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A presumption of any fact is, properly, an inferring of that fact from other facts that are known it is an act of reasoning and much of human knowledge on all subjects is derived from this source.

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Tony Abbott
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: November 4
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Prime Minister Of Australia
Anthony John Abbott
Anthony John Tony Abbott
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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 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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People who have put money aside on the basis of a certain set of rules shouldn't have that money raided just because government has got a problem.
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I think it's time for the Prime Minister to stop making excuses and to start governing.
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If I was in a refugee camp somewhere on the Pakistani border, of course I'd want to come to Australia.
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A bit of body contact never hurt anyone.
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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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A midnight knock on the door followed by execution is no way a leader should be treated.
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I know politicians are going to be judged on everything they say but sometimes in the heat of discussion you go a little bit further than you would if it was an absolutely calm, considered, prepared, scripted remark. The statements that need to be taken absolutely as gospel truth are those carefully prepared scripted remarks.
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Whether carbon dioxide is quite the environmental villain that some people make it out to be is not yet proven.
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Well, I'm not saying that an emissions tax is ever going to be good policy.
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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 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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The climate change argument is absolute crap
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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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To be sociable, I puffed on a marijuana cigarette, but I didn't inhale...I just hate the idea of drawing smoke into my lungs.
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You cannot win an election without a fight
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I think anything which improves services is in principle a good thing.
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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.
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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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