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Tony Abbott
Covering all things politics, we have the latest news and updates on Tony Abbott.
Turnbull government’s new mantra
THE Turnbull Government has scrapped Tony Abbott’s “morbid joke” to make “taxes lower, simpler and fairer”.
‘You will want women like me in politics’
SHE’S been slammed for her role in Tony Abbott’s downfall, but Peta Credlin used a rare public appearance to suggest she’s the kind of person who should be in politics.
Peter Costello slams Tony Abbott
SOME of the Liberal Party’s biggest stars, including former Treasurer Peter Costello, have publicly ripped into Tony Abbott.
‘Badly misled’: Tony Abbott lashes out
DUMPED prime minister Tony Abbott has called the new Treasurer a liar, as Malcolm Turnbull savours a big bounce over Labor in the polls.
Oliver: Abbott was ‘like taking heroin’
BRITISH comedian and political commentator John Oliver has made his thoughts on former Prime Minister Tony Abbott quite clear, comparing his time in the top office to “taking heroin”.
Indiana Abbott’s last crusade
SOMEONE has turned Tony Abbott’s prime ministership into an Indiana Jones parody video and it’s fantastic.
Abbott sheds shirt on wild night
TONY Abbott danced topless during a wild night of drinking after losing the leadership spill.
’I’m not going to use my faith for a stunt on your program’
SCOTT Morrison has revealed Tony Abbott threw Treasurer Joe Hockey “under the bus” in an 11th hour bid to save his leadership, during a fiery 2GB interview with Ray Hadley who demanded he swear on the bible that he played no role in the coup.
Bishop’s late night tweeting spree
IF Julie Bishop has been losing sleep over the deposing of former prime minister Tony Abbott, at least she’s using her late waking hours to entertain.
Massive poll surge for Turnbull
A NEW poll taken after Malcolm Turnbull overthrew Tony Abbott as PM shows the Coalition ahead of Labor for the first time in 16 months.
‘There is this strong sense of a slap in the face’
WHEN the Howard Government lost the 2007 election, Tony Abbott famously said he went into “mourning”. One can only imagine what he must be feeling now.
Liberal MP told: ‘express breastmilk’
ONE of Tony Abbott’s hand-picked lieutenants told female Liberal MP Kelly O’Dwyer to “express more breastmilk” so she wouldn’t miss parliamentary votes.
‘Joe, there’s no room for you. Physically’
WITH reports emerging that Tony Abbott resigned by fax, a brilliant parody Instagram account underlines how different our new PM really is.
Turnbull’s secret dinner pays off
IT WAS a ritzy meal at the Wild Duck that had everyone wondering: is Turnbull a complete goose? A year later, who’s laughing now?
Credlin spared one final indignity
WELL, this is embarrassing. As Peta Credlin’s career hangs in the balance, a women’s magazine has jumped the gun.
‘Elitist snob’: Hadley’s fury at Turnbull
IF you thought Ray Hadley was angry yesterday, you should hear him now. The shock jock has savaged “unelectable snob” Malcolm Turnbull, and he’s not alone.
How Australians reacted to the spill
IT DIDN’T take long for the memes and jokes to start flooding social media. And quite frankly, some were absolutely hilarious.
Julie Bishop’s tears: I did what I had to do
JULIE Bishop struggled to maintain her composure on live TV this morning as she defended her controversial decision to turn on Tony Abbott.
How Aussies reacted to new PM
IT DIDN’T take long for the memes and jokes to start flooding social media. And quite frankly, some were absolutely hilarious.
The spill is on. Abbott vs Turnbull
BREAKING: Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed he will challenge Tony Abbott for the Liberal Party leadership.
Abbott vs Turnbull
BREAKING: Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed he will challenge Tony Abbott for the Liberal Party leadership.
The spill is on. Abbott vs Turnbull
BREAKING: Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed he will challenge Tony Abbott for the Liberal Party leadership.
The spill is on. Abbott vs Turnbull
BREAKING: Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed he will challenge Tony Abbott for the Liberal Party leadership.
Abbott’s downfall: How it could happen
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott could go the way of Kevin Rudd, turfed out in his first term before voters get their chance. Here’s how it could play out.
Leigh Sales’ cutting question for Abbott
TONY Abbott endured a testy interview with Leigh Sales last night. After she interrupted the PM several times, the 7:30 host’s final question cut to the bone.
