http://tonyabbott.com.au RSS feeds for Tony Abbott 60 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/9193/My-promise-to-all-Australians-Nation-will-survive-and-prosper-Daily-Telegraph.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=9193 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=9193&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/9193/My-promise-to-all-Australians-Nation-will-survive-and-prosper-Daily-Telegraph.aspx THE next election, to which this week's Budget is a mere prelude, should not be about who becomes prime minister. It should be about who can do more for our country. While it's easy, and understandable, to be pessimistic about this government, no ... admin Thu, 16 May 2013 23:26:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:9193 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/9087/Taking-on-change-but-staying-true-to-quality-journalism.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=9087 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=9087&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/9087/Taking-on-change-but-staying-true-to-quality-journalism.aspx As the oldest, continuous daily newspaper in Australia, The Sydney Morning Herald has chronicled profound change. Now, change has come to the Herald. Along with media organisations everywhere, the Fairfax papers have been wrestling with the challeng... admin Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:22:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:9087 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/9014/An-Indian-Summer-of-Cricket-by-Malcolm-McGregor-published-by-Barrallier-Books.aspx#Comments 5 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=9014 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=9014&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/9014/An-Indian-Summer-of-Cricket-by-Malcolm-McGregor-published-by-Barrallier-Books.aspx For those who think that sport can be a metaphor for life, this is the best sort of book about sport. It’s the perfect cricket book for those who are only moderately interested in the game itself but fascinated by its personalities, dramas, and place... admin Sat, 24 Nov 2012 01:07:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:9014 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8949/Australia-needs-an-economic-strategy.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=8949 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=8949&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8949/Australia-needs-an-economic-strategy.aspx Last week’s mini-budget demonstrates that the government has a political strategy but not an economic one. The obviously contrived surplus, the impact of the carbon tax on power prices and the failure of the mining tax to raise any revenue at all ar... admin Mon, 29 Oct 2012 01:05:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:8949 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8928/Coalition-keen-to-enhance-Australias-relationship-with-Indonesia.aspx#Comments 1 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=8928 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=8928&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8928/Coalition-keen-to-enhance-Australias-relationship-with-Indonesia.aspx ALONG with India, Indonesia is the emerging democratic power of Asia. Over the past decade it has grown at about 6 per cent a year. More than 50 million Indonesians have a middle-class lifestyle. In purchasing power terms, its GDP probably already ex... admin Sun, 14 Oct 2012 23:27:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:8928 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8922/10th-Anniversary-of-the-Bali-Bombings.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=8922 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=8922&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8922/10th-Anniversary-of-the-Bali-Bombings.aspx For many Australians, the abiding image of the 2002 Bali bombing will be Hanabeth Luke helping Tom Singer to escape from the Sari Club. Like the equally emblematic photographs of Simpson at Gallipoli and the fuzzy wuzzy angel leading a blinded digger... admin Thu, 11 Oct 2012 23:44:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:8922 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8882/Supporting-Australian-Victims-of-Overseas-Terrorism.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=8882 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=8882&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8882/Supporting-Australian-Victims-of-Overseas-Terrorism.aspx In 2005 I was on holiday in Bali with my family at the time of the second bombing. Along with a Newcastle doctor, Adam Frost, I spent a day at Sanglah Hospital trying to ensure Australian victims were evacuated. Since then, I've stayed in close tou... admin Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:14:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:8882 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8832/Foreign-Investment-in-Australian-Agricultural-Land.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=8832 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=8832&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8832/Foreign-Investment-in-Australian-Agricultural-Land.aspx The ingenuity of Australians, their capacity to innovate, and their preparedness to work hard and take risks remain the key ingredients in growing our economy. But as a sparsely populated nation with vast opportunities for development, Australia has... admin Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:45:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:8832 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8727/Books-Shape-Ideals-Dreams.aspx#Comments 2 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=8727 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=8727&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8727/Books-Shape-Ideals-Dreams.aspx It’s sometimes said that we are what we eat. It could more truly be said that we are what we read. Reading is how we learn fastest about all those experiences other than our own. It's the principle means by which we learn our history, traditions and ... admin Wed, 23 May 2012 00:23:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:8727 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8656/Coalition-will-act-with-ALP-on-Disability-Scheme.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=8656 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=8656&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8656/Coalition-will-act-with-ALP-on-Disability-Scheme.aspx THERE are four million Australians with a disability. There are at least half a million Australians whose profound disabilities mean that they can't do what other Australians take for granted. This is a very large number of people who quite rightly e... admin Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:45:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:8656 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8635/News-media-council-could-muzzle-debate.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=8635 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=8635&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8635/News-media-council-could-muzzle-debate.aspx As Malcolm Turnbull has observed, judge Ray Finkelstein has produced a thoughtful report with a misguided recommendation. The report of the Independent Inquiry into the Media and Media Regulation is a good exposition marred by a bad recommendation to... admin Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:31:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:8635 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8616/Highway-robbery-has-Sydney-under-siege.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=8616 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=8616&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8616/Highway-robbery-has-Sydney-under-siege.aspx Sydney is choking on its own traffic. One of the most urgent tasks of the next Coalition government in Canberra will be to work with the NSW government to finally give Sydney the transport infrastructure of a first world city. More than almost anyth... admin Mon, 05 Mar 2012 02:10:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:8616 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8593/On-world-stage-Rudd-spoke-loudly-and-carried-a-small-stick.aspx#Comments 1 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=8593 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=8593&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8593/On-world-stage-Rudd-spoke-loudly-and-carried-a-small-stick.aspx Sensible countries focus their foreign policy on what's clearly in their national interest. That's why I keep saying that the next Coalition government's foreign policy would have a "Jakarta focus rather than a Geneva one". What happens in our region... admin Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:15:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:8593 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8571/Julia-Gillards-private-health-insurance-rip-off.