March 07, 2024

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise today to speak on behalf of the Greens in support of this bill. Improved transparency is always an initiative that the Greens will support, especially around a resource as vital as water. Without water our way of life,...

March 07, 2024

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this council— 1. Notes that Kent Town is the only suburb in the Norwood Payneham St Peters council with no green space available to the public; 2. Recognises that Kent Town residents' access to the adjacent Adelaide...

March 07, 2024

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the minister representing the Minister for Police on the topic of SAPOL firearms and weapons storage and safeguarding. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Members will be...

March 06, 2024

https://youtu.be/UVekqnDrijQ The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development a question about the Adelaide Parklands flying fox colony and biosecurity. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: This weekend, we will...

February 22, 2024

  The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise on behalf of the Greens to support this select committee motion, noting, as other speakers have done, that we will be moving an amendment to refer it to the appropriate standing committee. In doing so, I do...

February 22, 2024

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise today to speak on behalf of the Greens in support of this select committee, which will look into Eyre Peninsula water supply. As the driest state in the driest inhabited continent, South Australia has the imperative to lead...

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...

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...

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...

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...