Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I inform the House that the Minister for Trade and Investment will be absent from question time this week. He is in Washington for the Global Services Summit. He will then be in Korea for discussions to finalise the Korea-Australia free trade agreement. The Minister for Foreign Affairs will answer questions on his behalf.

I also inform the House that the Assistant Minister for Defence will be absent from question time today as he is attending the inauguration of the new President of Afghanistan. The Minister for Foreign Affairs will also answer questions on his behalf.

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