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Safe Access Zones pass in SA Parliament
November 11, 2020
The Legislative Council has tonight passed legislation to establish safe access zones in South Australia around premises that provide abortion services. This legislation was introduced by Greens MLC Tammy Franks in the upper house, and was co-sponsored and passed in the lower house by...
Read MoreGreens slam TAFE cuts to care courses
October 22, 2020
TAFE SA will be cutting subsidised childcare, aged care, and disability courses from metro campuses starting next year. This will force students to study with private providers. TAFE SA chief executive David Coltman advised staff last week that 20 courses would be scrapped from...
Read MoreEnd Discrimination Blood Donor Ban
October 14, 2020
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has recently approved an application by Australian Red Cross Lifeblood (Lifeblood), which proposes to reduce the deferral period for donors of whole blood from 12 months to three months since their last sexual contact for men who have had...
Read MoreSafe Access Zones Bill Reaches Upper House
October 13, 2020
Having passed in the House of Assembly last sitting week, the Bill to create Safe Access Zones around premises that provide abortion services is now before the Legislative Council where Greens MP Tammy Franks will have carriage of it. Tonight, Ms Franks will give...
Read MoreKill A Worker, Go To Jail: Greens Reintroduce Bill For Industrial Manslaughter Laws
October 02, 2020
Monday the 5th of October is the Labour Day public holiday in South Australia, commemorating the achievements of the Australian labour movement and in particular the movement for eight hours work, eight hours rest, and eight hours play. But what happens when someone doesn’t...
Read MoreGreens say we must stop criminalising health care on International Safe Abortion Day
September 28, 2020
Today is International Safe Abortion Day, where campaigns around the world continue to call for the elimination of inequality of access to abortion care. South Australia led the nation by legislating to allow abortion under certain circumstances in 1969, but this legislation is more...
Read MoreNew SAPOL 'SRS' Squad must back away from BLM Rally
July 03, 2020
The Greens today supported the growing call for the new, heavily armed and militaristic SAPOL “Security Response Section” (SRS) to be disbanded. The new unit was launched with a media walk through Rundle Mall on Wednesday which saw strong social media backlash. The Police...
Read MoreCustody notification service a life-saving #BLM win for SA
June 30, 2020
Tammy Franks, Greens MLC, today warmly welcomed the announcement that the Marshall Government will mandate a Custody Notification Service (CNS) scheme for South Australia. Establishing a legislated CNS in South Australia will bring SA in line with the ACT, WA, NT, NSW, and Victoria....
Read MoreQ: 'DOES SAPOL HAVE A RACISM PROBLEM?' A: EO COMMISSION SHOULD FIND OUT
June 18, 2020
Greens MLC Tammy Franks has today in Question Time called on the Marshall Government to task the Equal Opportunity Commissioner to review racism within the ranks of SAPOL as was done to address sexism and sexual harassment. Quotes attributable to Tammy Franks MLC: “In...
Read MoreNew Bid to repeal SA's archaic Sex Work Offences
June 18, 2020
Greens MLC Tammy Franks has today launched legislation that would repeal the current criminal offences relating to sex work from South Australian statutes. These current criminal laws and maximum penalties are: Keeping a bawdy house = 2 years imprisonment Permitting premises to be frequented...
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