Tony Abbott

Look, good government doesn't look for excuses, good government gets on with the job.

— Tony Abbott

I'm focused on doing the job the treasurer should do.I don't respond to gossip.

— Tony Abbott

A tax cut to compensate for a tax increase is not a cut - it's a con.

— Tony Abbott

Western civilisation came to this country in 1788 and I'm proud of that

— Tony Abbott

The only party which is going to increase taxes after the election is the Labor Party.

— Tony Abbott

Well, I'm not saying that an emissions tax is ever going to be good policy.

— Tony Abbott

If we boost productivity, we can improve economic growth.

— Tony Abbott

No cuts to health , no cuts to education, no cuts to pensions

— Tony Abbott

I see myself as a social conservative, but I think that there are lots of social institutions that produce beneficial reforms, like…

— Tony Abbott

We will act to build a better world. We always have, we always will. We will act to lend a helping hand,…

— Tony Abbott

I don't think that my particular religious convictions should be held against me in this campaign any more than the Prime Minister's…

— Tony Abbott

People who have put money aside on the basis of a certain set of rules shouldn't have that money raided just because…

— Tony Abbott

And a government that accepts that it will be judged more by its deeds than by its mere words.

— Tony Abbott

I'm a politician. I'm not going to get into a whole range of scientific argument with scientists

— Tony Abbott

Abortion is the easy way out. It’s hardly surprising that people should choose the most convenient exit from awkward situations.

— Tony Abbott

The Australian people expect the Government to govern, they don't expect it to make excuses.

— Tony Abbott

What I would like to see is sufficiently good education and health services being delivered to Aboriginal people so that they are…

— Tony Abbott

Putting labels on people is so counter-productive. Most of us on some issues could be considered conservative, on other issues could be…

— Tony Abbott

Should we choose to extend our airstrikes into Syria, we will be doing this in the collective self-defence of Iraq. We would…

— Tony Abbott

If we're honest, most of us would accept that a bad boss is a little bit like a bad father or a…

— Tony Abbott

I'm not saying that people on welfare don't contribute in their own way, but as many as possible should be encouraged to…

— Tony Abbott

I do not regard myself as a Christian politician. I regard myself as a politician who just happens to think religion matters.…

— Tony Abbott

Labor has come out with a series of proposals to increase taxes, including taxes on people across Australia saving for their retirement,…

— Tony Abbott

Like the Governor-General, when asked what you enjoy most about the job my tendency is to say "today", because of the insights…

— Tony Abbott

There will be no overall increase in the tax burden whatsoever.

— Tony Abbott

I think anything which improves services is in principle a good thing.

— Tony Abbott

We've got to maintain freedom of navigation of the seas and in the air.

— Tony Abbott

I've always been very wary of debates involving women.

— Tony Abbott

There's a sense in which politicians can never work hard enough.

— Tony Abbott

I am, as you know, hugely unconvinced by the so-called settled science on climate change.

— Tony Abbott

Australia would play its role in taking displaced people from the Syrian conflict.

— Tony Abbott

The sky is where mathematics and magic become one.

— Tony Abbott

Victory is within our ready grasp...We are in reach of a famous victory

— Tony Abbott

So, my friends, in a week or so the Governor-General will swear in a new government.

— Tony Abbott

If you want to put a price on carbon why not just do it with a simple tax.

— Tony Abbott

When the world is in trouble, Australia responds. Australia is a good, global citizen.

— Tony Abbott

We accept that sometimes in difficult circumstances, difficult things happen.

— Tony Abbott

Here we go again, a government which is making yet more excuses for yet more failure when it comes to getting our…

— Tony Abbott

I am a model of positivity compared to the kinds of vitriol, the kinds of destructive criticisms that Labor members of parliament…

— Tony Abbott

I was pointing out the depth of the friendship between Australia and Indonesia and the fact that Australia has been there for…

— Tony Abbott