Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Settle down, Christopher. The Attorney-General will answer questions in relation to Employment and Workplace Relations on her behalf. I inform the House that the Minister for Trade will also be absent today as he is attending the Pacific Islands Forum of Trade Ministers meeting in Samoa. The Minister for Resources, Energy and Tourism will answer questions on his behalf. The Minister for Foreign Affairs will be absent from question time today as he is in New Zealand holding bilateral discussions with the government in Wellington. The Minister for Resources, Energy and Tourism will answer questions on his behalf. The Minister for Home Affairs will be absent from question time today as he is attending the Ministerial Council for Police and Emergency Management in Perth. The Attorney-General will be answering questions on his behalf.

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