survived by many friends and relatives,including the Robinsons,Kennedys,one Grammy-winning pop princess and everyone who moved to Queensland.

  • Andrew Mercado
Gemma Arterton as Agent Fields with Daniel Craig in the Bond movie,Quantum of Solace.

Shaken and stirred:Amazon gains control of James Bond franchise

One British family has held iron-clad creative control over the super-spy for 60 years,but has finally relinquished it to the streaming giant.

  • Brooks Barnes