Coalition 'keeping an open mind' on Kevin Rudd's US ambassador role after Trump election – video

Liberal senator Simon Birmingham says the Coalition is 'keeping an open mind' on whether Kevin Rudd – a vocal critic of US president-elect Donald Trump – should remain Australia's ambassador to the US. 'Anthony Albanese said he was never going to appoint Kevin Rudd to this post ... then he changed his mind,' Birmingham says. 'And he did so at a time that Donald Trump was a declared candidate for the presidency. The risks were ones that the government chose to take'

• Senior Trump adviser suggests Rudd’s time as US ambassador could be up with hourglass gif