Malcolm Turnbull dashes Kevin Rudd's hopes to be UN chief

BREAKING NEWS: Friday 29 July 2016 Malcolm Turnbull will not nominate Kevin Rudd to be the next UN secretary-general Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed he will not be nominating former prime minister Kevin Rudd to be the next secretary-general of the United Nations. Speaking in Canberra today, Mr Turnbull said he had decided Mr Rudd was not suitable for the role. "Does the Government believe, do we believe, do I as PM believe that Mr Rudd is well suited for that role? My considered judgement is that he is not," Mr Turnbull said. Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at bsamad2007.adnan@blogger.com. Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Add or remove topics | Unsubscribe | Contact Us Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2016 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters