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| − | '''Tony Abbott''' is the leader of the Liberal Party in Australia. He is a known [[climate skeptic]]<ref>"[http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/a-climate-sceptic-pm-not-a-good-look-20100817-1284a.html]"</ref>, | + | '''Tony Abbott''' is the leader of the Liberal Party in Australia, and became Prime Minister in September 2013 after the Liberal/National coalition won the general election. He is a known [[climate skeptic]]<ref>"[http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/a-climate-sceptic-pm-not-a-good-look-20100817-1284a.html]"</ref>. He has repeatedly said that the science around climate change was `absolute crap' <ref>"[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/the-town-that-turned-up-the-temperature/story-e6frgczf-1225809567009]"</ref> Abbott insists, contrary to the facts, that the world has cooled since 1997<ref>"[http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2008/s2748161.htm]"</ref> |
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| + | ===Dual Citizenship Claims=== | ||
| + | in 2014 a Queensland based blogger has submitted Freedom of Information request to both the Prime Ministers office and the British Home Office to confirm that Tony Abbott had in fact renounced his British citizenship, as of September 2014 no documentation had been provided by either office as to the status of Mr Abbott's British citizenship.<ref>http://www.australiantimes.co.uk/news/news-from-australia/news-in-australia/tony-abbott-dual-citizenship-australia-uk-britain.htm</ref> | ||
===Related SourceWatch articles=== | ===Related SourceWatch articles=== | ||
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===External resources=== | ===External resources=== | ||
Wikipedia page on Tony Abbott http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Abbott | Wikipedia page on Tony Abbott http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Abbott | ||
| − | + | <br> Official Parliamentary biography page http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/biography.asp?id=EZ5 | |
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Tony Abbott
Tony Abbott is the leader of the Liberal Party in Australia, and became Prime Minister in September 2013 after the Liberal/National coalition won the general election. He is a known climate skeptic[1]. He has repeatedly said that the science around climate change was `absolute crap' [2] Abbott insists, contrary to the facts, that the world has cooled since 1997[3]
Dual Citizenship Claims
in 2014 a Queensland based blogger has submitted Freedom of Information request to both the Prime Ministers office and the British Home Office to confirm that Tony Abbott had in fact renounced his British citizenship, as of September 2014 no documentation had been provided by either office as to the status of Mr Abbott's British citizenship.[4]
Related SourceWatch articles
References
External resources
Wikipedia page on Tony Abbott http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Abbott
Official Parliamentary biography page http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/biography.asp?id=EZ5
External articles
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