There is one fundamental message that we want to go out from this place to every nook and cranny of our country: There should be no new tax collection without an election.
Tony AbbottAnd the commitment that I've been giving to the Australian people is that there'll be no surprises and no excuses under a Coalition government.
Tony AbbottIn the era of mobile phones and emails, you're no more out of the loop in China than you are in Sydney.
Tony AbbottWhat will most certainly happen is that there will be very clear and full communication between the government and independents and minor parties. The precise mechanisms will evolve over time, but we certainly intend to keep the minor parties and the independents very much in the loop. We have to if we want our legislative agenda to have a reasonable chance of success and that's what we intend to do.
Tony Abbott