And a government that accepts that it will be judged more by its deeds than by its mere words. — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
The Australian people expect the Government to govern, they don't expect it to make excuses. — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
A government that understands the limits of power as well as its potential. — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
There will be no surprises and no excuses from a Coalition government, Barrie. — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
Look, good government doesn't look for excuses, good government gets on with the job. — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Part of my role, I suppose, is to run government business in the House of Representatives, and try to ensure that people… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
Here we go again, a government which is making yet more excuses for yet more failure when it comes to getting our… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
There is much to be said for an emissions trading scheme. It was, after all, the mechanism for emission reduction ultimately chosen… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
Oppositions are not there to get legislation through. Oppositions are there to hold the government to account — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
We will be a consultative, collegial government. No surprises, no excuses. That's what you'll get under the Coalition. — 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… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
We are a very like-minded group, the senior members of this government. The outliers are not very far away from the mainstream. — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
I understand that government should live within its means, value the money it holds in trust from you the taxpayer, avoid waste… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
No senior politician can expect to have work-life balance. I'm afraid there are some jobs for which work-life balance inevitably goes out… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
I think that the best things that governments can do for productivity is not whack on new taxes and, if we can… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
The media - and I'm not blaming them - obviously like to seize on the differences between people and, sure, there are… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
The Liberal Party has dealt with the spill motion and now this matter is behind us, we think that when you elect… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
We are going to be a government of no surprises and no excuses; a government which keeps its commitments and a government… — 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… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
I want to run a government, Barnaby wants to be part of a government, which is characterized by the motto if you… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
In Australia’s biggest cities, public transport is generally slow, expensive, not especially reliable and still hideous drain on the public purse. Part… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
So, my friends, in a week or so the Governor-General will swear in a new government. — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
The quality of government, I suppose, is determined not by what happens, but by how you react to what happens. — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
Voluntary paid maternity leave: yes; compulsory paid maternity leave: over this Government’s dead body, frankly. It just won’t happen. — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
Well, Michael, we will be telling the people of Australia in good time before the next election exactly what they can expect… — 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… — 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… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
I was a very senior minister in the Howard government and I sat around this particular table [in the prime ministerial office]… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
The fact is that I'm interested in getting on with my job of holding the Government to account and I think that… — 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… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
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
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