I inform the House that the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade will be absent from question time today and tomorrow. He has been in Iraq for trade talks on wheat and is travelling to the UAE for further bilateral trade meetings. The Minister for Transport and Regional Services will answer questions on his behalf today and the Minister for Foreign Affairs will answer questions on his behalf tomorrow.

I also advise the House that the Minister for Foreign Affairs will be absent from question time today. He is in Indonesia to address a seminar on counter-terrorism and for bilateral meetings. The Attorney-General will answer questions on his behalf.