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Pokies Note Acceptors Bulldozed Through SA Parliament This Week
December 06, 2019
After a marathon debate in the state Upper House (over three days and long nights into early morning) the controversial bills that will ‘turbo charge gambling harm’ by allowing note acceptors in SA poker machines has drawn the condemnation of Greens’ MLC Tammy Franks....
Read MoreReason thrown out the window as Pokies legislation pushed through Parliament
December 04, 2019
This week, while the Liberals and Labor teamed up to push through community-damaging and ill-considered pokies legislation, they have refused to support any cross-bench amendments to try and minimize the harm caused. Amendments the major parties rejected: Insert/increase penalty expiation fees for breaches of...
Read MoreAbortion Safe Access Zones put on hold while Pollies take Holidays
December 04, 2019
In a week full of lows when it comes to parliamentary process, the SA Parliament today reached a new one by denying a vote Safe Access Zones in the lower house. The following quotes are attributable to Ms. Franks: “SA is one of only...
Read MoreWin For Abortion Health Care As Upper House Passes Safe Access Zones
November 15, 2019
Last night the Legislative Council passed Health Care (Health Access Zones) Amendment Bill 2019 with 12 Ayes and 5 Noes. It will now go to the Lower House, where Labor MP Nat Cook will take leadership of the Bill. This Bill established a 150...
Read MoreCoorong Trust Passes Upper House
October 18, 2019
Last night the Legislative Council passed the Coorong Environmental Trust Bill 2019, which received unanimous support from all sides of politics. The legislation, which has been called for by the local community, will establish the Coorong Environmental Trust; an independent body with the objective...
Read MoreNew Bid For Abortion Safe Access Zones
September 24, 2019
The global ‘40 Days for Life’ protest of abortion health care commences this Wednesday, September 25 and runs until November 3. A private members bill by Greens Tammy Franks and Labor’s Nat Cook will be introduced in both Houses of state parliament today to...
Read MoreGreens Call On Premier To Caution His Assistant Minister
September 13, 2019
This week in Parliament Tammy Franks MLC questioned the Hon Jing Lee MLC – Assistant Minister to the Premier – about her role as a Parliamentary Ambassador for the Confucius Institute. Greens MLC Tammy Franks has today written to the Premier, asking him to...
Read MoreGreens Call on Marshall Government for caution on Confucius Classrooms
August 23, 2019
In South Australia, there is a ‘Confucius Institute’ (CI) at the University of Adelaide, two Confucius Classrooms in our state's public schools (Salisbury High and Plympton International College), and one Confucius Classroom in the private sector at Christian Brothers College. Confucius Institutes are a...
Read MoreGreens Call For Stronger “Phony Police” Laws
August 19, 2019
After first appearing in Perth, another car has now appeared in Adelaide imitating a Chinese police vehicle, alarming members of the public and in particular ex-pats from China. There is currently speculation that this fake police car may have been part of an intimidating...
Read MoreEmergency Services volunteers charter bill finally passes The Parliament
July 30, 2019
In a win for respect for CFS and SES Volunteers, today the Fire and Emergency Services (Volunteer Charter) Bill has passed in the House of Assembly with the support of all sides of politics after it was moved by Troy Bell MP. This Bill...
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