Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has bowed to objections by the Coalition鈥檚 right wing and declined to support former Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd for the role of Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Turnbull said he made a 鈥渃onsidered judgement鈥 to not back Rudd because he was not suited to the role. Turnbull鈥檚 nomination is a necessary prerequisite for the bid, so his verdict essentially ends Rudd鈥檚 campaign.