{"product_id":"9781922231604","title":"Tony Speaks!: The Wisdom of the Abbott - Revised \u0026 Updated","description":"\u003cb\u003eYou’ve seen him wearing speedos, kissing babies, driving a mining truck and campaigning on \u003ci\u003eBig Brother\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But who is the real Tony Abbott? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the grand tradition of \u003ci\u003eBushisms\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wit of Whitlam\u003c\/i\u003e, here are the sayings of Australia’s Prime Minister, unvarnished and rich in revelation – the very best and worst of Abbott, the irrepressible mad monk. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Tony speaks – on family: “If you want to know who to vote for, I’m the guy with the not bad looking daughters.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Adversaries: “Does this guy ever shut up?” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Honesty: “There will always be some issues that are contentious, but the best way to deal with them is openly, candidly and behind closed doors.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Female colleagues: “They’re young, feisty, I think I can probably say have a bit of sex appeal and they’re just very connected with the local area.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Poverty: “we just can’t stop people from being homeless if that’s their choice” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Climate change: “absolute crap” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Christian teaching: “Jesus knew that there was a place foreverything and it is not necessarily everyone’s place to come to Australia.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And that’s just a taste. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Russell Marks is the author of \u003ci\u003eCrime and Punishment: Offenders and Victims in a Broken Justice System\u003c\/i\u003e. He has worked as a criminal defence lawyer and academic and as a writer for the \u003ci\u003eMonthly\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently a policy advisor to the Greens and an honorary associate at La Trobe University.","brand":"Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181370818800,"sku":"9781922231604","price":6.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781922231604_p0.jpg?v=1763632735","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781922231604","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}