I'm not saying that people on welfare don't contribute in their own way, but as many as possible should be encouraged to be economically active as well as socially and culturally active. — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
And the commitment that I've been giving to the Australian people is that there'll be no surprises and no excuses under a Coalition government. — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
I don't think it's a very Christian thing to come in by the back door rather than the front door, — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
Whether carbon dioxide is quite the environmental villain that some people make it out to be is not yet proven. — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
I also think that if you want to put a price on carbon, why not just do it with a simple tax? Why not… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
The smart way to improve broadband is not to junk the existing network but to make the most of it. It’s to let a… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
This is a government which is proposing to put at risk our manufacturing industry, to penalise struggling families, to make a tough situation worse… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
What will most certainly happen is that there will be very clear and full communication between the government and independents and minor parties. The precise mechanisms will evolve over time, but we certainly intend to keep the minor parties and the independents very much in the loop. We have to if we want our legislative agenda to have a reasonable… — Tony Abbott Copy Share
All of the people who are using their BlackBerries or their iPhones, Facebook, all of the people who are sitting in cafes and hotels… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
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… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
