Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
THE knives are out for the Coalition's Tony Abbott after he denigrated his families portfolio and undermined the Opposition's attack on pensions.
cynsations (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Tony Abbott on Tony Abbott : "In brief, I was born in Cleveland, Ohio; and moved with my family to Connecticut when I was eight. "My father had a Jesuit college education (courtesy of the G.I. Bill , rightly touted as one of the most amazing pieces of legislation in the last century) and wanted to teach, so when he got his Ph.D., there were several choices of places to move...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
TONY Abbott hopes Peter Costello will return to the frontline of federal politics - and he has an ally in Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
TONY Abbott has backed Peter Costello to become the leader of the Opposition, publicly declaring he is now the Liberal Party's "best political asset" and has the support of John Howard's loyalists.
The Australian (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
TONY Abbott has backed Peter Costello to become the leader of the Opposition, publicly declaring he is now the Liberal Party's "best political asset" and has the support of John Howard's loyalists.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
TONY Abbott has backed Peter Costello to become the leader of the Opposition, publicly declaring he is now the Liberal Party's "best political asset".
Business Spectator (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
Signals to loyalists to shift support to Costello ahead of others. 29 Aug 2008 11:23 AM
Business Spectator (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
Nelson doing a good job; Turnball 'outstanding contributor'. 26 Aug 2008 10:39 AM
Splat! (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
I’ll never forget a friend of mine who used to help Tony Abbott speak proper to the media saying that whenever she stood behind him…
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
A NEW model for paid maternity leave has been criticised for treating stay-at-home mothers as "second-class" parents.Opposition families spokesman Tony Abbott attacked the scheme proposed by the Productivity Commission because it gave stay-at-home mums less taxpayer support than those who worked, creating "first- and second-class mothers", Stay-at-home mums would still be paid an equivalent...
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
THE ousted Liberal leader Brendan Nelson says Tony Abbott's calls for the return of Peter Costello "weren't particularly helpful" for his leadership, but he knew that he had taken the "poisoned chalice" at the worst time possible.
Larvatus Prodeo (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
The list is out and it can be found here. Julie Bishop is the new Shadow Treasurer. Contrary to Turnbull’s own claims, it’s clear that he’s rewarded his own supporters and demoted or discarded some of Nelson’s - such as Nick Minchin and Tony Smith. Tony Abbott seems to have shot himself in the foot with his [...]
Larvatus Prodeo (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
... bulwark are no longer taken for granted in the Liberal Party room. More power to Nick Minchin and Tony Abbott appears to be the suggestion. Yep, they’re electoral gold. Attack Rudd from the hard right, urges Pearson. (more…)
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
... have also admitted smoking cannabis in their university days, while Opposition frontbencher Tony Abbott has said he has had a "half-hearted puff". Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has not commented on his use. In an interview on ABC Television's Q&A program, Mr Turnbull said people of his generation had not known the severe consequences of smoking marijuana. "I think now with what we know...
Public Opinion (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
I watched a bit of Q+A on ABC last night on the global financial crisis. Robert Manne reckoned it signified the end of neo-liberalism, Tony Abbott said Manne's talk of the end of capitalism was silly since capitalism would survive as it was a resilient beast, whilst Maxine McKew dismissed...
