Tasmanian Senator Richard Colbeck will travel to Tokyo as a representative of the Australian Government at the Olympic Games.
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The Senator said it was an "important opportunity" across both of his portfolios of sport and aged care services.
The announcement comes in the wake of a massive groundswell of opposition to Queensland Premier Anastasia Palaszczuk, who is also due to fly to Tokyo for the Olympics this month.
A Change.org petition labelled "Deny Annastacia Palaszczuk an exemption to leave Australia to attend the Tokyo Olympics" had gathered more than 64,000 signatures as of 11am on Wednesday.
Senator Colbeck said showing support for elite athletes had never been so important, given the challenges over the last two years.
"This will be an Olympics like we have never seen before," he said.
"Our Olympic and Paralympic athletes are ready to make their mark on the world stage and Australians everywhere are ready to cheer them on."
"This will be a significant opportunity to discuss the strategies of both nations in combating the pandemic across the aged care sector," he asserted.
In the meantime, other politicians have continued using video software to correspond with their overseas counterparts.
The Minister said he would quarantine as per requirements of all travellers returning to Australia, and is due to receive his second AstraZeneca vaccination next week.