May 15, 2019

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:42): With just three days to go before we decide who will govern the country for the next three years, I want to take just over three minutes to ponder the promise of Australia, and ponder it I do because, to...

May 14, 2019

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise on behalf of the Greens to put our position on the Health Care (Governance) Amendment Bill 2019. The bill, of course, is the second tranche, as minister Wade so often referred to it in the previous debate, of a...

May 01, 2019

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:34): I rise today to speak about watergate: #watergate has hit Australia's social media in the past few weeks. Like the previous Watergate scandal, it is certainly one of intrigue. It has come to the fore due to the hard work...

May 01, 2019

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this bill now be read a second time. Indeed, this is not the first second reading of such a bill as this. Today, I rise to reintroduce the Work Health and Safety (Industrial Manslaughter) Amendment Bill, this time...

April 30, 2019

Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. T.J. Stephens: That this council— 1. Recognises National Child Protection Week was held from 2 until 8 September; 2. Acknowledges that Child Protection Week is a wonderful opportunity for everyone in the community to think about how we...

April 04, 2019

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:58): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I stand here today to introduce a bill that would be an important next step towards restoring the health of the Coorong and the Lower Lakes. I have had...

April 02, 2019

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:24): I rise today to speak on the privatisation of SA Pathology. Every time we go for a blood test to investigate or keep track of an illness or have a tissue sample from a pap test or a suspicious mole sent...

March 20, 2019

Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. T.T. Ngo: That this council— 1. Recognises that all Australian jobseekers deserve adequate income support to maintain a decent standard of living and have access to resources to look for work, which enables and supports recipients to transition...

March 01, 2019

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise to conclude my comments on the second reading of this most important bill. I do so because best quality abortion care is enabled when abortion is a woman's decision, affordable to all and accessible regardless of a woman's location....

February 13, 2019

Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. E.S. Bourke: That this council— 1. Acknowledges the vital services provided to the community by local Service SA centres; 2. Notes that local Service SA centres provide access to a range of transactions, many of which are not...