Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In presenting a revised ministry list, I congratulate all the new ministers and parliamentary secretaries and, in particular, our new Deputy Prime Minister.

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TURNBULL MINISTRY    18 February 2016

Each box represents a portfolio. Cabinet Ministers are shown in bold type. As a general rule, there is one department in each portfolio. However, there is a Department of Human Services in the Social Services portfolio and a Department of Veterans' Affairs in the Defence portfolio. The title of a department does not necessarily reflect the title of a minister in all cases. Assistant Ministers in italics are designated as Parliamentary Secretaries under the Ministers of State Act 1952.

Mr Speaker, I advise that the Minister for the Environment will be away from question time today, as he is unwell. The Minister for Foreign Affairs will answer questions on his behalf. The Minister for Trade and Investment will be absent from question time this week, as he is representing Australia at the Australia United States Business Week, in the USA, and the Foreign Minister will answer questions on his behalf. The Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia will be similarly absent from question time this week, as he is leading a delegation of senior Australian business and academic representatives in the Australia United States Business Week 2016, and the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science will answer questions on his behalf. And the Minister for Human Services will be absent from question time this week after the birth of his son, Richard, on Friday. The Minister for Social Services will answer questions on his behalf.