Bigger question is how Albanese would handle Trump
Australian PMs did okay under Trump Mark 1. Could Albanese manage Trump Mark 2, asks political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Kevin Rudd
Labor has continued to back Kevin Rudd to remain as US ambassador if Donald Trump becomes president again, despite calls from conservatives for him to go.
Donald Trump has made derogatory comments about Australia's 26th prime minister, warning Kevin Rudd may not be the nation's ambassador in Washington for long.
"Ambassador Rudd’s intervention exposes the potential problem of a former prime minister as Australia’s representative in such a sensitive post," writes "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
Political commentary
Strong leaders know when to go, don’t they?
Strong political leaders are electoral gold – but the trick is in them knowing when to stand down, writes MARK KENNY.
Opinion
The final prize beckons once more for Kevin
"Nothing comes close to the wild parabola of Kevin Rudd’s journey to the latest plot point in his story: appointment as Australia’s ambassador to the US," writes "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
Political commentary
Rudd is highly qualified, but might find US constricting
Rudd possesses expertise in abundance. But he’ll have to make sure he refits his style to what can be the restraining corset of the job of ambassador, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"It was in Canberra wild rocker Jimmy Barnes met his wife, then 21-year-old uni student…
IN a free public event, Kevin Rudd will be in conversation with journalist Stan Grant…
"The UN role was always Rudd's ultimate ambition… so when Turnbull delivered the fatal blow Rudd would have been utterly devastated. But don’t write him off just yet," writes Seven Days columnist ROBERT MACKLIN
A FURIOUS Kevin Rudd has released correspondence in which he wrote that on “multiple” occasions…
THE strength of Foreign Minister Julie Bishop will be tested on Thursday when she proposes…
FORMER prime minister Kevin Rudd has launched a sweeping attack on Cardinal George Pell for…
ROBERT MACKLIN, just back from lecturing in China, reflects on the Chinese hunger for the…
THE ACT's Senate contest is still too close to call; as Liberal Zed Seselja…
Those responsible for the worst years in Australian political history have been rewarded, writes MICHAEL…
As we gird our loins for an economic bloodbath, it seems incoming PM Tony Abbott’s…
This is Australia! We do not have an American form of democracy, says political columnist…
MARK PARTON has been batting election analogies around the office.
