Motions
Motion: Cat Management
May 03, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I thank those who have made a contribution today: the Hon. Dr Nicola Centofanti, and the Hon. Russell Wortley. I will start with what I think is possibly a misunderstanding by the opposition, and I will draw their attention to...
Read MoreMotion: Greyhound Racing
April 11, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this council— 1. Notes: (a) the 86 recommendations arising from the extremely critical findings of the Ashton Independent Inquiry into the Governance of the Greyhound Racing Industry report; (b) the consequent December 2023 pledge by the Malinauskas...
Read MoreMotion: Parliament (Joint Services) (Clerks) Amendment Bill
March 22, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Obtained leave and introduced a bill for an act to amend the Parliament (Joint Services) Act 1985 and to make a related amendment to the Constitution Act 1934. Read a first time. Second Reading The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move:...
Read MoreMotion: Green Space for Kent Town
March 07, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this council— 1. Notes that Kent Town is the only suburb in the Norwood Payneham St Peters council with no green space available to the public; 2. Recognises that Kent Town residents' access to the adjacent Adelaide...
Read MoreMotion: Assange
February 22, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this council— 1. Notes that— (a) on 20 and 21 February 2024, the High Court of Justice in the United Kingdom will hold a hearing into whether Walkley Award winning journalist, Mr Julian Assange, can appeal against...
Read MoreMotion: Fossil Fuels
February 22, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move That this council— 1. Acknowledges that fossil fuel combustion is the primary driver of global heating and climate change, which is threatening the lives, livelihoods and health of people across the globe; 2. Notes the petition by Fossil...
Read MoreMotion: Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence
November 30, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this council calls on the Malinauskas government to establish a royal commission into domestic, family and sexual violence in South Australia. I move this today in conjunction with the Hon. Connie Bonaros of SA-Best in this place,...
Read MoreMotion: Adelaide University Bill
November 01, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:24): I have heard over and over again in this debate, which is calling for the release of the business case, that the only information that has been kept from us as a parliament is that which is commercially sensitive material...
Read MoreMotion: Israel/Hamas
October 20, 2023
That this council— 1. Unequivocally condemns the attacks on Israel by Hamas, which are the heinous acts of terrorists, and have encompassed the targeting and murder of civilians, including women and children, the taking of hostages and indiscriminate rocket fire; 2. Stands with Israel...
Read MoreMotion: CFS Facilities Audit
October 18, 2023
That this council—1. Acknowledges that the Bureau of Meteorology has formally declared an El Niño weather event and that risk of a significant fire danger season is higher following an El Niño year;2. Notes that some South Australian Country Fire Service stations are currently...
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