Why isnโt the fact that 100,000 women choose to end their pregnancies regarded as a national tragedy approaching the scale, say, of Aboriginal life expectancy being 20 years less than that of the general community?
Tony AbbottIf I was in a refugee camp somewhere on the Pakistani border, of course I'd want to come to Australia.
Tony AbbottIf 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 AbbottI'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 AbbottThe media - and I'm not blaming them - obviously like to seize on the differences between people and, sure, there are some senior members of the government who are in a slightly different philosophical space to mine. But do not underestimate the substantial single-mindedness of this government.
Tony Abbott