November 01, 2024

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: It gives me great pleasure on behalf of the Greens to rise to support this legislation, the Return to Work (Presumptive Firefighter Injuries) Amendment Bill. This bill adds, at the behest of the United Firefighters Union, an additional three cancers...

November 01, 2024

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise on behalf of the Greens to support the motion of the Hon. Sarah Game and support an inquiry into the veterinary industry, driven of course by, as she stated in her speech to this motion, the need to...

November 01, 2024

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise to speak to the Fair Work (Registered Associations) Amendment Bill 2024 on behalf of the Greens. Of course, the Greens are willing to work with the government to get the best outcomes for workers and their legitimate representatives...

September 26, 2024

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That the interim report of the committee be noted. It gives me great pleasure today to table and speak to the interim report of the Joint Committee on the Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis. Members in this place would...

September 13, 2024

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Supplementary: is the Malinauskas government concerned that more money seems to be going to make arts buildings work health and safety compliant than actually going to support the arts in this state at the moment? The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister...

September 11, 2024

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise to speak in support of this bill. I am pleased to see steps being taken here in this parliament to ensure that South Australians will have pathways to more secure working conditions if they work in the community...

August 28, 2024

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I rise on behalf of the Greens to speak in support of the Return to Work (Employment and Progressive Injuries) Amendment Bill 2024. This bill will ensure that workers are able to return to work after an injury and ensure...

August 28, 2024

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Is it lawful to assemble on the Parliament House steps to demonstrate a public protest and was today's protest lawful?   The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector): I thank the...

August 28, 2024

SA Greens Stand in Solidarity with Rank and File Union Members The SA Greens stand in solidarity with CFMEU members, and other trade unionists, rallying nationwide today to protest being placed under an undemocratic administration. Recent federal legislation, passed by a Labor-Liberal alliance, has...

June 06, 2024

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, the Public Sector and Industrial Relations and Attorney-General on the topic of the ICAC's 'Buying trust: corruption risks in public sector procurement'...