Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I inform the House that the Minister for Trade will be absent from question time today. The Minister for Resources, Energy and Tourism will answer questions on his behalf. The Minister for Foreign Affairs remains absent from question time and the Attorney-General will answer questions on his behalf. The Minister for Defence will leave question time early today to attend the ramp ceremony for Lieutenant Fussell. The Attorney-General will answer questions on his behalf once he departs.