Tony Abbott Quotes
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I know politicians are going to be judged on everything they say but sometimes in the heat of discussion you go a little bit further than you would if it was an absolutely calm, considered, prepared, scripted remark. The statements that need to be taken absolutely as gospel truth are those carefully prepared scripted remarks.
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Today, we have got more excuses from the government.
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There are some issues where ministers should come and talk to the prime minister, if the prime minister hasn't already talked to them. Any issue which a minister thinks is going to be profoundly controversial, where we do not have a clear existing position, it is important that there be a conversation between the minister and the prime minister. I think they all understand that and I think it is working very well.
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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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It was a positive sign that the conversation took place, it's a sign of the depth of the friendship between Australia and Indonesia.
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We are about getting things done. We are not about the blame game. We are not about making excuses.
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No one, however smart, however well-educated, however experienced, is the suppository of all wisdom.
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Labor has come out with a series of proposals to increase taxes, including taxes on people across Australia saving for their retirement, he has actually identified so far zero dollars in spending reductions.
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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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My mum and mad were both very generous, encouraging parents.
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And a government that accepts that it will be judged more by its deeds than by its mere words.
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There will be no overall increase in the tax burden whatsoever.
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We accept that sometimes in difficult circumstances, difficult things happen.
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Tony Abbott's books are so amazing!
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There is one fundamental message that we want to go out from this place to every nook and cranny of our country: There should be no new tax collection without an election.
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The only party which is going to increase taxes after the election is the Labor Party.
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Certainly, my uni days involved some statements that I wouldn't make today.
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More excuses for more failures.
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My commitment to the forgotten families of Australia is to ease your cost of living pressure.
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I want to see an end to sovereign risk questions over Australia.
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I just think that this whole issue of creating potential human life, not to give life, but to give the scientists a bit more of a leg-up, is fraught with danger.
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The one thing that has changed dramatically when you talk to the people of New Zealand and people from Ireland? They feel a darned-sight better about themselves because they made the decision to do what they've done, and I can say to you, we would feel a bloody darned sight better about ourselves once we get an opportunity to put this vote on same-sex marriage out there.
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We are sticking with the plan. We have a plan to get taxes down, to get regulation down, to get productivity up, to create jobs, to reduce taxes, to boost prosperity. The plan is working and we are sticking with it.
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We've got to get the system right. That's why we've got this root-and-branch reform under way.