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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.
Tony Abbott
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Tony Abbott
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: November 4
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Anthony John Abbott
Anthony John Tony Abbott
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