Wombat cull permit in Point Pearce
A permit was approved to have 200 wombats killed on Point Pearce farming land, leased by the Aboriginal Lands Trust. Tammy Franks, Greens MLC in the South Australian Legislative Council, …
Lead levels in children’s blood at 10-year high
Tammy Franks, Greens Member of Legislative Council in the Parliament of South Australia, asking the Minister for Health and Wellbeing a question about the lead levels in children’s blood in …
Gambling Reform
Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. C. Bonaros: That this council— 1. Notes that the latest figures from the 34th edition of Australian Gambling Statistics of total gambling expenditure in Australia …
Flinders University (Remuneration of Council Members) Amendment Bill
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:34): I rise today on behalf of the Greens to staunchly oppose this bill. This legislation is yet another shift from a university, in this case Flinders …
Melbourne Cup
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:45): I rise to devote some time just before the first Tuesday in November, the so-called race that stops a nation, to ponder whether one day the …
Tauto Sansbury Motion
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:05): I rise to pay my respects to the elder past of Tauto Sansbury and associate myself with the remarks of the mover, that this council acknowledges …
Surrogacy Bill
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:09): I rise on behalf of the Greens to support this bill. The Surrogacy Bill 2019 repeals part 2B of the Family Relationships Act 1975 and creates …
Liquor Licensing (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
Second Reading Adjourned debate on second reading. (Continued from 12 September 2019.) The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (15:29): I rise today to speak briefly on the Liquor Licensing (Miscellaneous) Amendment …
Health Care (Health Access Zones) Amendment Bill
Introduction and First Reading The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:48): Obtained leave and introduced a bill for an act to amend the Health Care Act 2008. Read a first time. Second Reading …
Food Labelling
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:43): On 14 September, the Nationals announced their intent to lobby the federal government—of which that party is a junior member—to ban the terms ‘milk’, ‘meat’ and …
125th Anniversary of women’s suffrage
Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. C. Bonaros: That this council— 1. Notes that— (a) 19 September 2018 marked the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand; (b) on 19 …