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 …
Custody notification service a life-saving #BLM win for SA
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 …
New Bid to repeal SA’s archaic Sex Work Offences
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 …
Q: ‘DOES SAPOL HAVE A RACISM PROBLEM?’ A: EO COMMISSION SHOULD FIND OUT
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 …
UPPER HOUSE BACKS CALLS TO #KeepLocalTV
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 …
GREENS MOVE FOR A LIFESAVING CUSTODY NOTIFICATION SERVICE – CALL OUT ALP FOR INACTION
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 …
FILIBUSTERING SHOULD NOT DELAY ABORTION SAFE ACCESS ZONES AGAIN – PREGNANT WOMEN & GIRLS DESERVE PROTECTION FROM PROTESTERS
Background: Abortion ‘Safe Access Zones’ provide a buffer against protesters of 150m outside medical services for patients and providers of abortion health care. The matter of Safe Access Zones (SAZ) …
Release footage of 4-year-old girl’s treatment by Port Augusta Big W Staff
Family complaints that a four year old Aboriginal girl was racially profiled, as she was grabbed by a staff member by the back of her new Cotton On hoodie last week on …
Greens push for phone service proven to reduce Aboriginal deaths in custody
Ahead of Saturday’s solidarity rally for Black Lives Matter and protesting Aboriginal deaths in custody, Tammy Franks Greens MLC today flagged a Greens’ push for a Custody Notification Service (CNS). …
Treasurer puts COVID-19 Frontline Workers’ Job security at peril in Enterprise Bargaining
Under pressure from The Greens (as well as Labor and SA Best) in Parliament, Treasurer Rob Lucas refused to rule out removing current job security conditions of pandemic frontline workers …
Hateful ‘Gay Panic’ murder defence must finally go
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 …
Upper House to vote today on Greens Bill to provide Covid Cover to frontline workers
Greens MLC Tammy Franks will today be bringing to a vote legislation that provides workers compensation to frontline workers affected by COVID-19. This is part of a move across the …
Upper House slams Government attack on Springbank School
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 …
Marshall Government must face the music on the plight of live music venues
In State Parliament, the Greens have called on the Marshall Government to ensure the local live music industry gets to play a post-COVID encore. Adelaide is a UNESCO City of …
Marshall must tell Morrison to support quarantined casual workers
SA Greens MLC Tammy Franks has called on the Marshall Government to ensure the Morrison Government does not abandon more than one quarter of South Australian workers as fears grow …
Response to Dean Jaensch (November 2019)
The following is a response from Mark Parnell MLC to an article published by Dean Jaensch, regarding the Greens’ stance on hazard reduction. This response was not published. Sent: Wednesday, 20 …
SA Animal Welfare Laws falter as Horses to race despite heatwave
Thoroughbred Racing SA have indicated they will go ahead with their planned meet at Morphettville Racecourse this Friday, despite the current heatwave and a forecast of 44oC that day. The …
Pokies Note Acceptors Bulldozed Through SA Parliament This Week
After a marathon debate in the state Upper House (over three days and long nights into early morning) the controversial bills that will ‘turbo charge gambling harm’ by allowing note …