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title: "3 Camps Quotes By Tony Abbott"
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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-abbott/if-i-was-in-a-refugee-camp-somewhere-on-the-pakistani-border-of/)

[Tony Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-abbott/)

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> [I think all senior politicians tend to be rather more subtle then the commentators would have it. It is a natural tendency…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-abbott/i-think-all-senior-politicians-tend-to-be-rather-more-subtle-then-the/)

[Tony Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-abbott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/298/tony-abbott-1939_camps_i-think-all-senior-politicians-tend-to-b_2634524.jpg)

> [What we are determined to do is to take more people from Syria and that war-torn part of the world as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-abbott/what-we-are-determined-to-do-is-to-take-more-people-from-syria-and/)

[Tony Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-abbott/)

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## Other authors on Camps

## More by Tony Abbott

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-abbott/and-the-commitment-that-i-ve-been-giving-to-the-australian-people-is/)

[Tony Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-abbott/)

> [To move past fear is a cliche.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-abbott/to-move-past-fear-is-a-cliche/)

[Tony Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-abbott/)

> [I don't think it's a very Christian thing to come in by the back door rather than the front door,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-abbott/i-don-t-think-it-s-a-very-christian-thing-to-come-in-by-the-back-door/)

[Tony Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-abbott/)

> [Whether carbon dioxide is quite the environmental villain that some people make it out to be is not yet proven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-abbott/whether-carbon-dioxide-is-quite-the-environmental-villain-that-some/)

[Tony Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-abbott/)

> [I also think that if you want to put a price on carbon, why not just do it with a simple tax? Why not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-abbott/i-also-think-that-if-you-want-to-put-a-price-on-carbon-why-not-just/)

[Tony Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-abbott/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-abbott/the-smart-way-to-improve-broadband-is-not-to-junk-the-existing/)

[Tony Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-abbott/)

> [It is fit that justice should be administered with great caution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-abbott/it-is-fit-that-justice-should-be-administered-with-great-caution/)

[Tony Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-abbott/)

> [This is a government which is proposing to put at risk our manufacturing industry, to penalise struggling families, to make a tough situation worse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-abbott/this-is-a-government-which-is-proposing-to-put-at-risk-our/)

[Tony Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-abbott/)

> [I don't bring religion into the square.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-abbott/i-don-t-bring-religion-into-the-square/)

[Tony Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-abbott/)

> [What will most certainly happen is that there will be very clear and full communication between the government and independents and minor parties. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-abbott/what-will-most-certainly-happen-is-that-there-will-be-very-clear-and/)

[Tony Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-abbott/)

> [All of the people who are using their BlackBerries or their iPhones, Facebook, all of the people who are sitting in cafes and hotels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-abbott/all-of-the-people-who-are-using-their-blackberries-or-their-iphones/)

[Tony Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-abbott/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-abbott/i-think-there-is-no-doubt-that-the-advent-of-24-7-news-channels-which/)

[Tony Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-abbott/)

> [The only thing I wouldn't do is sell my arse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-abbott/the-only-thing-i-wouldn-t-do-is-sell-my-arse/)

[Tony Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-abbott/)

> [Once people come to Australia, they join the team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-abbott/once-people-come-to-australia-they-join-the-team/)

[Tony Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 lack of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-abbott/i-don-t-think-that-my-particular-religious-convictions-should-be-held/)

[Tony Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-abbott/)

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