Legislative Council Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Carbon Tax CARBON TAX The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition CARBON TAX The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (15:13): Given that the minister backs a carbon tax and not his union, will he now resign or wait to be expelled from the union? The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY Legislative Council Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for State/Local Government Relations CARBON TAX The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY (Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for State/Local Government Relations) (15:13): They never stop. They are a barrel of laughs. You are a laugh a minute. Mr President, the senator and the federal secretary who made that statement have one point of view and a position and it may have merit or it may not. It only happened today. I can assure the honourable member that there will be a very generous compensation package for this carbon tax. I know that upsets you, but the fact is there will be a generous compensation package, and you will have to wait until Sunday— The Hon. D.W. Ridgway Legislative Council The Hon. D.W. Ridgway: Are you going to resign? The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY Legislative Council The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: There is no need to resign. The Hon. D.W. Ridgway Legislative Council The Hon. D.W. Ridgway: They'll kick you out. The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY Legislative Council The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: No, they value me very much as a member. On Sunday there will be a very detailed statement on the compensation package and the price of carbon. Members interjecting: The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY Legislative Council The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY: It is a little bit like stereo here. I am a proud member of the TWU—always have been and always will be—and my views do not contradict anything they have said.