Nick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

I should not talk about the merits of the case but I am very confident since they have already apologised. But John Camillo is a union official I have known for many years. He is absolutely ferocious in protecting the rights and the jobs of those in the automotive industry in South Australia. I think it is quite telling—and I accept what Senator Cameron has said given his background in the AMWU—that the union itself has not raised concerns about job losses with this tax. I cannot take it any further than that, but I think it is fair to say that John Camillo has for many years been well respected on both sides of politics in South Australia for being a fair and fierce advocate for jobs in the South Australian automotive industry. I will not take it any further, but I just want to put that on record, and I do not want Senator Abetz to suggest that I have some cosy relationship with the AMWU—far from it.