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Tony Abbott
Age: 66
Born: 1957
Born: November 4
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Prime Minister Of Australia
Anthony John Abbott
Anthony John Tony Abbott
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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 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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No one, however smart, however well-educated, however experienced, is the suppository of all wisdom.
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Every prime minister has a whole series of networks, and there are official formal networks and there are unofficial informal networks. I'm lucky in that I have good official formal networks, starting with my own office, the leadership group, the cabinet and the party room.
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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'm focused on doing the job the treasurer should do.I don't respond to gossip.
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Part of my role, I suppose, is to run government business in the House of Representatives, and try to ensure that people know exactly what's going on in the Chamber is an important part of that.
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We accept that sometimes in difficult circumstances, difficult things happen.
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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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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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If people are going to do things which have certain consequences that they would rather avoid, they should do whatever they need to avoid the consequences.
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If you don't want to work weekends, don't.
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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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I am a model of positivity compared to the kinds of vitriol, the kinds of destructive criticisms that Labor members of parliament have been making of each other.
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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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I think leadership is knowing what you want to achieve and then purposefully and sensibly taking steps to achieve it, remembering always that you have got to bring people with you if you are seeking to be a successful political leader.
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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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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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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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Western civilisation came to this country in 1788 and I'm proud of that...
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