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

I inform the House that the Attorney-General will be absent from question time today to participate in the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General in Wellington before heading to Christchurch to thank the hundreds of Australians helping the city recover from last week’s devastating earthquake. I have asked the Attorney-General to restate the Australian government’s continuing offer of support to the New Zealand government as they deal with this crisis. In his absence, the Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Justice will take questions in his behalf.

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