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.' Tony Abbott answercountrygreat 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
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
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
The Australian public are very fair and they are always prepared to give the leader of a major political party a fair go. Tony Abbott australianfairgive Change image and 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
If we boost productivity, we can improve economic growth. Tony Abbott boosteconomicgrowth Change image and share on social
I instinctively try to protect people from filth. Tony Abbott filthinstinctivelypeople 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