Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has stuck by Australia’s Ambassador to the United States and former prime minister Kevin Rudd as he brushed off calls for him to be sacked after he was publicly grilled by President Donald Trump.

Opposition leader Sussan Ley has backtracked on her call for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to sack Kevin Rudd as Ambassador to the United States after his tense exchange with Donald Trump.

Anthony Albanese strongly endorses his hand-picked ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd, as he seeks to draw a line under Monday's awkward encounter with Donald Trump.

US President Donald Trump on Monday expressed disdain towards Australia’s ambassador, former prime minister Kevin Rudd, as the two sat face-to-face

First, Trump scolded a camera operator who bumped a priceless, antique, gold mirror. “You’re not allowed to break that. That mirror is 400-years-old,” he lectured. “Aye, aye, aye, I just moved it up here, especially, from the vault.”

Anthony Albanese has revealed that he gifted Donald Trump a model submarine to mark his official Washington visit, as he gave full-throated support for the continued role of Australia's ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd.

Anthony Albanese has finally met with Donald Trump, with the pair signing a critical minerals deal (although not before the US president got in a dig at Kevin Rudd).

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese continues to back Kevin Rudd as ambassador after a tense encounter with US President Donald Trump. An American man linked to the shooters behind the deadly Wieambilla attack has agreed to a watered-down plea deal in the US.

Anthony Albanese sought to downplay lingering Trump administration concerns about AUKUS and strongly backed in his US ambassador Kevin Rudd.