‘Gripped by grief’: PM acts on refugees
TONY Abbott announces mass, one-off intake of desperate Syrian refugees as he vows to hit the IS ‘death cult’ hard with bombing plan.
PM to help Syria despite Hanson’s claims
TONY Abbott told parliament the government will announce its response to the Syrian refugee crisis within 24 hours, as Pauline Hanson warned of a backlash.
Fresh confession embarrasses Tony Abbott
TONY Abbott spent all of last week denying them, but last night, a bureaucrat blew the lid on some explosive allegations.
Ruddock: ‘Australia can’t solve this’
PHILIP Ruddock said the Syria refugee crisis had reached a tipping point, where any increase in intake won’t help, after Tony Abbott said he was thankful for stopping the boats.
Poll shock: What you really want
YEP, you’re concerned about the usual stuff like jobs and the economy. But this poll reveals a new issue which Aussies like you want solved. Now.
Fresh claims Abbott policy will cost jobs
TONY Abbott faces more claims that his policies will surrender Australian jobs to low-wage foreign competitors.
‘There’s huge numbers of lives at stake’
SOME have labelled it a sin, others believe it is a crime. Most of us don’t even know there’s a war going on.
PM denies ‘sack the Aussies’ job advice
A CRUISE line is standing by accusations it was advised to sack Australian staff because they were too expensive, despite denials from Tony Abbott.
‘Sack Aussies, hire cheap foreigners’
TONY Abbott’s vow to protect Aussie jobs has been battered by company’s claim it was told by a government official to replace locals with cheap foreigners.
Abbott scraps bank deposit tax
DENYING reports that the Treasurer’s job is on the line, the Prime Minister has announced the axing of the $1.5 billion bank deposit tax.
Invasion off the cards in IS hunt: PM
TONY Abbott says any Australian attack on Islamic State would have limits.
Stick to your day job, boss tells Hockey
TREASURER put back in his place by Tony Abbott after going way off script and accepting a part-time job on the side without telling him.
ABC apologises to Abbott for vulgar tweet
THE ABC has apologised to Prime Minister Tony Abbott for airing a lewd tweet featuring his name during last night’s broadcast.
From bad to worse for Tony Abbott
X-RATED tweets on Q&A are the least of the PM’s problems this morning. If he wasn’t worried about his job before, he should be after reading these numbers.
‘Nation that plans to ruin the world’
A LEADING economist has slammed Australia, saying our nation’s plans to increase coal mining is ‘bats***’ crazy’.
Does Tony Abbott have a twin?
THE circumstantial evidence is overwhelming — and a little bit creepy. Tony Abbott and Dyson Heydon could be twins born a generation apart.
Equation that could cost Abbott his job
TONY Abbott is refusing to condemn Dyson Heydon for many reasons, not least because the fate of the Royal Commissioner’s job is linked to his own.
PM gets some very bad news
GET ready to eat a lot of free sausages. If the PM gets his way, we’ll be heading to the polls every year for the next three — assuming he survives that long.
Going from one disaster to the next
TONY Abbott had better be careful. It seems his government can’t do anything this week without stepping in a cowpat.
Jack Black rips into Tony Abbott
DURING an interview on radio this morning, Black said our PM sounds like “a bit of a nutter” and is “living in the Stone Age”.
‘Ministerial suicide runs’ unlikely
A THIRD of Tony Abbott’s partyroom are against his anti-gay-marriage stance, but don’t expect to see ministers crossing the floor over this issue.
Tony Abbott’s biggest problem
IT’S what many Australians are now thinking. Trouble is, the clock is ticking for Tony Abbott to convince us otherwise.
Abbott’s sister: ‘It’s not the right result’
IF anyone has the right to feel ‘dudded’ today, it’s Tony Abbott’s gay sister Christine Forster. And she’s told him so on national TV.
Abbott opens the purse for struggling regions
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott once promised an end to industry handouts. But in the last few days he has offered billions for struggling cities. Today it was Geelong’s turn.
Tight spot: PM’s dilemma over your pay
TONY Abbott faces the prospect of having to recommend slashing the weekend wages of tens of thousands of Australians ahead of an election.
Captain Disaster: PM cops it from his own side
TONY ABBOTT says Bronwyn Bishop’s career is over as senior Liberals turn on him over his horror run of “captain’s picks”.
The curse of the Speaker’s chair
POSITION vacant: Speaker of the House. Salary: $340,000 plus expenses. Career prospects: Sadly, pretty dodgy.
