00:00The former Prime Minister's name appeared in several emails, revealing efforts by third parties to secure his attendance at various events with Jeffrey Epstein.
00:13In one email, Epstein suggested to another acquaintance that Kevin Rudd could join an event at his house, including several other high-profile individuals, such as former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and actor Woody Allen.
00:29In a statement provided to the ABC, Kevin Rudd's office insists that the former Prime Minister never met Epstein.
00:37No introduction ever took place and there is no evidence of any direct contact between Jeffrey Epstein and either Dr Rudd or his office, the statement says.
00:47It says most references to Dr Rudd in these latest documents mention him in passing.
00:53Kevin Rudd is about to finish his posting as Australia's ambassador to the US at the end of March, a year earlier than scheduled.
01:01The Epstein files comprise millions of documents and simply being named in them doesn't imply any wrongdoing.
01:08What I'm doing!
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01:12That's a great thing.
01:14I'm doing what I'm doing.
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