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 have close family members as well as lots of close friends who are gay. Many of them strongly support gay marriage. — 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
I am a model of positivity compared to the kinds of vitriol, the kinds of destructive criticisms that Labor members of parliament… — 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
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
