Rudd denies trying to quash story

National - smh.com.au.

Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd has denied trying to suppress an embarrassing newspaper article which questioned his account of being evicted from his home after his father's death. Mr Rudd said he had simply put his view to the newspaper and that was included in the article. Asked if he and his staff had applied pressure to the newspaper editor in a bid to stop publication, Mr Rudd replied: "Not at all."