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

I inform the House that the Prime Minister will be absent from question time today as he is in Jakarta undertaking bilateral meetings with the President of Indonesia. I will answer questions on his behalf. The Minister for Trade and Investment is in Cairns on ministerial business. The Minister for Foreign Affairs will answer questions on his behalf. The Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia is representing the government at the International Mining and Resources Conference in Melbourne. The Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science will answer questions on his behalf.

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