Speeches

Speech: Port River Dolphins

November 17, 2021

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:24): I rise today to speak about the few remaining bottlenose dolphins that call our Port River home. Throughout the years we have seen many reports of dolphins becoming entangled in fishing equipment, fatally injured by boat propellers and, since...

Speech: Introducing 'Just Legalise It' Bill

November 17, 2021

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:34): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. It is high time we legalised cannabis for adult use in our state of South Australia. While jurisdictions all over the world roll back prohibitions from the last...

Speech: Social Work Registration Needs To Finally Happen

November 17, 2021

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (21:44): I would like to thank all the members who have made a contribution to this bill not just today but the first time round back in 2018 and thank you to all those who were on the joint committee with...

Speech: Christmas Day Should Be A Public Holiday

October 27, 2021

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This year, Christmas Day, 25 December, falls on a Saturday. That is why today I introduce this bill into the state parliament to ensure that all South Australians who work...

Speech: Social Workers Registration Bill

October 27, 2021

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (20:16): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Today, I rise once again to introduce a bill for the registration of social workers. It is three years since I last did this. I introduced my original...

Speech: Private Mines Amendment Bill

October 13, 2021

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:45): I rise to briefly speak in support of the amendment to the Mining Act 1971 put forth by my colleague the Hon. Robert Simms. This bill seeks to impose similar regulations on private mines as exist for public ones...

Speech: In Support of BYO Containers

September 22, 2021

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:04): I rise today to briefly add my support for this very sensible bill. As my colleague the Hon. Robert Simms has noted, this bill is an extremely simple amendment to the Civil Liability Act that aligns with the general...

Speech: World Peace Day (Matters of Interest)

September 22, 2021

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:20): I rise today to talk about peace and about our priorities, both here in our state and in our nation. At least $2 billion was just squandered on the now scrapped French submarine program in South Australia. It is...

Speech: Spit Hood Prohibition

September 22, 2021

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (22:37): I rise in support of this bill, which will be known as Fella's Bill, to ban spit hoods. On behalf of the Greens, I note that we are now approaching the fifth anniversary of Wayne Fella Morrison's death. That...

Speech: Industrial Manslaughter Amendment Bill

September 22, 2021

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (22:03): Thank you to all those who have made a contribution on this bill. In just over a week, we will be marking the October Labour Day public holiday in our state and commemorating the achievements of the Australian labour...