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A government that understands the limits of power as well as its potential.

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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 the relationship between the prime minister and the monarch is very much a personal one and when it comes to the constitution of the Order of Australia, which is headed by the monarch, this is governed by letters patent, which are a matter between the prime minister and the monarch.
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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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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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The only party which is going to increase taxes after the election is the Labor Party.
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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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It is a very heavy responsibility [to be a prime-minister] to make, but someone has to make it for our country and I am thrilled and honoured to have that opportunity and that responsibility.
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We just can’t stop people from being homeless if that’s their choice.
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Political parties don't work when people just announce what they are doing and expect everyone else to follow.
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No one, however smart, however well-educated, however experienced, is the suppository of all wisdom.
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I think my wife and my kids are incredibly good to allow me to stay in public life given that they have to cop a whole lot of collateral attention that, being human, they'd rather not get.
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More excuses for more failures.
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I don't think my religious convictions should be held against me.
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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 don't think it's a very Christian thing to come in by the back door rather than the front door.
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When the world is in trouble, Australia responds. Australia is a good, global citizen.
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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.
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The Australian people expect the Government to govern, they don't expect it to make excuses.
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We are a very like-minded group, the senior members of this government. The outliers are not very far away from the mainstream.
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Well, Michael, we will be telling the people of Australia in good time before the next election exactly what they can expect from us. No surprises, no excuses. They will be our watch words going into the election and afterwards, should we form a government.
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We will act to build a better world. We always have, we always will. We will act to lend a helping hand, not just here but wherever we humanly can.
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