Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

May I suggest that it might suit the convenience of the Main Committee to consider the items of proposed expenditure in the order shown in the schedule which has been circulated to honourable members. I also take the opportunity to indicate to the Main Committee that the proposed order for consideration of portfolios’ estimates has been discussed with the opposition and other non-government members, and there has been no objection to what is proposed.

The schedule read as follows—

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Portfolio

Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Portfolio

The Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Portfolio

Health and Ageing Portfolio

Defence Portfolio

Defence Portfolio (Veterans’ Affairs)

Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio (Foreign Affairs)

Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio (Trade)

Trade Portfolio

Resources, Energy and Tourism Portfolio

Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Portfolio

Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Portfolio

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Portfolio

Human Services Portfolio

Immigration and Citizenship Portfolio

Attorney General’s Portfolio

Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Portfolio

Finance and Deregulation Portfolio

The Treasury Portfolio

The Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio

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