Legislative Council Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Whyalla Steelworks Whyalla Steelworks The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO Legislative Council Deputy Leader of the Opposition Whyalla Steelworks The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO (Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (15:13): Supplementary: are the support packages announced by the government applicable to individuals who are either contracted or employed by the steelworks and they lose their employment? The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Attorney-General Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector Special Minister of State Whyalla Steelworks The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector, Special Minister of State) (15:13): I thank the honourable member for her supplementary question. There are a whole range of support packages—support packages that are particularly focused on local businesses. Again, it is very, very early but as I understand from media reporting, one of the facets that has been reported is that workers had continued to be paid for the work that they did if they worked directly for the steelworks but, of course, there are many, many other jobs that are not directly with the steelworks that are for companies who contract with the steelworks—those who provide services to the steelworks—and that is the absolute focus of the initial packages that the government is providing.