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=8571 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=8571&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8571/Julia-Gillards-private-health-insurance-rip-off.aspx Everyone who supports the Medicare rebate should also support the Private Health Insurance rebate because they're both important for a strong health system. The same Medicare rebate goes to everyone and the same private health insurance rebate shoul... admin Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:50:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:8571 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8363/How-well-smarten-up-the-economy.aspx#Comments 2 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=8363 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=8363&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8363/How-well-smarten-up-the-economy.aspx The best way to have lower taxes and better services is to build a more productive economy. Here's the Coalition's six point plan: first, encourage more people into the workforce; second, make public institutions more effective and responsive; third... admin Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:13:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:8363 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8350/No-Magic-Pudding-Economy.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=8350 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=8350&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8350/No-Magic-Pudding-Economy.aspx Australians have learned the lessons of the global financial crisis. The savings rate has increased five-fold to the highest in more than two decades. The government, by contrast, has embarked on a debt-fuelled spending binge unparalleled in our hist... admin Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:18:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:8350 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8206/Herald-Sun--Opinion-Piece.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=8206 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=8206&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8206/Herald-Sun--Opinion-Piece.aspx   For Australian families, the biggest issue right now is pressure on their cost of living. Power prices, for instance, have already risen by 51 per cent since late 2007 and would immediately rise another 10 per cent under a carbon tax even on ... admin Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:24:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:8206 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8108/Daily-Telegraph-Opinion-Piece--Garnauts-Report-revealing-the-true-costs-of-a-Gillard-carbon-tax.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=8108 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=8108&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8108/Daily-Telegraph-Opinion-Piece--Garnauts-Report-revealing-the-true-costs-of-a-Gillard-carbon-tax.aspx The Government's top climate change adviser Ross Garnaut has belled the cat on Julia Gillard's false claims that only 1000 companies will be affected by her carbon tax. Professor Garnaut had the honesty to say what Julia Gillard won't.   He s... admin Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:12:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:8108 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/7946/The-NT-intervention-worked-Now-lets-go-further.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=7946 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=7946&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/7946/The-NT-intervention-worked-Now-lets-go-further.aspx It took courage back in 2007 for then Prime Minister John Howard and Indigenous Minister Mal Brough to announce what was known as the intervention in Aboriginal communities across the Northern Territory. It was a rapid response to the Little Children... admin Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:57:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:7946 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/7934/PM-is-just-adding-crippling-costs.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=7934 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=7934&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/7934/PM-is-just-adding-crippling-costs.aspx JULIA Gillard's commitment to a carbon tax is inevitably going to be the dominant issue of this parliament. This new tax is designed to change your way of life and the way our economy works. What's the point of a carbon tax if it doesn't make it ha... admin Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:00:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:7934 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/7935/Spending-cuts-better-than-levy.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=7935 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=7935&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/7935/Spending-cuts-better-than-levy.aspx THIS summer we've all been shocked by the flood disaster that has hit Queensland and Victoria, but inspired by the efforts and generosity of tens thousands of people who have pitched in to help their fellow Australians. The Coalition strongly suppo... admin Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:04:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:7935 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/7933/Coalition-must-develop-the-policies-to-govern.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=7933 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=7933&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/7933/Coalition-must-develop-the-policies-to-govern.aspx TOMORROW marks 100 days since the Gillard government was returned to office after 17 days of post-election negotiation with cross-bench MPs. Labor is in government but it's far from clear whether anyone is actually in power. There is little evidence... admin Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:55:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:7933 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/7932/ALP-should-forget-light-on-hill-and-follow-Hawke.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=7932 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=7932&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/7932/ALP-should-forget-light-on-hill-and-follow-Hawke.aspx THE last federal election to produce a hung parliament was in 1940. On that occasion, the incumbent government limped on but the prime minister faced growing party dissent. The opposition, previously in disarray, looked increasingly like a credible a... admin Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:53:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:7932 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/7936/Why-the-Coalition-is-a-better-stronger-alternative.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=7936 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=7936&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/7936/Why-the-Coalition-is-a-better-stronger-alternative.aspx Strong opposition is important so voters don't lose faith in the political process. WITH more seats and more primary votes than Labor, the Liberal and National parties won the election but couldn't quite form a government. Even so, ''we wuz robbed''... admin Sun, 19 Sep 2010 22:05:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:7936 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/7827/Why-I-am-the-one-to-govern.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=87&ModuleID=435&ArticleID=7827 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=7827&PortalID=0&TabID=87 http://www.tonyabbott.com.au/LatestNews/ArticleswrittenbyTony/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/7827/Why-I-am-the-one-to-govern.aspx 5 September 2010 Australia is more likely to have stable government from an alliance of 76 broadly likeminded MPs than from a rainbow coalition of fractured Laborites, Greens and country conservatives.   Australia is far more likely to get ... admin Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:25:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:7827