Tony Abbott: What the housewives of australia need to understand – as they do the ironing – is that if they get it done commercially, it’s going to go up in price

Tony Abbott: I think it would be folly to expect that women will ever dominate or even approach equal representation in a large number of areas simply because their aptitudes, abilities and interests are different for physiological reasons

Tony Abbott: Jesus didn’t say yes to everyone, jesus knew there was a place for everything and it’s not necessarily everyone’s (asylum seekers and refugees) place to come to Australia

Tony Abbott: Same sex marriage? i’m not someone who wants to see radical change based on the fashion of the moment

Tony Abbott: I won’t be rushing out to get my daughters vaccinated against cervical cancer

Tony Abbott: If we’re honest, most of us would accept that a bad boss is a little bit like a bad father or a bad husband: not withstanding his or her faults you’ll find that he tends to do more good than harm. He might be a bad boss, but at least he’s employing someone while he is in fact a boss

Tony Abbott: Abortion is the easy way out. It’s hardly surprising that people should choose the most convenient exist from awkward situations

Tony Abbott: There may not be a great job for indigenous people, but whatever it is they just have to do it – and if it’s picking up rubbish around the community, it just has to be done

Australians: Let’s make him prime minister