In Parliament
Speech: Crown and Anchor Hotel
May 02, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise very briefly to support this motion in support of the Crown and Anchor. It has been moved by my Greens colleague, the Hon. Robert Simms, and I welcome him. He is the portfolio holder for the Greens in...
Read MoreSpeech: Freedom of Information (Greyhound Racing) Amendment Bill
May 02, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Obtained leave and introduced a bill for an act to amend the Freedom of Information Act 1991. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Since 2015, when it was revealed that horrific...
Read MoreSpeech: Green Bans
May 02, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise to observe that today is May Day and pay tribute not just to May Day and the workers but to the green bans, as relevant as they ever were. The workers united will never be defeated. 'Intersectionality' might...
Read MoreQuestion: Harassment in the Parliamentary Workplace
May 02, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Attorney-General, representing the Special Minister of State, on the topic of implementation of the equal opportunity commissioner's recommendations on sexual harassment in the parliamentary workplace. Leave...
Read MoreSpeech: AUKUS Land Acquisition Bill
May 02, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise as one of two speakers for the Greens today to speak to the AUKUS (Land Acquisition) Bill 2024. We are told it is a bill for an act to facilitate the AUKUS submarine project by providing for the...
Read MoreQuestion: SAPOL General Orders
May 02, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Attorney on SAPOL general orders and, specifically, access to them under FOI and the police complaints and discipline processes. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: The...
Read MoreQuestion: Adelaide Beach Management Review
April 12, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Attorney in his role of having carriage of the portfolio of Adelaide Beach Management Review. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: In April 2022, now well...
Read MoreSpeech: Parliamentary Committees Bill
April 12, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise to speak to the Parliamentary Committees Bill 2024, a bill that provides for the establishment of various parliamentary committees, defines the powers and duties of those committees, makes related amendments to various acts and repeals the Parliamentary Committees...
Read MoreMotion: Greyhound Racing
April 11, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this council— 1. Notes: (a) the 86 recommendations arising from the extremely critical findings of the Ashton Independent Inquiry into the Governance of the Greyhound Racing Industry report; (b) the consequent December 2023 pledge by the Malinauskas...
Read MoreSpeech: Return to Work (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) Amendment
April 11, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise today on behalf of the Greens to stand in firm support of this bill put forward by the Hon. Frank Pangallo. There is no denying that our first responders are often faced with difficult and potentially traumatic circumstances...
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