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
stress exercise release
I do enjoy exercise, not because I am an exercise junkie but because it's terrific stress release.
cutting increase taxes
A tax cut to compensate for a tax increase is not a cut - it's a con.
average challenges use
When you are challenging the young, they can come back at you with language of tremendous power and they are no respecters of sacred cows, you know, the young. There's nothing politically correct about the average young Australian when it comes to use of language.
taken littles needs
I know politicians are going to be judged on everything they say but sometimes in the heat of discussion you go a little bit further than you would if it was an absolutely calm, considered, prepared, scripted remark. The statements that need to be taken absolutely as gospel truth are those carefully prepared scripted remarks.
victory ready
Victory is within our ready grasp...We are in reach of a famous victory
hard-work politician enough
There's a sense in which politicians can never work hard enough.
gay support close-friends
I have close family members as well as lots of close friends who are gay. Many of them strongly support gay marriage.
thinking political subjects
I think that political marriages are subject to more strain than most precisely because of the nature of politics.
australia risk sovereign
I want to see an end to sovereign risk questions over Australia.
commitment government people
We are going to be a government of no surprises and no excuses; a government which keeps its commitments and a government which is straight and candid with the Australian people and that's what we intend to do.
weekend want ifs
If you don't want to work weekends, don't.
party people political
Political parties don't work when people just announce what they are doing and expect everyone else to follow.
australia humanity coal
Coal is good for humanity, coal is good for prosperity, coal is an essential part of our economic future, here in Australia, and right around the world.
mad parent mum
My mum and mad were both very generous, encouraging parents.