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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...
Read MoreGreens 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...
Read MoreGreens Move to Protect Workers from Harmful Silica Dust
December 01, 2022
A Greens bill to ban any work that would expose people to dangerous crystalline silica dust has successfully proceeded to a parliamentary committee today after receiving support in the Upper House. The bill proposed by Greens MLC Tammy Franks would amend the Work Health...
Read MoreGreens Flag Stronger Shelter Standards Following Animal Cruelty Charges
November 17, 2022
Greens MLC Tammy Franks will reintroduce a bill to the State’s Upper House to strengthen South Australia’s animal welfare laws, which are currently some of the weakest in the nation. The move comes after the directors of the South Australian Humane Animal Rescue Association...
Read MoreGreens Call for Inquiry Into Whalers Way Rocket Launch Facility
November 16, 2022
Greens MLC Tammy Franks has today moved a motion in the Upper House for a parliamentary inquiry into the decision-making process and impact of approval of a rocket launching facility at Whalers Way at the tip of the Eyre Peninsula. The inquiry would have...
Read MoreGreens Call on Government to Back Traditional Owners Right to Veto Nuclear Dump
November 03, 2022
The Greens have called on the Attorney-General to back the State Government’s promise to protect the right of traditional owners, the Barngarla people, to veto a proposed nuclear waste dump near Kimba in Parliament today. The Question came following the evidence of Sam Usher,...
Read MorePremier Must Rule Out Any Public Monies to Saudi Sportswashing
November 01, 2022
Greens MLC Tammy Franks has called on Premier Peter Malinauskas to rule out providing any public monies to Saudi Arabia after he welcomed the LIV Golf International Series potentially coming to South Australia in 2023. The majority shareholder of the Series is the Public...
Read MoreGreens Support Community Action on Climate
September 29, 2022
Protestors gathered in Adelaide CBD to demand more action on climate. A protest organised by Uni Students for Climate Action was held Friday night on the steps of Parliament House. Tammy Franks MLC spoke at the rally, in support of the communities call for...
Read MoreGreens Welcome Better Supports for Grieving Families
July 26, 2022
The Greens have today welcomed the Government’s announcement that they will amend Work Health and Safety legislation to implement the recommendations of the Mansfield review into SafeWorkSA’s handling of the death of Gayle Woodford. These changes would improve the confidentiality provisions in the...
Read MoreGreens Jump Racing Ban Bill Clears Final Hurdle
July 07, 2022
Today, the jumps racing carnage ends in South Australia. Jumps racing has finally been banned in South Australia with the Lower House passing the Greens’ Bill. This is a huge win for animal welfare in our state, and the culmination of years of advocacy...
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