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

Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton and Tony Abbott defend suitability of former PM after Dan Scavino social media post, despite Rudd's past criticism of president-elect

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A senior adviser to US president-elect Donald Trump has fuelled speculation about the future of Australia's ambassador to Washington, former prime minister Kevin Rudd, by reposting Rudd's congratulatory statement to Trump on social media with a gif of an hourglass.

The provocative time-is-running-out post by former Trump deputy chief of staff for communications Dan Scavino reignited suggestions that the incoming president may prefer another Australian representative in Washington when he takes office in January.

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