Cabinet ministers leave decision on Kevin Rudd's bid to become UN chief in Malcolm Turnbull's hands

By Tom McIlroy
Updated July 29 2016 - 8:18pm, first published 11:07am
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd asked the Australian government to nominate him for the UN's top job. Photo: Andrew Harrer
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd asked the Australian government to nominate him for the UN's top job. Photo: Andrew Harrer
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his cabinet debated whether to support Kevin Rudd's bid to become UN chief when they met on Thursday. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his cabinet debated whether to support Kevin Rudd's bid to become UN chief when they met on Thursday. Photo: Andrew Meares

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will personally decide whether Australia should nominate Kevin Rudd to become United Nations secretary-general, with an announcement expected on Friday.

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