FORMER Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott concedes losing his seat of Warringah after the May 2019 Federal Election. Against all expectations, his Liberal Party went on to win the election pushing Labor into a third term in opposition.
Labor had branded the national poll as the climate change election and campaigned on crazy mad and un-costed “environmental” policies.
Mr Abbott’s concession speech was broadcast live on all networks – including the overjoyed national broadcaster, who dropped the first half of his speech up to where he thanked his family.PC
Video: Courtesy of Channel 7 News.
Take-out quotes include:
The good news is much more important than the bad news. The good news is that there is every chance the Liberal National Coalition has won this election. – Tony Abbott, May 2019
Of course, [losing] is disappointing for us in Warringah. But what matters is what's best for the country and what's best for the country is not so much who wins or loses in Warringah but who forms, or does not form, a government in Canberra. – Tony Abbott, May 2019
I can't say it doesn't hurt to lose, but... I'd rather be a loser than a quitter. – Tony Abbott, May 2019
Where climate change is a moral issue, we Liberals do it tough. Where climate change is an economic issue, as the result tonight shows, we do very, very well indeed. – Tony Abbott, May 2019
It's often said that all public lives end badly. But I'm certainly not going to let one bad day spoil 25 great years. – Tony Abbott, May 2019
