Kevin Rudd
- Exit interview
- Australian TV
‘We had death threats’: Looking back at the ABC’s most controversial comedy show
When The Chaser’s War on Everything premiered 20 years ago, it soon became the ABC’s most complained about show.
- Louise Rugendyke
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- Political Sketch
- Political leadership
Taylor versus Ley, the sequel, shapes up as a box-office bomb
Far from the audience-thrilling rituals of political leadership challenges, this one started out as a flop.
- Tony Wright
- Updated
- Epstein fallout
‘Under pressure’: UK politician sent Epstein details of Australian mining tax
Peter Mandelson, a former cabinet minister now facing calls for a police inquiry into his ties to the sex offender, forwarded private documents with his view that pressure needed “to be maintained” over Kevin Rudd’s doomed tax plan.
- David Crowe
How the Epstein files exposed the rich, the royal and the European elite
The latest disclosures reveal more about the full scale of Jeffrey Epstein’s network, well beyond the US and the UK, unmasking those who cosied up to the sex offender.
- David Crowe
‘No records of this meeting’: Rudd denies visiting Epstein’s NY home
The former prime minister Kevin Rudd says he never met Jeffrey Epstein nor attended any meetings at his home as the US Department of Justice releases a fresh batch of documents.
- Michael Koziol
Kevin Rudd tried before for the UN’s top job. Two obstacles stand in the way of another go
When asked about Rudd potentially putting his hand up, Anthony Albanese said: “I look forward to the Australian media backing Australians for any position that they run for now and in the future”.
- Matthew Knott
Defence secretary, former Turnbull aide to become next Australian ambassador to US
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described Greg Moriarty as an “outstanding Australian public servant” in announcing he would take the prestigious posting.
- Natassia Chrysanthos and Matthew Knott
- Analysis
- Trump diplomacy
Anthony Albanese avoids tribalism and breaks with tradition in Rudd replacement
Thanks to his long career as a public servant, Greg Moriarty has no social media posts to scrub or remarks he needs to retract. This sets him up for success.
- Matthew Knott
Peter Dutton for DC posting? Joe Hockey says it’s a ‘no-brainer’
Malcolm Turnbull backs Defence Secretary Greg Moriarty for the next ambassador to the US, while Joe Hockey thinks it should be Dutton.
- Matthew Knott and Michael Koziol
Labor insiders jostle for plum US posting after Rudd resignation
Frontrunners for the post include former ministers Joel Fitzgibbon and Stephen Conroy, who once called Trump “moronically stupid”.
- Matthew Knott, Michael Koziol and Michelle Griffin