Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Grain Industry Grain Industry The Hon. E.S. BOURKE Legislative Council Grain Industry The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (14:40): Further supplementary: do you think the minister should apologise in a public forum about his comments that farmers are 'rogue idiots'? The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council Minister for Trade Grain Industry The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (14:40): I don't think that farmers are 'rogue idiots'. It's the same as if I said that union members are 'rogue idiots'—I would never say that because that would be generalising too much. I don't think he needs to apologise. The Hon. R.I. Lucas Legislative Council The Hon. R.I. Lucas: Some might be. The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: Some might be but I would not.