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Former PM denies meeting as Epstein files released

Kevin Rudd denies any contact or meeting with Epstein despite DOJ documents showing a scheduled June 8, 2014 appointment at Epstein’s New York residence.

  • On Sunday, June 8, 2014, Epstein's schedule lists a 4.30pm meeting with Kevin Rudd, but Rudd denied meeting or corresponding with Jeffrey Epstein and said his office has no records.
  • The US Department of Justice released about 3 million pages, over 2,000 videos, and 180,000 images showing Jeffrey Epstein sought a broad network, with attempts to introduce Kevin Rudd.
  • An assistant's note records a June 6 request for non-vegetarian food 'as now kevin rudd is also coming', while Joi Ito wrote Rudd 'might stop by' as a possible attendee.
  • Rudd's legal team said they are prepared to pursue legal action against defamatory claims linking him to Epstein, after the IPI commissioned a KPMG audit and the CEO resigned over an Epstein loan.
  • While being named in the files, the US Department of Justice said Rudd's office denied any meeting with Epstein, and he is finishing his ambassadorship in March.
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Former PM denies meeting as Epstein files released

A former Australian prime minister has been named in newly released documents on Jeffrey Epstein, but he says those diary entries can't be taken on face value.

·City of Perth, Australia
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‘No records of this meeting’: Rudd denies visiting Epstein’s NY home

The former prime minister Kevin Rudd says he never met Jeffrey Epstein nor attended any meetings at his home, as US Department of Justice releases fresh batch of documents.

·Sydney, Australia
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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in Sydney, Australia on Saturday, January 31, 2026.
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