July 02, 2020

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:28): I rise on behalf of the Greens to support the Dangerous Substances (LPG Cylinder Labelling) Amendment Bill 2020 and commend the Hon. Connie Bonaros for bringing it before this place. I note that this bill would require a person...

July 01, 2020

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:07): My question is to the Treasurer. Last year, we celebrated 60 years of the Fringe—in fact, earlier this year, but under COVID it seems so much longer. I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question...

July 01, 2020

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:01): I move: That this council— 1. Notes that since 1996 South Australia has had a deferral period for gay and bisexual men looking to be donors of whole blood, meaning they cannot donate blood unless it has been 12...

July 01, 2020

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:02): I rise to support the second reading of this bill, put before the chamber by the Hon. Kyam Maher, for a custody notification service. I do so noting that the Greens also have a bill before the parliament for a...

July 01, 2020

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:30): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing about a coronavirus vaccine. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: The federal government has announced some $66 million towards finding...

July 01, 2020

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:19): I seek leave to make a very brief explanation before addressing a question to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing on the topic of the COVID-19 testing regime. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I have asked the minister...

July 01, 2020

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (18:05): I rise on behalf the Greens to support this bill and I do commend the work of the crossbenchers, SA-Best's the Hon. Frank Pangallo, and indeed, in the other place, the member for Florey for her sterling efforts. Given...

June 30, 2020

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:04): I rise to support this bill and welcome that we will finally address this matter before the parliament. It is unfinished business from the 1980s. It is unfinished business for many members of this place who have been sexually...

June 30, 2020

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:36): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Treasurer questions on the topic of government advertising guidelines. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Two Sundays ago, residents of South Australia were given a day's reprieve from...

June 18, 2020

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:38): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I speak in support of the second reading of the Statutes Amendment (Repeal of Sex Work Offences) Bill 2020. It has been a long time in coming, because...