John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I inform the House that the Minister for Defence will be absent from question time today. He is attending a private funeral in Sydney. The Minister for Foreign Affairs will answer questions on his behalf. I also inform the House that the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs will be absent from question time today and tomorrow. He is attending the RSL National Congress in Western Australia. The Minister for Foreign Affairs will answer questions on his behalf today, and the Minister for Defence will answer questions on his behalf tomorrow.

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