The one thing that has changed dramatically when you talk to the people of New Zealand and people from Ireland? They feel… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
I'm confident that there are plenty of people who have the strength of character and the presence of mind to warn me… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
I think leadership is knowing what you want to achieve and then purposefully and sensibly taking steps to achieve it, remembering always… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
For small business people, less paperwork means higher profits, boosted sales and more time with the family. — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
For small business men and women, less paperwork means higher profits, boosted sales and more time with the family. — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
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 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
What I would like to see is sufficiently good education and health services being delivered to Aboriginal people so that they are… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
Political parties don't work when people just announce what they are doing and expect everyone else to follow. — 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
Abortion is the easy way out. It’s hardly surprising that people should choose the most convenient exit from awkward situations. — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
I think all senior politicians tend to be rather more subtle then the commentators would have it. It is a natural tendency… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
What we are determined to do is to take more people from Syria and that war-torn part of the world as a… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
There are tens, perhaps hundreds of millions of people living in poverty and danger who might readily seek to enter a Western… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
If people are going to do things which have certain consequences that they would rather avoid, they should do whatever they need… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
The problem with politicians getting to know the issues in indigenous townships is that we tend to suffer from what Aboriginal people… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
Now, I know that there are some Aboriginal people who aren’t happy with Australia Day. For them it remains Invasion Day. I… — 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
