Foreign Minister Penny Wong returns to Parliament House after holiday injury

The Foreign Minister has returned to Parliament House in Canberra with an unusual injury.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has returned to Parliament House with an unusual injury for a politician.

Senator Wong was photographed at the Labor cabinet meeting on Monday with her arm in a sling.

Her office later confirmed she had injured her arm while surfing while she was on holidays.

“Thank you to those who have expressed concern,” Senator Wong wrote on Twitter.

“In short – Penny v Surfboard and Surfboard won.”

Senator Penny Wong injured her arm during a surfing incident while on a family holiday. Picture: Supplied

She was photographed at the cabinet meeting sitting in between Anthony Albanese and Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus.

The Prime Minister convened a meeting with his senior ministers before Australia’s 47th parliament formally opens on Tuesday.

Labor has a flurry of laws it wants to pass as soon as possible and plans to introduce several Bills in the first parliamentary fortnight.

Top of the Albanese government’s agenda is its new climate change legislation, which would enshrine its 43 per cent emissions reduction target for 2030 in law.

It also plans to introduce its aged care reform Bill, as well as legislation for 10 days’ domestic violence leave, to establish the independent Jobs and Skills Australia workforce, and to abolish the cashless welfare card.