Tony Abbott Quotes About Excuses

Quotes about: Excuses

• The Australian people expect the Government to govern, they don't expect it to make excuses.

  Tony Abbott

  Government, People, Excuse

• Well, Michael, we will be telling the people of Australia in good time before the next election exactly what they can expect from us. No surprises, no excuses. They will be our watch words going into the election and afterwards, should we form a government.

  Tony Abbott

  Government, Australia, People

• A government that understands the limits of power as well as its potential.

  Tony Abbott

  Government, Limits, Excuse

  Election victory speech, www.smh.com.au. September 7, 2013.

• The fact is that I'm interested in getting on with my job of holding the Government to account and I think that the Government should get on with the job of effectively running the country and not making excuses for poor performance, not lowering expectations. Their job is to deliver on their election commitments.

  Tony Abbott

  Running, Country, Jobs

• And the commitment that I've been giving to the Australian people is that there'll be no surprises and no excuses under a Coalition government.

  Tony Abbott

  Commitment, Government, People

• And a government that accepts that it will be judged more by its deeds than by its mere words.

  Tony Abbott

  Government, Deeds, Excuse

  "Tony Abbott rules out changes to the G.S.T". "Lateline", www.abc.net.au. September 20, 2013.

• Look, good government doesn't look for excuses, good government gets on with the job.

  Tony Abbott

  Jobs, Government, Looks

• We are about getting things done. We are not about the blame game. We are not about making excuses.

  Tony Abbott

  Games, Done, Blame

• We are going to be a government of no surprises and no excuses; a government which keeps its commitments and a government which is straight and candid with the Australian people and that's what we intend to do.

  Tony Abbott

  Commitment, Government, People

  "Doorstop Interview, Darwin". Doorstop Interview, Darwin, pmtranscripts.pmc.gov.au. November 10, 2013.

• I think that it's high time that the Prime Minister stopped making excuses for bad policy and started listening to the forgotten families of Australia.

  Tony Abbott

  Thinking, Australia, Listening

• We will be a consultative, collegial government. No surprises, no excuses. That's what you'll get under the Coalition.

  Tony Abbott

  Government, No Excuses, Surprise

  "Tony Abbott calls on PM to 'name the date'". "7.30 Report" with Chris Uhlmann, www.abc.net.au. July 8, 2013.

• Today, we have got more excuses from the government.

  Tony Abbott

  Government, Today, Excuse

• There will be no surprises and no excuses from a Coalition government, Barrie.

  Tony Abbott

  Government, No Excuses, Surprise

  "Insiders" with Barrie Cassidy, www.abc.net.au. September 1, 2013.

• More excuses for more failures.

  Tony Abbott

  Excuse

• There will be no surprises, there will be no excuses, we will do what we've said we will do.

  Tony Abbott

  No Excuses, Surprise, Excuse

• Here we go again, a government which is making yet more excuses for yet more failure when it comes to getting our budgetary situation right.

  Tony Abbott

  Government, Excuse, Here We Go Again

  "PM flags tax hikes". "Lateline", www.abc.net.au. April 29, 2013.

• So, my friends, in a week or so the Governor-General will swear in a new government.

  Tony Abbott

  Government, Excuse, Week

  Tony Abbott's victory speech, www.theguardian.com. September 7, 2013.

• I think it's time for the Prime Minister to stop making excuses and to start governing.

  Tony Abbott

  Thinking, Excuse, Prime

• I want to run a government, Barnaby wants to be part of a government, which is characterized by the motto if you like, no surprises, no excuses. That will be the motto of an incoming Coalition government. No surprises, no excuses.

  Tony Abbott

  Running, Government, Want

• A government that says what it means, and means what it says.

  Tony Abbott

  Mean, Government, Excuse

  "'We've fundamentally honoured core commitments' says Tony Abbott". "7.30 Report" with Leigh Sales, www.abc.net.au. December 4, 2014.

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