“Governments which live in fear of tomorrow's headline are incapable of any change.”

—  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. <br class="br">First speech to Parliament

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