Tony Abbott: Quotes about people

“Cultures are not all equal. We should be ready to proclaim the clear superiority of our culture to one that justifies killing people in the name of God.”

Tony Abbott

2015, The religion of Islam must reform (December 9, 2015)

God , People

“I probably feel a bit threatened, as so many people do.”

Tony Abbott

When asked how he felt about homosexuality Quoted in Herald Sun http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/tony-abbott-gay-remarks-dangerous/story-e6frf7jo-1225838436495", March 9, 2010.
2010

People , Feeling

“The argument [behind climate change] is absolute crap. However, the politics of this are tough for us. Eighty per cent of people believe climate change is a real and present danger.”

Tony Abbott

Remarks quoted by Craig Wilson, editor of the Pyrenees Advocate, quoted in "Town of Beaufort changed Tony Abbott's view on climate change" http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/the-town-that-turned-up-the-temperature/story-e6frgczf-1225809567009 in the Australian, December 12, 2009. [no recording was made, and accounts differ of the precise wording].
2009

People , Change

“Abortion is the easy way out. It’s hardly surprising that people should choose the most convenient exit from awkward situations.”

Tony Abbott

Quoted in "Abortion rate a tragedy, says Abbott" http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/03/16/1079199224910.html on www.theage.com.au, March 17, 2004.
2004

People , Way

“These people aren’t so much seeking asylum, they’re seeking permanent residency. If they were happy with temporary protection visas, then they might be able to argue better that they were asylum seekers”

Tony Abbott

To leigh Sales "Tony Abbott blames carbon tax for 'uncertainty'" http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2012/s3573785.htm 7.30 Report, August 22, 2012.
2012

People , Happiness

“There may not be a great job for [aboriginal people] but whatever there is, they just have to do it… And if it's picking up rubbish around the community, it just has to be done.”

Tony Abbott

Quoted in the Australian, "Aboriginal people must get jobs, says Opposition leader Tony Abbott" http://www.news.com.au/features/federal-election/aboriginal-people-must-get-jobs-says-opposition-leader-tony-abbott/story-fn5tas5k-1225886350430 June 30, 2010.
2010

People , Communication

“I have often pondered the psychology of people who seem uncomfortable with the society that has formed them. There is much about Australia I would like to change, but not its fundamentals.”

Tony Abbott

Source: Leader of the Opposition (2009-2015), Battlelines book, (2013), p. 6.

People , Change

“Well, there is no doubt that (homosexuality) challenges, if you like, orthodox notions of the right order of things, but as I also said on the program, it happens, it's a fact of life and we have to treat people as we find them.”

Tony Abbott

Leigh Sales interview https://www.abc.net.au/lateline/abbott-defends-fair-parental-leave-plan/356710; on Lateline, ABC TV, 8 Mar 2010.
Leader of the Opposition (2009-2015)

Life , People

“I probably feel a bit threatened, as so many people do... look, it is a fact of life and I try to treat people as people, and not put them in pigeonholes.”

Tony Abbott

Interview with Liz Hayes for 60 Minutes, when asked how he felt about homosexuality, quoted in Quoted in The Daily Telegraph https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/blogs/andrew-bolt/what-does-abbott-fear-they-might-do-to-him/news-story/ba3ffa814f3fe0be7b28e78cc536e2f7, 8 Mar, 2010.
Leader of the Opposition (2009-2015)

Life , People , Feeling

“I stand for active government, not big government. I stand for government which gets off people's backs, not government which opts out of the future because it cannot face hard decisions. I stand for government which backs Australia's families with real policies and not just platitudes.”

Tony Abbott

First speech of Tony Abbott to Australian Parliament https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:%22chamber/hansardr/1994-05-31/0043%22, 1994.
First speech to Parliament

Family , Future , People , Decision