Speeches

Speech: Industrial Manslaughter Amendment Bill

September 22, 2021

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (22:03): Thank you to all those who have made a contribution on this bill. In just over a week, we will be marking the October Labour Day public holiday in our state and commemorating the achievements of the Australian labour...

Speech: World Peace Day (Matters of Interest)

September 22, 2021

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:20): I rise today to talk about peace and about our priorities, both here in our state and in our nation. At least $2 billion was just squandered on the now scrapped French submarine program in South Australia. It is...

Speech: Statutes Amendment (Child Sexual Abuse) Bill

September 21, 2021

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:33): The Greens support the Statutes Amendment (Child Sexual Abuse) Bill 2021. This bill introduces a number of important reforms as they were proposed by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. As well as implementing recommendations...

Speech: Joint Committee on Statues Amendment (Animal Welfare Reforms) Bill

September 09, 2021

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:39): I bring up the report of the committee. Report received and ordered to be published.

TAFE SA Repeal Bill Second Reading

September 09, 2021

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:33): I rise to continue my speech from 23 June this year. As I said at the time, this is an extremely simple bill. All it does is put TAFE back in public hands. It is clear, almost 10 years...

Speech: Bushfires Amendment Bill

September 08, 2021

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:32): Bushfires have long been a regular occurrence in our country, there is no doubt about that. They are so common that many native plant species have adapted to require scarification from hot temperatures in order for their seeds...

Speech: Suicide Prevention Bill

September 08, 2021

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:24): I rise to support this bill, which seeks to reduce the incidence of suicide in our state and promote best practice suicide prevention in our policies across this state. It is a momentous bill, and I congratulate you, Mr...

Speech: Retail Trading Bill

August 26, 2021

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise as one of two speakers today from the Greens to speak to the Retail Trading Bill 2021, also with a view to the fact that we have a Referendum (Retail Trading) Bill on our Notice Paper as well. I think it...

Speech: Statutes Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill - Second Reading

August 25, 2021

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (18:08): I rise to continue my remarks from last year, when I introduced this bill. At that time, we had just passed legislation to end the so-called gay panic defence in our state. The bill before us today was originally...

Speech: White Rock Quarry (Matter of Interest)

June 23, 2021

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:42): I rise to raise some serious health concerns about the expansion of White Rock Quarry in Adelaide's eastern suburbs. In January this year, the state government commenced a detailed assessment of the submission by Hanson construction materials to expand...