House of Assembly: Wednesday, July 06, 2011

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CARBON TAX

Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (16:05): As a supplementary, will the minister guarantee that none of the 7,000 jobs at OneSteel and Nyrstar will be affected because of the carbon price on Sunday?

The SPEAKER: I rule that as not a supplementary; it is a question.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Correctional Services) (16:05): Madam Speaker—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: —the greatest challenge facing humanity is climate change, and the opposition offers no alternatives, offers no policies. They offer us no vision. They bury their head in the sand. They are dinosaurs. They have no vision, they have no policy, they have no plans.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Leader of the Opposition.