Industrial Relations & Public Sector
Question: Port Pirie Lead Smelter Follow Up
March 17, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:49): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question on the topic of safety concerns at Nyrstar's Port Pirie lead smelter to the Treasurer in his role as Minister for Industrial Relations. Leave granted. The...
Read MoreMotion: Review of Sexual Harassment in South Australian Parliament
March 17, 2021
Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. T.A. Franks: That this council notes the report by the Equal Opportunity Commission to the houses of the South Australian Parliament, entitled Review of Harassment in the South Australian Parliament Workplace, dated February 2021. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS...
Read MoreQuestion: Harassment in the Parliamentary Workplace
March 03, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: It is a very brief explanation. We all know that the report has now been given to the presiding members. We all know that this Review of Harassment in the South Australian Parliament Workplace will involve not just the parliament...
Read MoreMotion: Harassment in the Parliamentary Workplace
March 03, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That the report by the Equal Opportunity Commission to the houses of the South Australian parliament, entitled Review of Harassment in the South Australian Parliament Workplace, dated February 2021, be noted. I will be brief today. I have moved...
Read MoreQuestion: Port Pirie Lead Smelter
March 02, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:12): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question on the topic of safety concerns at Nyrstar's Port Pirie lead smelter to the Treasurer in his role as Minister for Industrial Relations. Leave granted. The Hon....
Read MoreQuestion: Hotel Quarantine Workers
February 17, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:52): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing on the subject of contact tracing and the statewide lockdown. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: The Woodville Pizza Bar in Adelaide's...
Read MoreSpeech: Wage Theft (Matters of Interest)
February 03, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:22): I rise to speak about wage theft. Yesterday, Adelaide citizens were horrified to see an incident in Gouger Street in our city, when a young woman simply demanded a fair day's pay for a fair day's work. It is understood...
Read MoreQuestion: Wage Theft in South Australia
February 03, 2021
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:41): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question on the topic of wage theft to the Treasurer, in his role as Minister for Industrial Relations. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: The Treasurer is also...
Read MoreQuestion: Flinders Uni Students Coronavirus Testing
December 02, 2020
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:28): I seek leave to make brief explanation before asking the Minister for Health and Wellbeing a question about COVID communication. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: It has come to my attention that through the communication channel Overheard at...
Read MoreGreens call for extended Covid-19 hotline hours
November 17, 2020
In Parliament today, the Greens called for better access to COVID-19 information, in particular for people wanting to access the SA COVID-19 Information Line and the SA COVID-19 Mental Health Support Line. Both of these hotlines operate within very limited hours. The Victorian, Queensland,...
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