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'''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>
===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>
===External articles===
<ref>http://www.australiantimes.co.uk/news/news-from-australia/news-in-australia/tony-abbott-dual-citizenship-australia-uk-britain.htm</ref>
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