In Parliament
Speech: Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
February 22, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise to speak on behalf of the Greens in support of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill 2023. A summary of this bill is that it enables the board to address the issues of entering...
Read MoreMotion: Assange
February 22, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this council— 1. Notes that— (a) on 20 and 21 February 2024, the High Court of Justice in the United Kingdom will hold a hearing into whether Walkley Award winning journalist, Mr Julian Assange, can appeal against...
Read MoreMotion: Fossil Fuels
February 22, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move That this council— 1. Acknowledges that fossil fuel combustion is the primary driver of global heating and climate change, which is threatening the lives, livelihoods and health of people across the globe; 2. Notes the petition by Fossil...
Read MoreQuestion: Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence in South Australia
February 22, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: My question is to the Attorney-General, representing the Premier, on the topic of the domestic, family and sexual violence royal commission: 1. What will the terms of reference be? 2. When will the royal commissioner be announced? 3. Will the...
Read MoreSpeech: Statutes Amendment Bill (Public Holidays)
February 21, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise to speak to the Statutes Amendment (Industrial Relations Portfolio) Bill 2024. I note that the title of this bill is determined by parliamentary counsel. There are rules around titles of bills, so for the opposition's education that is...
Read MoreQuestion: APY Art Centre Collective Funding
February 21, 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 Arts, on the subject of the APY Art Centre Collective. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: In the...
Read MoreSpeech: Gender Dysphoria
February 08, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise today to speak on this particular motion, noting that the Greens will not be supporting the establishment of this select committee. I would like to point out that there already has been a recent South Australian inquiry into...
Read MoreQuestion: Tandanya
February 08, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:04): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs on the subject of Tandanya.Leave granted.The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Tandanya, also the Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, is well known to...
Read MoreSpeech: Electoral (Control of Corflutes) Amendment Bill
February 08, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (12:04): I rise to support this bill brought to this place through the auspices of it being on the Notice Paper for quite a period of time. I have forgotten the number of days that was quoted—eight hundred and something,...
Read MoreQuestion: Conversion Therapy
February 07, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Attorney as Leader of the Government in this place, representing the Premier, a question about banning conversion practices. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: On 8...
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