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
taxes be-good wells
Well, I'm not saying that an emissions tax is ever going to be good policy.
party giving leader
The Australian public are very fair and they are always prepared to give the leader of a major political party a fair go.
senior government groups
We are a very like-minded group, the senior members of this government. The outliers are not very far away from the mainstream.
party people political
Political parties don't work when people just announce what they are doing and expect everyone else to follow.
mad parent mum
My mum and mad were both very generous, encouraging parents.
australia risk sovereign
I want to see an end to sovereign risk questions over Australia.
stress exercise release
I do enjoy exercise, not because I am an exercise junkie but because it's terrific stress release.
senior philosophical government
The media - and I'm not blaming them - obviously like to seize on the differences between people and, sure, there are some senior members of the government who are in a slightly different philosophical space to mine. But do not underestimate the substantial single-mindedness of this government.
cutting increase taxes
A tax cut to compensate for a tax increase is not a cut - it's a con.
people trying filth
I instinctively try to protect people from filth.
climate climate-change crap
Climate change is crap.
retirement zero australia
Labor has come out with a series of proposals to increase taxes, including taxes on people across Australia saving for their retirement, he has actually identified so far zero dollars in spending reductions.
australia want borders
If I was in a refugee camp somewhere on the Pakistani border, of course I'd want to come to Australia.
technology iphone people
All of the people who are using their BlackBerries or their iPhones, Facebook, all of the people who are sitting in cafes and hotels rooms doing their work, they're all using wireless technology, and we shouldn't assume that the only way of the future is high speed cable.