In Parliament
Question: Homelessness Services
September 24, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:46): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Minister for Human Services on the emerging topic of older women's homelessness. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: It is deeply concerning that older women...
Read MoreMotion: Support of Beyond COVID
September 23, 2020
Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. M.C. Parnell: That this council— 1. Notes the significant impact that COVID-19 has had on the people of Australia, our society and our economy; 2. Acknowledges the substantial policy shifts by the Australian and the South Australian governments...
Read MoreSpeech: Energy Policy
September 23, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:53): I rise today to speak about the Prime Minister's recently delivered energy address, something that, as The Saturday Paper noted, in almost 5,000 words made 49 references to gas, six references to coal but not a single mention of...
Read MoreSpeech: Work Health & Safety Industrial Manslaughter Amendment Bill
September 23, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:07): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Today, I rise to reintroduce the Greens' Work Health and Safety (Industrial Manslaughter) Amendment Bill. This bill creates a new offence in South Australia of industrial manslaughter. It...
Read MoreMotion: Police Security Response Section
September 20, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this council notes the significant concerns of many South Australians regarding the arrangements of the new SAPOL Security Response Section (SRS) and calls for a public community consultation process on this matter. I rise today to call for...
Read MoreMotion: Parliament Workplace Cultural Review Project
September 09, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this council— 1. Notes that on 19 February 2020 this council resolved that the President invite the SA Equal Opportunity Commissioner to make recommendations for reforms to facilitate the handling of harassment in this parliamentary workplace; 2....
Read MoreQuestion: Adelaide Football Club
September 09, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: The minister would be well aware that on 21 July he provided an answer to my previous question on this topic to the effect that SafeWork SA had confirmed that: No notifications or complaints against the Adelaide Football Club in relation...
Read MoreSpeech: Emergency Management (Quarantine Fees and Penalty) Amendment Bill 2020
July 23, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:37): I rise on behalf of the Greens to support this bill, acknowledging that again we are having to deal with quite extraordinary circumstances and address them in a very rushed manner that would not normally be the due process...
Read MoreSpeech: Correctional Services (Accountability and Other Measures) Amendment Bill
July 22, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:07): I wish to break with tradition and indicate that I oppose the adjournment motion. I do so for the reasons that the Hon. Rob Lucas just outlined, in that we are not debating the correctional services bill today. This is...
Read MoreQuestion: Shop trading hours deregulation during COVID-19
July 22, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Noting that I won't get supplementaries, will the Treasurer please outline the health advice given to inform his actions to discontinue the previously COVID-related deregulated shop trading hours of past months? When was the advice given and by whom? In...
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