November 29, 2022

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:04): Supplementary: what proactive measures have been taken to ensure that those involved in the rescue and relief operations, who will be outside for more than four hours each day, will be vaccinated for Japanese encephalitis in time to undertake...

November 16, 2022

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:08): I move: 1. That a select committee of the Legislative Council be established to inquire into and report on the decision-making process and impact of approval of the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex at the tip of Eyre Peninsula...

November 03, 2022

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:29): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Attorney-General on the topic of the powers of the Australian Radioactive Waste Agency to override South Australian laws. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: As...

October 19, 2022

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:08): My question to the Attorney-General is: will he, as the delegated minister, provide an update to the council regarding the matter of coastal sand erosion and renourishment, particularly with the case of West Beach? The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister...

September 29, 2022

Protestors gathered in Adelaide CBD to demand more action on climate. A protest organised by Uni Students for Climate Action was held Friday night on the steps of Parliament House. Tammy Franks MLC spoke at the rally, in support of the communities call for...

September 28, 2022

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:21): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I rise to speak on this very simple but, I believe, important legislation that would establish a Revegetation Projects Register in our state. This is a vital step...

September 07, 2022

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:13): I move: That this council— 1. Acknowledges that the scientific consensus is clear that human activities are primarily responsible for accelerating global climate change; 2. Recognises that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported in 2018 that we must...

June 14, 2022

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:31): I rise to speak on the National Gas (South Australia) (Market Transparency) Amendment Bill on behalf of the Greens and on behalf of my colleague the Hon. Robert Simms. This bill was first introduced in the other place in...

May 31, 2022

Both houses of Parliament today have finally passed a motion to declare a climate emergency in South Australia. Former Greens MLC Mark Parnell passed a historic motion declaring a climate emergency in South Australia in the upper house in 2019, making it the first...

May 06, 2022

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:36): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development on the nuclear waste dump near Kimba. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: As we know, the federal...