Joe Hockey Quotes

• We will continue to go out onto the streets and to protest, and actively encourage the public to support us in our campaign for free education.

  Joe Hockey

  Free Education, Support, Campaigns

  "Joe Hockey video shows treasurer once protested against student fees". www.theguardian.com. May 28, 2014.

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• The poorest people either don't have cars or actually don't drive very far in many cases.

  Joe Hockey

  People, Car, Cases

  "Joe Hockey's apology over fuel levy gaffe". www.smh.com.au. August 15, 2014.

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• It is not the role of government to use the taxation and welfare system as a tool to level the playing field.

  Joe Hockey

  Government, Roles, Tools

  "Joe Hockey says 'we can't promise equality' as he dismisses budget critics" by Lenore Taylor, www.theguardian.com. June 11, 2014.

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• I find those wind turbines around Lake George to be utterly offensive. I think they're just a blight on the landscape.

  Joe Hockey

  Thinking, Lakes, Wind

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• I will never ever support a people swap where you can send a 13 year old child, unaccompanied to a country without supervision. Never, it'll be over my dead body. How dare they.

  Joe Hockey

  Country, Children, Years

  "Today" with Georgie Gardner, pmtranscripts.pmc.gov.au. June 28, 2012.

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• I'm not going to count the dollars before they've come in.

  Joe Hockey

  Dollars

  National Press Club address| Q & A session, jbh.ministers.treasury.gov.au. September 18, 2013 - September 21, 2015.

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• As Australians, we must not leave our children worse off. That’s not fair. That is not our way.

  Joe Hockey

  Children, Way, Fairs

  "Budget 2014: Joe Hockey's speech and reaction - as it happened" by Katharine Murphy, www.theguardian.com. May 13, 2014.

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• Fiscal policy, monetary policy, they need to work together to try and raise the level of growth.

  Joe Hockey

  Growth, Working Together, Trying

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• No matter what happens in the future, whether it is a Labor government or a Coalition government, whoever is in government is going to have to fix the budget.

  Joe Hockey

  Government, Matter, Coalitions

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• In fact, in Parliament, I pointed out that Australians on average incomes would move into the second highest tax bracket in the next couple of years. That is going to slow down the Australian economy. It's bad for households.

  Joe Hockey

  Couple, Moving, Average

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• Everyone is a buyer, everyone's a potential purchaser and everyone's a potential vendor.

  Joe Hockey

  Vendors, Buyers, Purchasers

  National Press Club address| Q & A session, jbh.ministers.treasury.gov.au. September 18, 2013 - September 21, 2015.

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• I'm not as bearish as many others about China. Why? Because China must grow. So I am far more optimistic about China.

  Joe Hockey

  Optimistic, China, Grows

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