He had to go back and remortgage his house after the Liberals lost government last time to keep up his family's standard of living.
I guess Tony should have given up the smokes, booze and pokies and got his missus to start making dog food casserole, like all those greedy pensioners.
From known Abbott hating Murdoch newspaper, The Daily Telegraph:
"The man who claimed in January 2008 that politicians don't get paid enough took out a new loan on his family home in April 2008, four months after losing the election and halving his salary.
It is believed he used it to help his family cover living costs, including private schools for two of his three daughters.
Mr Abbott has made no secret in the past that he had often found it challenging to make ends meet."
