Tony Abbott
Tony Abbott
Anthony John "Tony" Abbottis an Australian politician who was the 28th Prime Minister of Australia, from 18 September 2013 to 15 September 2015. Abbott was leader of the Liberal Party of Australia from 2009 to 2015, and has been a member of parliament for Warringah since 1994...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionChildren's Author
Date of Birth26 October 1952
CountryAustralia
country people heritage
Aboriginal people have much to celebrate in this country's British heritage
hands world helping
We will act to build a better world. We always have, we always will. We will act to lend a helping hand, not just here but wherever we humanly can.
country thinking views
Now, I know that there are some Aboriginal people who aren’t happy with Australia Day. For them it remains Invasion Day. I think a better view is the view of Noel Pearson, who has said that Aboriginal people have much to celebrate in this country’s British Heritage.
simple want why-not
If you want to put a price on carbon why not just do it with a simple tax.
people way welfare
I'm not saying that people on welfare don't contribute in their own way, but as many as possible should be encouraged to be economically active as well as socially and culturally active.
dad granted grew
Both Mum and Dad were converts to Catholicism, and normally if you convert to Catholicism you have thought about it more than someone who just grew up with it, taking it for granted
iron australia bills
What the housewives of Australia need to understand as they do the ironing is that if they get it done commercially it’s going to go up in price and their own power bills when they switch the iron on are going to go up.
simple thinking years
I also think that if you want to put a price on carbon, why not just do it with a simple tax? Why not ask motorists to pay more, why not ask electricity consumers to pay more and then at the end of the year you can take your invoices to the tax office and get a rebate of the carbon tax you've paid
balance ordinary accepting
I'm not really managing the work-life balance, I'm just accepting that the work increases and the ordinary life has to decrease when you're the prime minister.
people needs should
If people are going to do things which have certain consequences that they would rather avoid, they should do whatever they need to avoid the consequences
numbers australia asylum-seekers
Australia will take more refugees from Syria in response to the growing international crisis but it will not increase the total number of asylum seekers it accepts.
debate involving
I've always been very wary of debates involving women.
arses sells
The only thing I wouldn't do is sell my arse.
thinking doors australia
I think that people should come to Australia through the front door, not through the back door. If people want a migration outcome, they should go through the migration channels