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Anti-Musk sentiment runs high in Australian city as 95% of submissions oppose land sale to Tesla
Council in Adelaide censors strong language in some of the nearly 1,000 submissions that called for proposal to be struck down
Tory Shepherd and Luca Ittimani
Tue 27 May 2025 10.14 BST
Elon Musk’s so-called “brand destruction” is in full flight in Adelaide, where residents have voted overwhelmingly to reject plans for a Tesla factory.
The city of Marion in South Australia is considering selling 2,664 sq metres of public land – which is contaminated and not publicly accessible – to Tesla which wants to build a battery factory on the plot.
Of the nearly 1,000 submissions sent to the local council, 95% called for the proposal to be struck down, citing “anti-Tesla and anti-Elon Musk sentiment” and “Musk’s influence on global discourse via social media platforms”, as well as the environmental impact and potential loss of green space.
