Speeches
Speech: Health Care (Health Access Zones) Amendment Bill
September 25, 2019
Introduction and First Reading The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:48): Obtained leave and introduced a bill for an act to amend the Health Care Act 2008. Read a first time. Second Reading The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:49): I move: That this bill be now read a second...
Read MoreSpeech: Food Labelling (Matters of Interest)
September 25, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:43): On 14 September, the Nationals announced their intent to lobby the federal government—of which that party is a junior member—to ban the terms 'milk', 'meat' and 'seafood' from being used for alternative and plant-based products such as, for example, soy...
Read MoreSpeech: Confucius Institute (Matters of Interest)
July 31, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:37): I rise today to speak about my concerns about the Confucius institutes in our nation and in particular the one at Adelaide University. Last week, it was revealed through a media investigation that, of the 13 Confucius institutes at Australian...
Read MoreSpeech: Criminal Law Consolidation (Assaults on Prescribed Emergency Workers) Amendment Bill
July 04, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (11:07): I rise on behalf of the Greens to support, with some reservations, the Criminal Law Consolidation (Assaults on Prescribed Emergency Workers) Amendment Bill 2019. This bill creates a new offence under the Criminal Law Consolidation Act where a person spits...
Read MoreSpeech: Statutes Amendment (Animal Welfare Reforms) Bill
June 05, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I rise today to introduce this bill. While it is being brought forward today by the Greens, I would not necessarily call it a Greens' bill. It is the product...
Read MoreSpeech: Labour Hire Licensing Repeal Bill
May 16, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise on behalf of the Greens to oppose the repeal of the Labour Hire Licensing Act. I note that, back in February when the Treasurer brought this bill into this place, he uttered only 56 words before seeking leave to...
Read MoreSpeech: Federal Election 2019 (Matters of Interest)
May 15, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:42): With just three days to go before we decide who will govern the country for the next three years, I want to take just over three minutes to ponder the promise of Australia, and ponder it I do because, to...
Read MoreSpeech: Health Care (Governance) Amendment Bill
May 14, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise on behalf of the Greens to put our position on the Health Care (Governance) Amendment Bill 2019. The bill, of course, is the second tranche, as minister Wade so often referred to it in the previous debate, of a...
Read MoreSpeech: Work Health & Safety (Industrial Manslaughter) Amendment Bill
May 01, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this bill now be read a second time. Indeed, this is not the first second reading of such a bill as this. Today, I rise to reintroduce the Work Health and Safety (Industrial Manslaughter) Amendment Bill, this time...
Read MoreSpeech: Watergate Australia (Matters of Interest)
May 01, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:34): I rise today to speak about watergate: #watergate has hit Australia's social media in the past few weeks. Like the previous Watergate scandal, it is certainly one of intrigue. It has come to the fore due to the hard work...
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