Tag: Tony Abbott

Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced new laws that will see the termination of welfare benefits for any Australians posing a national security threat.

Australian air force joins international mission to deliver food and water to people fleeing Islamic State militants in Iraq. “We in Australia try to do what we can to help,” PM tells service personnel.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott met with British Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Iraq and the situation in the Ukraine.

Strict new conditions for Australians collecting unemployment benefits, including making 40 job applications per month.

Chairman of UK’s Committee on Climate Change lambasts government’s carbon tax repeal as “reckless and deeply retrograde”.

Tony Abbott has used a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to rally behind the trading giant takes on a stronger presence in the Asia-Pacific.

Tony Abbott’s chief indigenous advisor has called the PM's reference to Australia being "unsettled" before British colonisation as "silly while Nova Peris has branded them as "highly offensive".

The Abbott government accepts the UN's rejection of its application to remove 74,000 hectares of forest from Tasmania's World Heritage Area.

Treasurer Joe Hockey is not worried about the latest opinion poll, saying the government was elected to fix the economy.

Defence and trade have dominated the first leader-level meeting between Tony Abbott and Barack Obama.

There are 90 Australians registered as being in Iraq as the country reels from a full-blown assault from an Islamist terror group.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott and US President Barack Obama have discussed climate change and energy efficiency in their talks at the White House.

Australia's prime minister has laid a wreath at the National September 11 Memorial in New York City.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott's meeting with US President Barack Obama will also include Vice-President Joe Biden.

The Australian and Canadian prime ministers have talked down the idea of co-ordinated global action on climate change.

Tony Abbott has joined Prince Charles and British PM David Cameron at a morning service in Normandy on the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Education Minister Christopher Pyne has rejected claims that Malcolm Turnbull is not doing enough to sell the budget.

Here’s a fun little pub game for you and your mates this weekend. Read the quotes and see what people think.

The US has received a crash course in Prime Minister Tony Abbott's missteps and controversial comments, thanks to TV show Last Week Tonight.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has once again gotten backs up when he used his speech at the D-Day commemorations to advocate his government's policies.

Tony Abbott has been criticised for talking about the D-Day landings and his aim to scrap the carbon and mining taxes in the same video message.

The prime minister says he winked because he became momentarily distracted while taking a call during an ABC radio interview.

With the federal government facing protesting premiers, street marches and a drop in the polls, Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey step up their budget pitch.

As the premiers organise a fight-back meeting over the federal budget, Prime Minister Tony Abbott says there's still money available for them.

The federal opposition says Prime Minister Tony Abbott has broken election promises with his first budget.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott says it'll be "pain with a purpose" in the budget as a new survey shows consumer confidence at its lowest in five years.

Tony Abbott says that when it comes to fixing the federal budget, everyone has to chip in and do their bit.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has hosed down claims lobbyists are buying influence within the Liberals.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott's scaled-back paid parental leave scheme might have won over internal critics and maybe the Greens.

Tony Abbott has confirmed plans to visit Europe and the US in June and expects to meet Barack Obama.

The Anzac generation were tested almost beyond endurance, Prime Minister Tony Abbott says.

Australia needs powerful air combat capabilities, which is why the nation will spend $12.4 billion on F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets, Prime Minister Tony Abbott says.

A landmark UN report warns the world isn't prepared for the serious risks of climate change, including worse bushfires for Australia.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott doesn't want to discourage Australians from overseas travel following the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines plane.

The prime minister has found a portrait of the Queen for his office after a lengthy search.

Despite the Aussie jobless figure rising to its highest level in a decade, Prime Minister Tony Abbott believes if the government is allowed to get on with its job, unemployment could turn around quickly.

Prime Minister Tabby Abbott? It looks like new levels of cattiness have been reached at Parliament House.

Liberal MP Andrew Laming says he has no regrets about standing on his head and drinking a beer - and his boss isn't too concerned either.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott oversaw the oaths for 24 people becoming Australian citizens in sunny Canberra on Sunday.

Human Rights Watch has slammed Australia's treatment of asylum seekers in its annual report.

Indonesia has warned Australia over a series of breaches of its territorial waters and demanded the government stop turning boats back.

For the first, and probably the last time Prime Minister Tony Abbott joined the commentary box at the Ashes test in Sydney.

Australian leaders have echoed those around the world paying tribute to Nelson Mandela.

Tony Abbott believes Nelson Mandela was one of the truly great figures of the last century.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has given Indonesia assurances Australia will not spy on Jakarta anymore as she tries to repair the damage to bilateral ties.

The Government has defended raids by ASIO ahead on an international hearing on an oil and gas treaty with East Timor.

With demand for consular services rising and government budgets under pressure, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is encouraging people who get into trouble overseas to be more self-reliant.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has defended the work of intelligence agencies as leaked documents trigger a debate over privacy.

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison is refusing to say if asylum seekers in offshore detention will be strip searched under enhanced security measures.

Protests have erupted in Jakarta as Prime Minister Tony Abbott responds to Indonesia's call to explain the tapping of the president's phone.