Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I advise changes to ministerial arrangements. Senator Wong will be absent from question time today on account of ministerial business overseas. In Senator Wong's absence I will be the Acting Leader of the Government in the Senate

An honourable senator: Yay!

Calm down. Ministers will represent portfolios at question time in accordance with the letter circulated to the President and to party leaders and Independent senators.