Animal Welfare
‘An Animal Welfare Disaster’: Greens Condemn Greyhound Racing Industry’s ‘Boost for Breeders’ as Ninth Dog Dies on South Australian Tracks
June 25, 2024
The SA Greens condemn the Greyhound Racing Industry’s announcement of a rebate that seeks to ‘stimulate local greyhound breeding’. The decision to financially incentivise further breeding flies in the face of the Ashton Inquiry, which recommended an enforced cap on breeding. Last month, the...
Read MoreMotion: Kangaroo Harvesting Inquiry
June 21, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: 1. That a select committee of the Legislative Council be established to inquire into and report on kangaroo and wallaby populations in South Australia, with particular reference to: (a) how they are affected by commercial and non-commercial harvesting;...
Read MoreSpeech: Freedom of Information (Greyhound Racing) Amendment Bill
May 17, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I thank the contributors today, the Hon. Nicola Centofanti on behalf of the Liberal opposition and the Hon. Justin Hanson on behalf of the Labor government. I remind the council that AJP Recommendation 13, which is one of the 86...
Read MoreQuestion: Native Bird Hunting
May 17, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, representing the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water, on the topic of compliance of native bird hunting. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A....
Read MoreQuestion: Operation ANATIS
May 17, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, representing the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water, on the topic of Operation Anatis. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: In response...
Read MoreMotion: Cat Management
May 03, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I thank those who have made a contribution today: the Hon. Dr Nicola Centofanti, and the Hon. Russell Wortley. I will start with what I think is possibly a misunderstanding by the opposition, and I will draw their attention to...
Read MoreScratching the Surface: SA Greens Motion for Free Cat Desexing Program Passes Upper House
May 03, 2024
The SA Greens motion calling on the the South Australian Government to expand free desexing programs for cats passed the State Upper House yesterday evening. Such programs assist in reducing shelter intake, overpopulation and strain on shelter and rescue workers. Under the current system,...
Read MoreSpeech: Freedom of Information (Greyhound Racing) Amendment Bill
May 02, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Obtained leave and introduced a bill for an act to amend the Freedom of Information Act 1991. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Since 2015, when it was revealed that horrific...
Read MoreGreens Move to Subject Greyhound Racing to FOI Scrutiny
May 01, 2024
The SA Greens will introduce a bill to State Parliament to ensure Greyhound Racing South Australia is subject to Freedom of Information (FOI) requirements. The move is one of the 86 recommendations of the Ashton review of the industry that received Government support. But...
Read MoreFourth Greyhound Dies on SA Tracks as Malinauskas Government Drags its Feet on Industry Reform
April 12, 2024
A fourth greyhound has died on SA racetracks, days after the SA Greens condemned the Malinauskas Government’s failure to appoint an Independent Inspector for greyhound racing industry reform. The independent inspector was a key recommendation of the Ashton inquiry into the Governance of the...
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