George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

I table a revised ministry list and I seek leave to have the list incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The document read as follows—

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.

I take this opportunity to congratulate those senators—including Senator Fierravanti-Wells, Senator Ryan, Senator Nash, of course, and Senator Canavan—who have been promoted to the ministry.

I advise the Senate that Senator Colbeck will be absent from question time this week. In Senator Colbeck's absence, Senator Birmingham will take questions relating to international education and Senator Sinodinos will take questions relating to tourism and to the Agriculture and Water Resources portfolio.