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

by leave—I inform the Senate that Senator Johnston, the Minister for Defence, will be absent from the Senate today and tomorrow due to portfolio related duties. I will represent the Hon. Warren Truss MP, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, during question time on these days, and Senator the Hon. George Brandis has agreed to represent the Minister for Defence. I can also indicate that Senator Cash, the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women and Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, will be absent from the Senate today. For the purposes of question time, Senator the Hon. George Brandis has agreed to represent the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection and Senator the Hon. Marise Payne will represent the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women.