Speeches
Speech: Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue
April 10, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise as, I believe, one of two Greens speakers to offer my condolences to the family and loved ones of Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue AC CBE DSG. Dr O'Donoghue was known not only to South Australians but right across the...
Read MoreSpeech: Pastoral Land Management and Conservation
March 22, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise today to speak briefly in support of the Pastoral Land Management and Conservation (Use of Pastoral Land) Amendment Bill. Organic, biodynamic and regenerative agriculture can improve farming land's health and resilience against extreme weather events, while keeping farms...
Read MoreSpeech: Liberal Opposition
March 22, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise very briefly to support this motion. I note that it calls on the Liberal Party to be a legitimate opposition. I observe that in this place we spent countless hours wasting time, I believe, because of lies told...
Read MoreSpeech: Nazi Salute and Symbols Prohibition Amendment
March 19, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise to speak on behalf of the Greens in strong support of this bill, the Summary Offences (Nazi Salute and Symbols Prohibition) Amendment Bill 2023. I do so because the symbols of the Nazi regime continue to represent the...
Read MoreSpeech: Assisted Reproductive Treatment (Posthumous Use of Material and Donor Conception Register) Amendment Bill
March 19, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise on behalf of the Greens to support the Assisted Reproductive Treatment (Posthumous Use of Material and Donor Conception Register) Amendment Bill 2023. I do so noting that my colleague the Hon. Rob Simms carries this portfolio and, indeed,...
Read MoreSpeech: SA First Nations Voice to Parliament
March 07, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise to speak to this motion. The Greens will not be supporting the motion without amendment and so, therefore, I move to amend the motion as follows: Paragraph 1. Leave out all words after 'Voice' and insert 'was one...
Read MoreSpeech: Stop Military Exports to Israel
March 07, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise today to reflect on Australia exporting weapons to Israel during the current conflict. Over recent months the state of Israel's attacks on Gaza have killed over 29,313 Palestinians and injured some 69,333 innocent people since 7 October 2023,...
Read MoreSpeech: Transparency and Water Buybacks
March 07, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise today to speak on behalf of the Greens in support of this bill. Improved transparency is always an initiative that the Greens will support, especially around a resource as vital as water. Without water our way of life,...
Read MoreSpeech: Country Fire Service
February 22, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise on behalf of the Greens to support this select committee motion, noting, as other speakers have done, that we will be moving an amendment to refer it to the appropriate standing committee. In doing so, I do...
Read MoreSpeech: Eyre Peninsula Water Supply
February 22, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise today to speak on behalf of the Greens in support of this select committee, which will look into Eyre Peninsula water supply. As the driest state in the driest inhabited continent, South Australia has the imperative to lead...
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