Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I advise the Senate that the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann, will be absent from question time today as he is representing Australia at G20 related events in Sydney. In his absence I will take questions in the Treasury, finance and environment portfolios and the Deputy Leader, Senator Brandis, will represent the minister on trade and investment. The Minister for Defence, Senator Johnston, will also be absent from question time today. He is accompanying the President of the French Republic on an official engagement. Senator Brandis will represent the defence portfolio and Senator Scullion will represent the infrastructure and regional development portfolios.