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We will be a consultative, collegial government. No surprises, no excuses. That's what you'll get under the Coalition.

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Tony Abbott
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: November 4
Politician
Prime Minister Of Australia
Anthony John Abbott
Anthony John Tony Abbott
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The problem with politicians getting to know the issues in indigenous townships is that we tend to suffer from what Aboriginal people call the 'seagull syndrome' - we fly in, scratch around and fly out.
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I was pointing out the depth of the friendship between Australia and Indonesia and the fact that Australia has been there for Indonesia when Indonesia has been in difficulty.
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The argument [behind climate change] is absolute crap. However, the politics of this are tough for us. Eighty per cent of people believe climate change is a real and present danger.
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I try to treat people as people and not put them in pigeonholes.
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Well, I'm not saying that an emissions tax is ever going to be good policy.
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Mates help each other they do not tax each other.
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There will be no surprises and no excuses from a Coalition government, Barrie.
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Prima facie, every estate, whether given by will or otherwise, is supposed to be beneficial to the party to whom it is so given.
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A government that says what it means, and means what it says.
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If you don't want to work weekends, don't.
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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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We are looking at what more we can do. As well as a strong security response we need a strong humanitarian one.
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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 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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I am in favour of the notion of Australia as an immigrant society
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The only party which is going to increase taxes after the election is the Labor Party.
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