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Greens Welcome SAPOL Retreat from Parklands but condemn ‘Declare and Defend’ approach
June 08, 2023
Today the State Government backed down from plans to relocate the Mounted Operations Unit to Park 21 in the Adelaide Parklands. A move strongly welcomed by the SA Greens. Quotes attributable to Greens Police Spokesperson, Tammy Franks MLC: “The Greens welcome this common sense...
Read MoreGreens motion calling for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to be included in public health system passes Upper House
June 02, 2023
A Greens motion calling for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) available to all South Australians by including it in the public health system passed the Upper House yesterday afternoon with cross-partisan support. TMS is a form of neurostimulation, which unlike other forms does not require...
Read MoreGreens Call for Consultancy Inquiry Following PwC Tax Scandals
May 17, 2023
The SA Greens are calling for South Australia to follow the lead of New South Wales and the Federal Government to launch an inquiry into the use of consultants by the State Government, following the increased fallout from the PwC scandal. PwC has faced...
Read MoreKoala State’ Plates on Cars Should Also Keep Koalas Off our Roads
May 17, 2023
The SA Greens have urged the Malinauskas Government to consider creating safer roads for wildlife as part of their election pledge for ‘Koala State Plates’. In 2022 the Malinauskas Opposition promised to introduce ‘Koala State’ plates where funds raised would be used to support...
Read MoreTaxpayers Deserve Transparency: Greens Demand Government Reveal LIV Golf’s Cost
May 08, 2023
The Greens have renewed their call for the State Government to release documents relating to the payments or agreements made for SA to host the LIV Golf Adelaide tournament after the SA Tourism Commission admitted to spending millions to bring LIV Golf to the...
Read MoreGreens Push Government to Come Clean on Blood Money for LIV Golf
May 04, 2023
Greens MLC Tammy Franks will today move an ‘order for the production of documents’ motion in the Upper House. The motion will use the powers of the Parliament to require the State Government to produce all documents relating to payments or agreements made for...
Read MoreGreens to move on free cat desexing programs
May 03, 2023
The Greens will introduce a motion today in the Upper House calling on the State Government to fund free desexing programs for cats to reduce shelter intake, overpopulation and strain on shelter workers and volunteers. The Greens’ move comes after a group of 15...
Read MoreSAPOL Secrecy Must End
March 31, 2023
Greens Police Spokesperson Tammy Franks MLC has renewed her party’s call for greater transparency on police misconduct following news that Police Commissioner Grant Stevens will not release details about police officers at the centre of proven or admitted misconduct, despite a request from the...
Read MoreGreens Stand in Support of Julian Assange
March 22, 2023
The Greens will today support a motion in the Upper House recognising Julian Assange’s prosecution as an attack on freedoms of the press. Tammy Franks MLC will also speak at rally at 1pm on the steps of Parliament House organised by Adelaide for Assange...
Read MoreGreens Call for the End of Duck Hunting After Reports of Extreme Animal Cruelty
March 20, 2023
The Greens have today called on the State Government to immediately ban duck hunting after footage of extreme animal cruelty was received by the RSPCA just days into the 2023 duck shooting season. Earlier this month the Upper House established a select committee to...
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