Australia PM Albanese Backs Ambassador Rudd
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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.
Sussan Ley’s partyroom rival Andrew Hastie says Australia’s US ambassador Kevin Rudd “got the job done”, in a veiled swipe at the Opposition Leader who had been calling for Dr Rudd’s removal.
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has cut short her press conference after she was asked if she had undermined her own leadership.
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.
Sussan Ley appears increasingly at odds with her party room, following ongoing praise of Australian ambassador Kevin Rudd's performance in Washington.
As the Coalition calls for Kevin Rudd to be sacked, the prime minister sang his praises and found an unlikely ally back home.
Former prime minister Malcoim Turnbull says any talk of removing Kevin Rudd as ambassador to the United States should be ignored.
President Donald Trump has blasted Australia’s Ambassador Kevin Rudd in a humiliating exchange, telling him “I don’t like you” and urging him to apologise for criticising him.
The deal is a key objective for the US as the Trump administration seeks to move away from dependence on China.
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