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UPPER HOUSE BACKS CALLS TO #KeepLocalTV

June 17, 2020

South Australia’s Upper House is calling on the federal Government to extend community television licences before the state’s own Channel 44, one of Australia’s last surviving community broadcasters, is switched off at the end of the month. Greens Member of Legislative Council Tammy Franks...

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GREENS MOVE FOR A LIFESAVING CUSTODY NOTIFICATION SERVICE - CALL OUT ALP FOR INACTION

June 17, 2020

Today the Greens have introduced legislation that would establish a strong and enforceable Custody Notification Service (CNS) administered by the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement (ALRM) in South Australia. A CNS is a 24-hour service that provides life-saving legal advice and welfare checks and support...

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Hateful 'Gay Panic' murder defence must finally go

May 13, 2020

Nearly 50 years ago, Dr George Duncan was thrown in Adelaide’s River Torrens because he was gay and he drowned. His killers were never brought to justice. In the years following, the South Australian parliament proudly led the nation on the decriminalisation of homosexuality...

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Upper House slams Government attack on Springbank School

May 01, 2020

A motion calling on the Government to abandon its review of Springbank Secondary College has passed the Upper House, following a similar motion that was passed unanimously by Mitcham Council last month. A review is required under the Education Act to close or merge...

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