Speeches
Speech: 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...
Read MoreSpeech: 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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