Motions
Motion: World Kangaroo Day
October 13, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:35): I move: That this council— 1. Notes that 24 October is World Kangaroo Day, celebrating kangaroos and raising awareness about the largest commercial slaughter of land-based wildlife in the world; 2. Acknowledges that loss of habitat, bushfires, drought, predators,...
Read MoreMotion: RDNS Workers
September 22, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (21:00): I move: That this council— 1. Supports the Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) SA frontline workers and Health Services Union (HSU) SA/NT as they fight an unfair pay freeze; 2. Recognises the essential work of RDNS workers, particularly during...
Read MoreMotion: Animal Welfare Reform Committee Final Report
September 22, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:53): I move: That the report of the committee be noted. It is with pleasure that I stand here to note the final report of the Joint Committee on the Statutes Amendment (Animal Welfare Reforms) Bill 2020. Before I spend...
Read MoreMotion: White Rock Quarry
August 25, 2021
Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. R.A. Simms: That this council— 1. Notes with concern the proposed expansion of the White Rock Quarry in Horsnell Gully and the impact that this will have on health, the environment and air quality for residents in the...
Read MoreMotion: Calls for Urgent Aid to Afghanistan
August 25, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:32): I move: That this council— 1. Calls on the federal government to provide immediate assistance to Afghan people both on the ground in Afghanistan and by providing protection here in Australia; 2. Calls on the federal government to offer...
Read MoreMotion: Condolence Motion for Rosemary Lester
June 23, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:31): I rise to support this motion of condolence, and to take a moment here in this council to honour the contribution and the life and work of Rosemary Lester, who will after this be Kunmanara Lester. She was an...
Read MoreMotion: Condemning the Minister for sneaky changes to Impairment Assessment Guidelines
June 23, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:07): I move: That this council condemns the minister for industrial relations for his proposed backdoor changes to the impairment assessment guidelines, which will deny even more injured workers their rights and access to fair compensation. I rise today to...
Read MoreMotion: Save Peterborough Medical Centre
June 09, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:35): I move: That this council— 1. Notes the closure of the medical centre in Peterborough on 30 June 2021 due to a shortage of physicians; 2. Recognises that this is part of a concerning trend of the loss of...
Read MoreMotion: Dill Ministers Pickle the Mangroves
May 27, 2021
Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. T.A. Franks: That this council— 1. Condemns the inaction of the Minister for Environment and Water and the Minister for Energy and Mining in dealing with Buckland Dry Creek Ltd, resulting in the mass die-off of mangroves in...
Read MoreMotion: Gendered Violence Prevention
May 26, 2021
Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. C. Bonaros: That this council— 1. Acknowledges the thousands of people who attended the March 4 Justice in South Australia on 15 March 2021; 2. Condemns all forms of gendered violence; 3. Calls for an end to gendered...
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