Kevin Rudd
Rudd operates as ‘foreign minister’ in DC: Top Biden adviser
US President Joe Biden’s top adviser on Asia has strongly backed Kevin Rudd, after the former PM made his first public comments since Donald Trump’s election victory.
- by Matthew Knott and Peter Hartcher
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McClymont deserves all plaudits over Jones probe
Congratulations to Kate McClymont for the seminal role her thorough, principled investigations played in the apprehending of Alan Jones.
Opinion
Opinion
Please don’t send Kevin Rudd home, Mr Trump. He’s our favourite export
Donald Trump, Your Elective Majesty, you have much in common with our man in Washington. You just need to consider the “detailed programmatic specificity”.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Opinion
Foreign relations
Murdoch’s Ruddicide will fail. Here’s why Trump will warm to our Kevin
News Corp wants Kevin Rudd removed from his Washington post, but the envoy has already built a network within the Trump 2.0 White House.
- by Peter Hartcher
Under fire from Trump-world, Rudd highlights his networking abilities
The former golf caddy who sent an ominous social media post about Australia’s top diplomat has been described as “the ultimate insider” in Donald Trump’s entourage.
- by Matthew Knott and David Crowe
Editorial
Foreign relations
Rudd spoke sense about Trump. It’s a vengeful News Corp that has the explaining to do
Media campaigns can be a force for good. This one by News Corp is a disgrace.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Trump diplomacy
Can PM tame Trump on trade? Perhaps, but we need to talk about Kevin
Preparing for the new US president, Anthony Albanese is attempting to walk an agreeable but assertive Australian path. It will take more than tough talk.
- by David Crowe
More respect for women is key to choice over babies
For some couples, there are insurmountable obstacles to having children.
Ditching Rudd over Trump insults would be ‘worst possible signal’: Turnbull
US ambassador Kevin Rudd last week scrubbed critical comments about Donald Trump from his online record.
- by Matthew Knott
Opinion
US Votes 2024
When Trump gets nasty, Albanese cannot afford to play nice
Trump’s motto is America First, which means Australia will be put in its place. Albanese said of Trump in 2017: “He scares the shit out of me.”
- by David Crowe
Morrison backs Rudd as Australia’s man in DC despite Trump sledges
Anthony Albanese gets Donald Trump on the phone to talk submarines as ambassador Kevin Rudd deletes all his past criticisms of the US president-elect.
- by Matthew Knott and Olivia Ireland
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