Politics Quotes by Tony Abbott

There will be no surprises and no excuses from a Coalition government, Barrie.

— Tony Abbott

A government that says what it means, and means what it says.

— Tony Abbott

A government that understands the limits of power as well as its potential.

— Tony Abbott

The Australian people expect the Government to govern, they don't expect it to make excuses.

— Tony Abbott

I'm a politician. I'm not going to get into a whole range of scientific argument with scientists

— Tony Abbott

Today, we have got more excuses from the government.

— Tony Abbott

Taxes will always be lower under a Coalition government

— Tony Abbott

Look, good government doesn't look for excuses, good government gets on with the job.

— Tony Abbott

Oppositions are not there to get legislation through. Oppositions are there to hold the government to account

— Tony Abbott

When politicians complain about the media, it strikes me as resembling footballers complaining about the umpire.

— Tony Abbott

We will be a consultative, collegial government. No surprises, no excuses. That's what you'll get under the Coalition.

— Tony Abbott

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

Part of my role, I suppose, is to run government business in the House of Representatives, and try to ensure that people…

— Tony Abbott

Here we go again, a government which is making yet more excuses for yet more failure when it comes to getting our…

— Tony Abbott

I think that political marriages are subject to more strain than most precisely because of the nature of politics.

— Tony Abbott

The argument [behind climate change] is absolute crap. However, the politics of this are tough for us. Eighty per cent of people…

— Tony Abbott

We are going to be a government of no surprises and no excuses; a government which keeps its commitments and a government…

— Tony Abbott

The media - and I'm not blaming them - obviously like to seize on the differences between people and, sure, there are…

— Tony Abbott

The Liberal Party has dealt with the spill motion and now this matter is behind us, we think that when you elect…

— Tony Abbott

I understand that government should live within its means, value the money it holds in trust from you the taxpayer, avoid waste…

— Tony Abbott

This is a government which is proposing to put at risk our manufacturing industry, to penalise struggling families, to make a tough…

— Tony Abbott

What will most certainly happen is that there will be very clear and full communication between the government and independents and minor…

— Tony Abbott

I know politicians are going to be judged on everything they say but sometimes in the heat of discussion you go a…

— Tony Abbott

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

There's a sense in which politicians can never work hard enough.

— Tony Abbott

So, my friends, in a week or so the Governor-General will swear in a new government.

— Tony Abbott

Political parties don't work when people just announce what they are doing and expect everyone else to follow.

— 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…

— Tony Abbott

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

The quality of government, I suppose, is determined not by what happens, but by how you react to what happens.

— Tony Abbott

Faith is important to me. It's important to millions of Australians. It helps to shape who I am. It helps to shape…

— Tony Abbott

And a government that accepts that it will be judged more by its deeds than by its mere words.

— Tony Abbott

There's always a lot happening. I mean, that's the thing about politics: it's just one damn thing after another!

— Tony Abbott

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

I think that the best things that governments can do for productivity is not whack on new taxes and, if we can…

— Tony Abbott

The problem with politicians getting to know the issues in indigenous townships is that we tend to suffer from what Aboriginal people…

— Tony Abbott

I do not regard myself as a Christian politician. I regard myself as a politician who just happens to think religion matters.…

— Tony Abbott

I want to run a government, Barnaby wants to be part of a government, which is characterized by the motto if you…

— Tony Abbott

I think all senior politicians tend to be rather more subtle then the commentators would have it. It is a natural tendency…

— Tony Abbott