Quotes by Tony Abbott

About Tony Abbott:

Anthony John is an Australian politician who has served as the 28th Prime Minister of Australia since 2013, as Leader of the Liberal Party since 2009, and as the Member of Parliament for Warringah since 1994.
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The sky is where mathematics and magic become one.

Tony Abbott

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

The problem with politicians getting to know the issues in indigenous townships is that we tend to suffer from what Aboriginal people call the 'seagull syndrome' - we fly in, scratch around and fly out.

Tony Abbott

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 t...

Tony Abbott

I would not want to see any relaxation of the law prohibiting human cloning.

Tony Abbott

I'm a politician. I'm not going to get into a whole range of scientific argument with scientists.

Tony Abbott

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

I do enjoy exercise, not because I am an exercise junkie but because it's terrific stress release.

Tony Abbott

There are no factions in the Liberal Party.

Tony Abbott

I'm not saying that people on welfare don't contribute in their own way, but as many as possible should be encouraged to be economically active as well as socially and culturally active.

Tony Abbott

I instinctively try to protect people from filth.

Tony Abbott

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

Once people come to Australia, they join the team.

Tony Abbott

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

Certainly, my uni days involved some statements that I wouldn't make today.

Tony Abbott

If we boost productivity, we can improve economic growth.

Tony Abbott

A tax cut to compensate for a tax increase is not a cut - it's a con.

Tony Abbott

If I was in a refugee camp somewhere on the Pakistani border, of course I'd want to come to Australia.

Tony Abbott

You cannot win an election without a fight.

Tony Abbott

I don't think my religious convictions should be held against me.

Tony Abbott

Author Bio

  • NameTony Abbott
  • DescriptionAustralian politician
  • AliasesAnthony John Abbott
  • BornNovember 4, 1957
  • CountryAustralia
  • ProfessionPolitician
  • WorksBattlelines
  • AwardsCentenary Medal