Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I wish to advise the Senate that Senator John Faulkner, the Minister for Defence, will be absent from Senate question time today. He is attending the funeral of Flying Officer Michael Herbert in Adelaide. Senator Ludwig will represent Senator Faulkner in his portfolio of defence and veterans affairs and I will cover his representational responsibilities in relation to foreign affairs today.