Warren Truss (Wide Bay, National Party, Leader of the Nationals) Share this | Hansard source

As the House would be aware, the Prime Minister will be absent from question time as he attends the memorial service for Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg. I will answer questions on his behalf. I also inform the House that the Minister for Trade and Investment will be absent from question time until Thursday, while he participates in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations in Singapore. The Minister for Foreign Affairs will answer questions on his behalf.

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