Speeches
Speech: Statutes Amendment (Animal Welfare Reforms) Bill 2020
June 03, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:17): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I rise today to introduce this bill, which I first introduced last year before parliament was prorogued. As I do so, I would like to once again emphasise...
Read MoreSpeech: Statutes Amendment (Free Menstrual Hygiene Products Program Trial) Amendment Bill 2020
May 14, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:49): I rise today on behalf the Greens to support this bill. It would allow for a trial of dispensing machines providing free menstrual hygiene products in South Australian government schools. It is an excellent initiative and I hope that...
Read MoreSpeech: Abortion Access under COVID Pandemic
May 13, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:38): I rise today to talk about abortion access for South Australian women under the COVID pandemic. South Australia is the only place in this nation where almost all abortions happen at a public hospital and at no cost to...
Read MoreSpeech: Imagining the world post-COVID-19 (Matters of Interest)
April 20, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:28): I rise today to make some remarks on the COVID-19 pandemic and the world that we find ourselves in, and the world, in fact, that we can see through this pandemic. As we know, the Prime Minister of the...
Read MoreSpeech: Statutes Amendment (Repeal of Sex Work Offences) Bill
April 08, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (18:24): I thank those members who have made a contribution this evening and also those who are willing to serve on the select committee looking at this matter. This is actually quite a different bill from the last one I moved...
Read MoreSpeech: Return to Work (COVID-19) Amendment Bill 2020
April 08, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:18): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I rise today to introduce this bill that would extend workers compensation benefits to cover COVID-19. This is a Greens bill being introduced today, and I understand that...
Read MoreSpeech: Wombat cull permit in Point Pearce (Matters of Interest)
March 04, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:36): I rise to discuss wombats and World Wildlife Day. Yesterday was World Wildlife Day, and our Minister for Environment and Water posted on his Facebook page a lovely message that I wholly endorse. It is headed, 'World Wildlife Day', and...
Read MoreSpeech: Gambling Administration Bill - Second Reading
December 03, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:36): I rise on behalf of the Greens to speak to the Gambling Administration Bill 2019. I thank the government for their briefing—which was held yesterday. I thank them for the scant answers that I have received so far to my...
Read MoreSpeech: Flinders University (Remuneration of Council Members) Amendment Bill
November 12, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:34): I rise today on behalf of the Greens to staunchly oppose this bill. This legislation is yet another shift from a university, in this case Flinders University, away from being a not-for-profit education provider to being a fully-fledged corporate entity...
Read MoreSpeech: Melbourne Cup (Matters of Interest)
October 30, 2019
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:45): I rise to devote some time just before the first Tuesday in November, the so-called race that stops a nation, to ponder whether one day the nation will stop this race. Indeed, I commend one of my favourite singers and...
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