Climate Environment & Water
Speech: Environment Protection (Object of Act and Board Attributes) Amendment Bill
October 03, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise on behalf of the Greens to speak in support of this bill. Australia is blessed with unique and precious species, ecosystems and natural resources, and is home to 20 World Heritage sites, over 600,000 native species and two out...
Read MoreQuestion: Feral Pigs
September 26, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Minister for Primary Industries a question regarding feral pig culling. In August, the Limestone Coast Landscape Board recorded three outbreaks of feral pigs over the last 18 months, with the...
Read MorePut Space in the Right Place: SA Greens Renew Call for Protection of Whalers Way on National Threatened Species Day
September 14, 2023
In recognition of National Threatened Species Day, the SA Greens have introduced a motion renewing their call for the Malinauskas Government to protect the Whalers Way Sanctuary against the environmental impacts of a rocket-launch facility built there. Nestled within the sanctuary as Whalers Way...
Read MoreMotion: National Threatened Species Day and Whalers Way
September 13, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:14): I move:That this council— 1. Recognises that Thursday 7 September 2023 was National Threatened Species Day; 2. Notes that Whalers Way, located on the southern tip of Eyre Peninsula, is home to a number of threatened, endangered and...
Read MoreMotion: River Murray Flood
August 30, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (21:19): I rise today briefly on behalf of the Greens to speak in support of this motion. The 2022-23 River Murray flood emergency was the worst recorded flood since 1956. Emergency Services Minister, Joe Szakacs, estimated that 4,000 properties...
Read MoreSA Greens Welcome Court Decision to Stop Nuclear Waste Facility in Kimba
July 18, 2023
The Greens have welcomed the decision of the Federal Court to overturn the federal Ministerial declaration to select Napandee near Kimba as the proposed site for a national nuclear waste facility. The decision comes after the Barngarla people, the traditional owners of Kimba, challenged...
Read MoreQuestion: Flinders Ranges World Heritage Nomination
June 27, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:42): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs representing the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water, a question on the topic of the Flinders Ranges World Heritage nomination. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A....
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