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

I inform the House that the Prime Minister will be absent from question time until Wednesday this week as he is attending APEC in Lima, Peru. I will answer questions on his behalf. I also inform the House that the Minister for Defence will be absent from question time this week as he is attending the Regional Command South meeting in Toronto, Canada and the AUKMIN in London, UK. The Minister for Foreign Affairs will answer questions on his behalf today. The Minister for Sport and Minister for Youth will be absent from question time until Wednesday this week as she is attending the World Anti-Doping Agency board meeting in Montreal, Canada. The Minister for Health and Ageing will answer questions regarding sport and I will answer questions regarding youth on her behalf. The Minister for Resources, Energy and Tourism will be absent from question time today. The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry will answer questions on his behalf. I wait to be overwhelmed by questions.

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