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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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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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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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Do we really want to invest $50 billion of hard earned taxpayers money in what is essentially a video entertainment system?
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I think there is no doubt that the advent of 24/7 news channels, which are voracious in their demand for constant new content, has accelerated the political process. The rise of social media, in addition to talkback, I think has intensified the political process.
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I would not want to see any relaxation of the law prohibiting human cloning.
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To move past fear is a cliche.
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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.
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We have already provided a strong humanitarian response to the problems in the Middle East and that response will be stronger within coming days.
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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'm not really managing the work-life balance, I'm just accepting that the work increases and the ordinary life has to decrease when you're the prime minister.
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The last thing Australia needs right now is instability and uncertainty.
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More excuses for more failures.
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I've always been very wary of debates involving women.
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I am, as you know, hugely unconvinced by the so-called settled science on climate change.
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I think that it's high time that the Prime Minister stopped making excuses for bad policy and started listening to the forgotten families of Australia.
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Oppositions are not there to get legislation through. Oppositions are there to hold the government to account.
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What the housewives of Australia need to understand as they do the ironing is that if they get it done commercially it’s going to go up in price and their own power bills when they switch the iron on are going to go up.
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A government that says what it means, and means what it says.
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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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Look, good government doesn't look for excuses, good government gets on with the job.
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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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