What I would like to see is sufficiently good education and health services being delivered to Aboriginal people so that they are prepared and ready to leave and join the economic mainstream if that's their choice. Tony Abbott aboriginalchoicedeliver share on social
If people are going to do things which have certain consequences that they would rather avoid, they should do whatever they need to avoid the consequences. Tony Abbott avoidconsequencepeople Change image and share on social
I think anything which improves services is in principle a good thing. Tony Abbott goodimproveprinciple Change image and share on social
It's very easy for Australians living in big cities to either romanticise or demonise the situation in Aboriginal places - to kind of look at things through the 'noble innocents' prism or through the 'chronically dysfunctional' prism, and I suspect that is so often the case. Tony Abbott aboriginalaustralianbig share on social
Once people come to Australia, they join the team. Tony Abbott australiajoinpeople Change image and share on social
I want to see an end to sovereign risk questions over Australia. Tony Abbott australiaendquestion Change image and share on social
You try turning up in America without documents, without a visa, without a passport; you'll be treated as very, very much illegal. Tony Abbott americadocumentillegal Change image and share on social
Most of the people who are coming to Australia by boat have passed through several countries on the way, and if they simply wanted asylum they could have claimed that in any of the countries through which they'd passed. Tony Abbott asylumaustraliaboat share on social
Faith is important to me. It's important to millions of Australians. It helps to shape who I am. It helps to shape my values. But it must never, never dictate my politics. Tony Abbott australiandictatefaith Change image and share on social