PM told to ‘drop the race card’
PENNY Wong has told the prime minister to stop playing the race card when it comes to defending the free-trade agreement with China.
‘I won’t deny you a gotcha moment’
7.30 host Leigh Sales turned the screws on Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott over his contradictory comments on fearmongering and scare campaigns.
Leaders on the nose with voters
NEITHER of these men are popular right now, with the latest opinion poll showing only 27 per cent of people are happy with Bill Shorten, and Tony Abbott faring only slightly better.
GST talk starts conspiracy theories
A PROPOSAL to lift the rate of the GST has started a round of hyperventilating about ballooning taxes. But what did the PM really say about the idea?
Why is Australia being held back?
CHANGE is coming and some countries will adapt and flourish while others stagnate. Here’s what’s holding Australia back.
How to fix our clogged cities’ woes
MORE than two thirds of Australians live in a capital city, but there is no one person in power to ensure that they work well. A powerful group wants to change that.
‘Calm down’: Turnbull risks PM’s wrath
TONY Abbott has spent months telling us to be afraid of the Islamic State threat. Last night, Malcolm Turnbull had a very different message.
Seven-year-old smacks down Tony Abbott
THIS young man calls himself Zen, and he has a rather pointed message for Tony Abbott. A few adults might agree with him too.
Threat to PM over gay marriage
THE Prime Minister has slapped down a move by two of his own MPs to introduce a same-sex marriage bill – but a senior Liberal MP warns it could imperil Mr Abbott’s leadership.
Marriage plot that backfired big time
STANDING up to your boss is always a gamble, but when your boss is Tony Abbott, things can go horribly, horribly wrong.
Howard’s method just doesn’t cut it
IT was a stroke of brilliance. John Howard told us to be ‘alert but not alarmed’. A decade on, Tony Abbott wants us to be scared witless. Here’s why things have changed.
‘We let people get away with it’
TONY Abbott’s chief of staff, Peta Credlin, has had enough. Now she’s lashed out over a big problem in Canberra — and taken a veiled shot at her critics.
Security crackdown: ABC email leaked
AN EMAIL sent to ABC staff reveals the broadcaster has ramped up security at its Sydney headquarters in response to threats over Zaky Mallah’s appearance on Q&A.
Abbott attacks ABC: ‘Heads should roll’
TONY Abbott said “heads should roll” at the ABC after an urgent government inquiry was announced, and damning details of who knew of Zaky Mallah’s appearance were revealed.
The Killing Season’s fatal one-liners
AFTER the last slings and arrows of Sarah Ferguson’s The Killing Season on the ABC have been fired, just who had the best one-liners?
What happens when you give misfits power
THE cross bench in the Senate has realised its power and is starting to demand some ‘interesting’ things. The problem for Australians is the Government is listening.
Barrister’s scathing attack on Abbott
ONE of the country’s top legal minds demands Prime Minister apologise to him as citizenship debate gets ‘absurd’.
How to stamp out ‘scandalous’ property tax
IT IS the “scandalous” tax that is being blamed for Australia’s housing affordability woes. And the property industry has suggested a way to stamp it out altogether.
‘Do something’: Julie’s big swipe
IF you thought relations between Australia and Indonesia couldn’t get worse, you were wrong — just ask Julie Bishop.
Hayes: why I don’t listen to Abbott
TONY Abbott might be a fan of Savage Garden’s music but Darren Hayes has revealed why he’s not a fan of the Prime Minister.
Islamic State’s message for us: ‘Submit or die’
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has delivered a dire warning about the Islamic State’s terrifying intentions for Australia.
Abbott’s daughter in property win
STRUGGLING to buy a house? Tony Abbott says if his daughter can get on the property ladder, then so can you. This is how she managed it.
Abbott’s sister slaps down heckler
TONY Abbott’s sister Christine Forster was on Q&A last night, and she had to deal with a heckler. Her response was all class.
The government’s big mistake
THE Federal Government has stubbornly refused to consider changes to a system that its own experts are warning needs to be reformed.
Comment that shows Abbott doesn’t get it
THIS is the “extraordinary” comment from our Prime Minister that is likely to enrage people struggling to buy their first home.
Gay marriage ‘legal by end of the year’
TONY Abbott’s gay sister believes she’ll be able to marry soon, as a Liberal MP whose mind was changed by a ‘good-looking sheila’ hatches a radical plan.
What Tony really thinks of gay marriage
THE Opposition has pulled out all the stops in its attempt to force a debate on marriage equality — but how will Tony Abbott respond?
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