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Faith is important to me. It's important to millions of Australians. It helps to shape who I am. It helps to shape my values. But it must never, never dictate my politics.
Tony Abbott
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Tony Abbott
Age: 66
Born: 1957
Born: November 4
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Prime Minister Of Australia
Anthony John Abbott
Anthony John Tony Abbott
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I'm focused on doing the job the treasurer should do.I don't respond to gossip.
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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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Taxes will always be lower under a Coalition government
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In the era of mobile phones and emails, you're no more out of the loop in China than you are in Sydney.
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I think that the best things that governments can do for productivity is not whack on new taxes and, if we can get institutions like schools and hospitals functioning better, well that's obviously good for the overall productiveness of our society.
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Another big problem with any Australian emissions reduction scheme is that it would not make a material difference to atmospheric carbon concentrations unless the big international polluters had similar schemes.
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We just can’t stop people from being homeless if that’s their choice.
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So, my friends, in a week or so the Governor-General will swear in a new government.
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When politicians complain about the media, it strikes me as resembling footballers complaining about the umpire.
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The smart way to improve broadband is not to junk the existing network but to make the most of it. It’s to let a competitive market deliver the speeds that people need at an affordable price with government improving infrastructure in the areas where market competition won’t deliver it.
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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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