US President Trump has told Kevin Rudd that “all is forgiven” after a tense moment at the White House when he was reminded of his previous attacks before he was appointed as Australia’s ambassador.

Former prime minister Malcoim Turnbull says any talk of removing Kevin Rudd as ambassador to the United States should be ignored.

As the Coalition calls for Kevin Rudd to be sacked, the prime minister sang his praises and found an unlikely ally back home.

There are calls for former PM Kevin Rudd to be stripped of his role as US ambassador after he was embarrassingly roasted by US president Donald Trump.

Donald Trump has reportedly "forgiven" Australian ambassador Kevin Rudd for his disparaging remarks after Trump's first term in office.

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has called on US ambassador Kevin Rudd to step down, as the Albanese government revelled in an otherwise successful Trump meeting.

US President Donald Trump on Monday expressed disdain towards Australia’s ambassador, former prime minister Kevin Rudd, as the two sat face-to-face

Anthony Albanese strongly endorses his hand-picked ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd, as he seeks to draw a line under Monday's awkward encounter with Donald Trump.

Australia and the US have hailed their relationship as stronger than ever, highlighted by a public endorsement of ambassador Kevin Rudd. Victoria's top cop has apologised for making the ‘wrong decision’ to take a police helicopter to Tasmania to attend a work conference.

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer has claimed Australia’s ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd, is “patently ineffective” after President Donald Trump publicly blasted the ex-prime minister for making disparaging comments against him in the past.