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

I inform the House that the Minister for Foreign Affairs will be absent from question time this week as he is representing Australia at the United Nations General Assembly. The Minister for Resources and Energy and the Minister for Tourism will also be absent from question time this week as he is overseas representing the government at the East Asia Summit Energy Ministers' Meeting and the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum. The Minister for Health and Ageing will also be absent from question time this week as she is attending a high-level United Nations meeting in New York. The Minister for Trade will answer questions on behalf of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Attorney-General will answer questions on behalf of the Minister for Resources and Energy and the Minister for Tourism. The Minister for Mental Health and Ageing will answer questions on behalf of the Minister for Health and Ageing.

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