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Greens Call for End to Greyhound Racing In Hot Weather After Dog Dies on Track

February 23, 2023

The Greens have called on the State Government to immediately ban greyhound racing in temperatures over 38°C following the tragic death of a young greyhound at the Gawler racetrack yesterday. According to the Steward’s report, three-year old Weblac Gem collapsed and died immediately after...

Greens Call for Government to Act on Cruel Greyhound Racing Policy Amid Heatwave

February 23, 2023

The Greens have called on the State Government to urgently commit to bringing SA in line with other states by restricting the temperatures that Greyhounds are forced to race in as heatwave continues to grip the state. In December last year ten Greyhound races...

Landmark Greens Social Work Bill Comes into Effect Today

February 23, 2023

South Australia will be the first state to maintain a registration system for social workers after a Greens bill was today enacted after passing in Parliament in late 2022. The Social Workers Registration Board of South Australia will safeguard the public interest by confirming...

Parliament’s Dolphin Sanctuary Inquiry Finds Urgent Action Required to Address Decline In Health of Dolphins

February 08, 2023

The multi-party Parliamentary Committee inquiring into the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary has found that the objects of the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Act 2005 are not being met and urgent action is required to address the decline in the health of resident dolphins. The Committee, initiated...

Greens Warn of Facial Recognition Tech Risks

February 02, 2023

The Greens have called on the State Government to ‘step up’ on progressing privacy protections to address risks in the use of facial recognition technology after Police Commissioner Grant Stevens this week called for greater SAPOL access to facial recognition capabilities. No specific laws...

Not Happy Jan 26th - SA Greens Call Upon the Malinauskas Government to Change the Date

January 25, 2023

SA Greens MLC, Tammy Franks, has called upon the Malinauskas Government to change the date we chose to celebrate ‘Australia Day’ in their review of the Holidays Act 1910. On January 26, as a nation we mark the commemoration of the arrival of the...

SA Greens Say 'YES': Supporting the Uluru Statement From the Heart in Full

January 20, 2023

The SA Greens have recommitted their support for the ‘Yes’ Campaign, in the wake of the grassroots membership resolution at a SA Greens meeting, taken in December 2022.The State SA Greens MPs have today affirmed their commitment to the ‘Yes’ Campaign for a First...

On Your Bike, Santos

January 17, 2023

The SA Greens have ramped up their call for the Malinauskas State Government to drop Santos as the sponsor of the Tour Down Under. Greens MLC Tammy Franks has called on Events South Australia to look for alternative sponsorship arrangements that better align with the...

Greens Slam Broken Promise as Malinauskas Government Approves Duck Hunting Open Season

January 13, 2023

The Greens have expressed disgust at the announcement of an open season for duck hunting in South Australia, despite a pre-election commitment by the Labor Party to review duck hunting if it won the 2022 state election. During the 2022 state election campaign Labor...

Greens Call for Adelaide Concert Hall

December 02, 2022

The Greens have called for the State Government to construct a purpose-built concert hall to cement Adelaide’s global reputation as a city of music. Although Adelaide was designated as Australia's first UNESCO City of Music in 2015 and hosts world class music events including...