Tony Abbott Quotes
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The sky is where mathematics and magic become one.
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Do we really want to invest $50 billion of hard earned taxpayers money in what is essentially a video entertainment system?
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No country or continent can open its borders to all comers without fundamentally weakening itself and this is the risk that the countries of Europe run through misguided altruism.
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There will be no surprises, there will be no excuses, we will do what we've said we will do.
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I'm not running for canonisation.
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No cuts to health , no cuts to education, no cuts to pensions.
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It is very important for our long-term economic future that the relationship with Japan, Korea and China, who are our three biggest trading partners, be ever stronger.
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Voluntary paid maternity leave: yes; compulsory paid maternity leave: over this Government’s dead body, frankly. It just won’t happen.
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I feel a little uncomfortable at being asked the sorts of questions that other Catholics in public life tend not to be asked.
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I think I would say to my daughters if they were to ask me this question... it their virginity is the greatest gift that you can give someone, the ultimate gift of giving and don't give it to someone lightly, that's what I would say.
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I think there does need to be give and take on both sides, and this idea that sex is kind of a woman’s right to absolutely withhold, just as the idea that sex is a man’s right to demand I think they are both they both need to be moderated, so to speak.
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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.
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People who have put money aside on the basis of a certain set of rules shouldn't have that money raided just because government has got a problem.
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I mean there are many, many people in all sorts of different countries who don't have a great life, who are subject to injustice. Are we obliged to take all of them who come here? I think the answer is 'Not necessarily.'
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Coal is good for humanity, coal is good for prosperity, coal is an essential part of our economic future, here in Australia, and right around the world.
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What we are determined to do is to take more people from Syria and that war-torn part of the world as a response to this particular crisis, but again I stress we are taking people from camps because the last thing we want to do is to encourage and reward people smuggling.We are taking people from camps and we are taking family groups; our focus will be on family groups, from persecuted minorities.
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A government that understands the limits of power as well as its potential.
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Certainly, my uni days involved some statements that I wouldn't make today.
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The last thing Australia needs right now is instability and uncertainty.
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We've got to maintain freedom of navigation of the seas and in the air.
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I am a model of positivity compared to the kinds of vitriol, the kinds of destructive criticisms that Labor members of parliament have been making of each other.
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Once people come to Australia, they join the team.
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I want to be a very good friend to Indonesia, but there are some things which are non-negotiable. Border protection is just non-negotiable. Maintaining a strong security network is just non-negotiable. I think the Indonesians understand that.
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It was a positive sign that the conversation took place, it's a sign of the depth of the friendship between Australia and Indonesia.