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Tony Abbott
Age: 66
Born: 1957
Born: November 4
Politician
Prime Minister Of Australia
Anthony John Abbott
Anthony John Tony Abbott
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The choice made by families not to immunize their children is not supported by public policy or medical research nor should such action be supported by taxpayers in the form of child care payments.
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I am, as you know, hugely unconvinced by the so-called settled science on climate change.
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There's always a lot happening. I mean, that's the thing about politics: it's just one damn thing after another!
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I've always been very wary of debates involving women.
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I'm not running for canonisation.
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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.
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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.
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The only party which is going to increase taxes after the election is the Labor Party.
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I have close family members as well as lots of close friends who are gay. Many of them strongly support gay marriage.
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No cuts to health , no cuts to education, no cuts to pensions.
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The last thing Australia needs right now is instability and uncertainty.
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To be sociable, I puffed on a marijuana cigarette, but I didn't inhale...I just hate the idea of drawing smoke into my lungs.
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Voluntary paid maternity leave: yes compulsory paid maternity leave: over this Government’s dead body, frankly. It just won’t happen.
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A government that understands the limits of power as well as its potential.
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No senior politician can expect to have work-life balance. I'm afraid there are some jobs for which work-life balance inevitably goes out the window. If you want work-life balance you just have to accept that you can't be a senior member of a government, or for that matter a senior member of an opposition.
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I am not being negative, I am simply being factual when I say Kevin Rudd is the best friend the people smugglers have ever had
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The measure in the budget in relation to parental leave pay is based on a simple proposition. Most women across Australia have access to one scheme funded by the taxpayer. Some women have access to two schemes and that's great.
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Now if you are condemned to life on welfare, I'm not so sure that being in a bigger welfare village is that much better than being in a smaller welfare village.
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We have already provided a strong humanitarian response to the problems in the Middle East and that response will be stronger within coming days.
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A bit of body contact never hurt anyone.
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