Tony Abbott
Former Australian Prime Minister. Secured borders, ended taxes, freed trade. Rhodes scholar, boxer, seminarian turned journalist turned politician. Occasional fire fighter and surfer.
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- Sep 20, 2026
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- Jul 17, 2026
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A Place of Unity, Not Shame (opens the original)
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The Coalition Years: In Office, Not in Power (opens the original)
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Rediscovering Team Australia (opens the original)
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Most of us with strong opinions on the rights and wrongs of Aboriginal Australia have never been in the remote places where these are most pronounced and often don’t actually know any Aboriginal people. As a new MP, I was in that position myself; so given the importance of Aboriginal Australia in our ongoing national story, decided that I should make the effort to become better informed.This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid
Officialdom’s latest change-by-stealth: renaming seat of Franklin (opens the original)
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One reason many Australians are uneasy about the direction of our country is officialdom’s rush to make key changes without meaningful public input, either from voters or their elected representatives. For instance, when did any elected government make a formal decision to almost double Australia’s immigration intake, to fly three flags rather than one on all government buildings, or to begin all civic events with acknowledgments of “country”? The Australian people have never been asked for thei
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