Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I inform the House that the Minister for Trade will be absent from question time this week. He is in South Africa to promote Australia’s trade investment interests in Africa at the Mining Indaba Conference. The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry will answer questions on his behalf.

With your further indulgence, Mr Speaker, I formally congratulate the Leader of the Opposition on his election to this office.

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