A tax cut to compensate for a tax increase is not a cut - it's a con. Tony Abbott compensateconcut Change image and share on social
Now if you are condemned to life on welfare, I'm not so sure that being in a bigger welfare village is that much better than being in a smaller welfare village. Tony Abbott bigcondemnlife Change image and share on social
I understand that government should live within its means, value the money it holds in trust from you the taxpayer, avoid waste and, above all else, observe the first maxim of good government: namely, do no avoidable harm. Tony Abbott avoidavoidablegood share on social
I do enjoy exercise, not because I am an exercise junkie but because it's terrific stress release. Tony Abbott enjoyexercisejunkie Change image and share on social
The problem with the Australian practice of abortion is that an objectively grave matter has been reduced to a question of the mother's convenience. Tony Abbott abortionaustralianconvenience Change image and share on social
All of the people who are using their BlackBerries or their iPhones, Facebook, all of the people who are sitting in cafes and hotels rooms doing their work, they're all using wireless technology, and we shouldn't assume that the only way of the future is high speed cable. Tony Abbott assumeblackberrycable share on social
Oppositions are not there to get legislation through. Oppositions are there to hold the government to account. Tony Abbott accountgovernmenthold Change image and share on social
If I was in a refugee camp somewhere on the Pakistani border, of course I'd want to come to Australia. Tony Abbott australiabordercamp Change image and share on social
Certainly, my uni days involved some statements that I wouldn't make today. Tony Abbott dayinvolvemake Change image and share on social
I feel a little uncomfortable at being asked the sorts of questions that other Catholics in public life tend not to be asked. Tony Abbott askcatholicfeel Change image and share on social
