Anthony Albanese has been grilled on his controversial appointment of Kevin Rudd to the plum posting of US Ambassador with one reporter citing brutal character attacks on the former PM by his then-Labor colleagues.
Kevin Rudd will need to ensure his public attacks are toned down after vowing to “comply fully” with key government codes of conduct after his appointment as US Ambassador.
The China-US relationship has immense implications for the rest of the world, so it should be safeguarded with "guardrails" to avoid any unintended escalation that could spiral into a direct armed conflict, a former Australian prime minister said.