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I want to run a government, Barnaby wants to be part of a government, which is characterized by the motto if you like, no surprises, no excuses. That will be the motto of an incoming Coalition government. No surprises, no excuses.

Tony Abbott

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Tony Abbott
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: November 4
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Prime Minister Of Australia
Anthony John Abbott
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I want to make it clear that I do not judge or condemn any woman who has had an abortion, but every abortion is a tragedy and up to 100,000 abortions a year is this generation's legacy of unutterable shame.
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I instinctively try to protect people from filth.
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When politicians complain about the media, it strikes me as resembling footballers complaining about the umpire.
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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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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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A government that says what it means, and means what it says.
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I don't think that my particular religious convictions should be held against me in this campaign any more than the Prime Minister's lack of convictions should be held against her.
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We've got to get the system right. That's why we've got this root-and-branch reform under way.
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I try to treat people as people and not put them in pigeonholes.
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To move past fear is a cliche.
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You cannot win an election without a fight
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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.
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When the world is in trouble, Australia responds. Australia is a good, global citizen.
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