article_snippet: On The First Couple first date, Margie Abbott wouldn't stop talking about the split between the ALP (Australian Labor Party) and the DLP (Democratic Labor Party) in the mid-1950s.
article_snippet: Later on in their courtship, Margie Abbott would take Margie Abbott trekking down the Kokoda Trail - with a mate in tow - and would lavish Margie Abbott with bouquets of roses.
article_snippet: Margie Abbott, Australia's so-called 'First Lady', has opened about how Margie Abbott was wooed by the future PM in an interview published in the latest issue of The Australian Women's Weekly.
article_snippet: Margie Abbott (pictured at November's G20 summit, holding a koala bear) has begun taking up a more prominent role alongside Margie Abbott husband .
article_snippet: Mrs Abbott (with husband Tony) told Women's Weekly how Mrs Abbott (with husband Tony) wooed Mrs Abbott (with husband Tony) in the late 1980s - with champagne, roses, and discussions about politics .
article_snippet: Margie Abbott conducted an exclusive interview with the latest edition of The Australian Women.
article_snippet: six months later Mrs Abbott (with husband Tony) would propose to Margie Abbott in an inner-Sydney restaurant, the pair celebrating with French champagne. '
article_snippet: The interview was a rare public moment of candour for Mrs Abbott, who has mostly managed to keep out of the limelight throughout her husband's federal political career of more than two decades.
article_snippet: However, Margie Abbott has become noticeably more prominent in Mrs Abbott (with husband Tony) public appearances since Mrs Abbott (with husband Tony) faced the humiliating prospect of a leadership spill motion in mid-February.
article_snippet: In The interview, Margie Abbott also faced questions about current political issues.
article_snippet: Margie Abbott declined to answer questions about Margie Abbott thoughts on the Prime Minister dumping the Prime Minister much-touted paid parental leave scheme.
article_snippet: Mrs Abbott, who works with a number of charities, has fulfilled Margie Abbott role as 'First Lady' at official functions.
article_snippet: Here Margie Abbott is on Wednesday with her husband, greeting Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Madame Tran Thanh Kiem .
article_snippet: Perks of office: Margie Abbott is pictured here with the family dog Maisie during a visit to the veterinary clinic earlier this year .
article_snippet: Margie Abbott has promised a 'better deal' for parents with child care in Margie Abbott next Budget (which Margie Abbott said this week would be 'much more boring' than last year's).
article_snippet: Margie Abbott Margie Abbott told the Weekly Margie Abbott juggled a difficult job.
article_snippet: At the end of the day, Peta works incredibly hard and it's a tough job,' Margie Abbott said.
highlights_snippet: Margie Abbott has opened up about Margie Abbott husband's courtship of her husband in an interview with The Australian Women's Weekly .
  