Speaking to the fallen soldier's cohorts in February 2011, Abbott said: “Nah, it's pretty obvious that um well, sometimes shit happens, doesn't it?” He then accused the media of trying to turn his gaffe into a “media circus”, pausing and shaking
Full credit to Tony Abbott for refusing to take the path of Australian Labor party leaders who get thrown out: “There will be no leaking, no undermining, no sniping. I want our government and our country to succeed.” One of his
Tony Abbott lauded Indigenous leader Noel Pearson as a visionary, a prophet. Pearson returned the compliment: Abbott was the “Nixon to China” conservative who would lead a nation to reconcile its history and write the missing words in our constitution
Tony Abbott lauded Indigenous leader Noel Pearson as a visionary, a prophet. Pearson returned the compliment: Abbott was the “Nixon to China” conservative who would lead a nation to reconcile its history and write the missing words in our constitution
UPDATE, September 15, 2015: Last night, Tony Abbott lost the Prime Ministership of Australia to Malcolm Turnbull, devastating satirists and comedy writers everywhere. We've been exhaustively covering every nonsensical