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t. e. Anthony John Abbott AC ( / ˈæbət /; [3] born 4 November 1957) is an Australian former politician who served as the 28th prime minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015. He held office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. [4] Abbott was born in London, England, to an Australian mother and a British father, and moved to Sydney ...
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Mar 11, 2024 · Tony Abbott (born November 4, 1957, London, England) Australian politician who served as a member of the Australian House of Representatives (1994–2019), leader of the Liberal Party of Australia (2009–15), and prime minister of Australia (2013–15).
Sep 3, 2020 · Tony Abbott was born in 1957 in England to Australian parents who returned to Sydney a few years later. After graduating in economics and law from the University of Sydney, where he was also a ...
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Nov 1, 2023 · Former prime minister Tony Abbott has claimed some warnings of human-induced climate change are “ahistorical and utterly implausible”, criticising what he called “the climate cult” in a ...
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- Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Disappears
- Arthur Sinodinos Steps Aside from Frontbench
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- Australia Strikes Free Trade Deal with Japan
September 7, 2013
Tony Abbott declared that "the time for governing has arrived" after an election that swept Labor from office and brought to an end the Rudd-Gillard era. Nine weeks after he wrested control of the party and the country from Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd conceded defeatand with a "heavy heart" announced he would step down from the leadership. The national swing towards the Coalition was around 3.5 per cent, delivering it a swathe of seats in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales. "I am both proud...
September 16, 2013
Mr Abbott unveiled his new ministry, calling it one of the most experienced incoming ministries in Australian history. Julie Bishop, as Foreign Affairs Minister, was the only woman in the Cabinet, but Mr Abbott promoted a number of women to the outer ministry. Mr Abbott said he was "disappointed that there are not at least two women in the Cabinet". "Nevertheless, there are some very good and talented women knocking on the door of the Cabinet and there are lots of good and talented women knoc...
September 18, 2013
Tony Abbott's pledge to "stop the boats" was central to his election campaign, and immediately after the election he and Immigration Minister Scott Morrison appointed then Deputy Chief of Army Angus Campbell to head up Operation Sovereign Borders. The policy involved secrecy about what was happening on the high seas, a continuation of offshore detention, and reviving the practice of turning refugee boats back. As promised, the number of boats heading to Australia fell: of the 11 full months u...
September 29, 2013
The Prime Minister had barely settled into the role when it emerged key frontbenchers George Brandis and Barnaby Joyce had incorrectly claimed travel allowancesto attend the wedding of radio presenter Michael Smith in 2011. Mr Abbott himself paid back$1,600 he claimed to attend the weddings of former colleagues Sophie Mirabella and Peter Slipper. While the rules around what politicians can claim back from the taxpayer are ambiguous, it was an embarrassing start for a Government that had prose...
November 18, 2013
Within months of taking power, and already testing the boundaries of Australia's relationship with Indonesia through its policy of turning back asylum seeker boats, the Abbott Government found itself dealing with a diplomatic rift with its largest neighbour. Documents leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden showed that Australian intelligence tried to listen into Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's mobile phone in 2009, and targeted senior figures in his inner circle and even t...
December 11, 2013
After months of speculation, Holden announced it would "That's what people should do: they should act within entitlements, they should err on the side of caution, and, if there is any doubt, they should act immediately to clear the matter up. That's exactly what I have done." by the end of 2017. Toyota followed suitshortly afterwards, signalling the end of the Australian car manufacturing industry. In the lead-up to Holden's announcement, the Federal Government had refused to reinstate $500 m...
March 8, 2014
When the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 turned to the southern Indian Ocean, Tony Abbott offered Australia's resources and expertisein coordinating the search. He appointed former Defence chief Angus Houston to lead the multinational searcheffort, and committed $50 million in funding. Despite this, the Prime Minister was criticised for pre-emptively announcing breakthroughs to the media, including telling reporters during a visit to China that searchers had narrowed dow...
March 19, 2014
When Arthur Sinodinos stood aside, Tony Abbott didn't just lose his assistant treasurer less than two months before the Budget, but also a confidante and a well-liked minister who was seen as a link to the successes of the Howard era. The former chief of staff to John Howard made the decision to stand aside after being named in the ICAC investigation into allegations of corruption involving Australian Water Holdings, a company Senator Sinodinos served on the board of. While the Prime Minister...
March 25, 2014
Tony Abbott confounded his party and raised the ire of republicans when he announced he was bringing back the titles of knights and damesfor "pre-eminent Australians" - nearly three decades after the Hawke Labor government abolished the honours. Described by Mr Abbott as a captain's call, the announcement came months after he appeared to specifically rule it out. Mr Abbott's mentor, former prime minister John Howard, questioned the merits of the decisionand said he would not accept a knightho...
April 7, 2014
After seven years of negotiations between the two nations, the Abbott Government struck a free trade agreement with Japan, a major breakthrough in light of Japan's notoriously high levels of protectionism. The move was welcomed by the Australian beef industry and is likely to result in cheaper cars and electrical goods for the Australian public. The Prime Minister followed this up by signing a free trade agreement with South Korea, before heading to China to press the case for a similar agree...
Sep 7, 2013 · In front of four Australian flags and a royal blue backdrop, Tony Abbott took to the stage in the packed hall of a Sydney hotel to claim victory in his battle to be the next prime minister of ...
Sep 14, 2015 · Like Beyoncé might have said, “Everything you own in the box to the left,” Tony. Abbott had an uneasy relationship with voters even at the time of his ascent, in 2013. The center-right ...
