Speeches
Speech: Coorong Environmental Trust Bill - Second Reading
April 04, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:58): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I stand here today to introduce a bill that would be an important next step towards restoring the health of the Coorong and the Lower Lakes. I have had...
Read MoreSpeech: SA Pathology (Matters of Interest)
April 02, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:24): I rise today to speak on the privatisation of SA Pathology. Every time we go for a blood test to investigate or keep track of an illness or have a tissue sample from a pap test or a suspicious mole sent...
Read MoreSpeech: Abortion Law Reform - Conclusion of 2nd Reading Speech
March 01, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise to conclude my comments on the second reading of this most important bill. I do so because best quality abortion care is enabled when abortion is a woman's decision, affordable to all and accessible regardless of a woman's location....
Read MoreSpeech: Statutes Amendment (Abortion Law Reform Bill)
December 07, 2018
Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I introduce this bill today because our current abortion law, which was written in 1969 and was once progressive and leading the nation, is no longer fit for purpose. It...
Read MoreSpeech: Climate Change (Matters of Interest)
December 05, 2018
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:23): Today, I rise to speak about our collective future, our current reality and the conversation happening between almost 200 nations in Poland right at this very moment. I am of course talking about climate change. Currently, the COP24 conference...
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