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The Abbott government period saw the continued wind down of Australia's involvement in the Afghanistan conflict and moves to enhance co-operation with China, Japan and the United States in regional defence operations, but also saw the deterioration of the Syrian Civil War and rise of the threat of Islamic State, along with an ongoing Islamist ...
Abbott won the Republican primary on March 4, 2014, with 91.5% of the vote. He faced State Senator Wendy Davis in the general election. [50] Abbott promised to "tie outcomes to funding" for pre-K programs if elected, [51] but said he would not require government standardized testing for 4-year-olds, as Davis accused him of suggesting. [52]
The National Commission of Audit was a commission formed by the Abbott government on 22 October 2013 as an independent body to review and report on the performance, functions and roles of the Commonwealth government. [1] The chair of the Commission was Tony Shepherd AO who is a former head of the Business Council of Australia. [2]
Abbott ministry; Tony Abbott; Eric Abetz; Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper; Karen Andrews; Kevin Andrews (politician) Australia–Korea Free Trade Agreement; Japan–Australia Economic Partnership Agreement
The Abbott government commissioned a National Commission of Audit in October 2013 to recommend measures to reduce government spending. [10] The Commission made 86 recommendations, including a slowing of increases in the age pension, an increase in the retirement age to 70 by 2035 and the inclusion of the family home in new means testing from 2027. [11]
The Turnbull government was the federal executive government of Australia led by the 29th prime minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull, from 2015 to 2018.It succeeded the Abbott government, which brought the Coalition to power at the 2013 Australian federal election.
The opposition (and since the 2013 election the Abbott government) proposed an alternative "direct-action" carbon emissions reduction scheme. Modelling produced by the Department of the Treasury indicated that this scheme would cost twice as much as the Clean Energy Futures Plan. [ 68 ]
Joseph Benedict Hockey (born 2 August 1965) is an Australian former politician and diplomat. He was the Member of Parliament for North Sydney from 1996 until 2015. He was the Treasurer of Australia in the Abbott government from 18 September 2013 until September 2015 when he resigned from Cabinet, having refused an alternative offer from the incoming prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull.