Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I table for the information of the Senate a revised ministry list reflecting the changes to the ministry announced by the Prime Minister on 2 February 2013. I seek leave to have the document incorporated in Hansard. I also advise the Senate that I have been elected Leader of the Government in the Senate and my colleague Senator Wong has been elected Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate.

Leave granted.

The ministry list could not be incorporated at time of publishing.

Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Leave granted.

I thank the Senate. On behalf of the coalition, I thank Senator Evans for his service as Leader of the Government in the Senate. I assume that there will be another occasion where we can thank him more formally and in greater detail. From the attitude that he has displayed, I have every confidence that that bench up there will not become the home of Statler and Waldorf. On behalf of the coalition I also congratulate Senator Conroy and Senator Wong on their elections.