I'm a politician. I'm not going to get into a whole range of scientific argument with scientists. Tony Abbott argumentpoliticianrange Change image and share on social
My commitment to the forgotten families of Australia is to ease your cost of living pressure. Tony Abbott australiacommitmentcost Change image and 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
I think that marriage is, dare I say it, between a man and a woman, hopefully for life and there are all sorts of other relationships which should be acknowledged and recognised, but I don't know that they can be recognised as marriage. Tony Abbott acknowledgedarelife share on social
Political parties don't work when people just announce what they are doing and expect everyone else to follow. Tony Abbott announceexpectfollow Change image and share on social
I think that the best things that governments can do for productivity is not whack on new taxes and, if we can get institutions like schools and hospitals functioning better, well that's obviously good for the overall productiveness of our society. Tony Abbott functiongoodgovernment share on social
I have close family members as well as lots of close friends who are gay. Many of them strongly support gay marriage. Tony Abbott closefamilyfriend Change image and share on social
Well, I'm not saying that an emissions tax is ever going to be good policy. Tony Abbott emissiongoodpolicy 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
