Tony Abbott Quotes

There may not be a great job for Aboriginal people but whatever there is, they just have to do it, and if it’s picking up rubbish around the community, it just has to be done.

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• There may not be a great job for Aboriginal people but whatever there is, they just have to do it, and if it’s picking up rubbish around the community, it just has to be done.

  

  Tony Abbott
  • Community
  • Rubbish
  • Great Job