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...

October 18, 2024

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Leader of the Government on behalf of the Minister for Health on the subject of transmagnetic stimulation. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Earlier today, 185...

July 24, 2023

The Greens have called for the SA Government to urgently release the full Unmet Needs Study commissioned by the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist. The study of mental health unmet needs will reveal the true extent of the mental health needs in South Australia...

June 14, 2023

Following the passing of a Government motion in the upper house today, the Greens have renewed their call for the Government to act urgently on their commitment to legislate to ban conversion practices.   According to a 2018 Human Rights Law Centre report, up to...

June 02, 2023

A Greens motion calling for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) available to all South Australians by including it in the public health system passed the Upper House yesterday afternoon with cross-partisan support. TMS is a form of neurostimulation, which unlike other forms does not require...

June 01, 2023

Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. T.A. Franks: That this council— 1. Notes that— (a) transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is an effective treatment option for some people with major depression; (b) in 2018, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists recommended that...

February 22, 2023

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:13): I rise behalf of the Greens to support this bill, a One Nation bill that is in fact very similar to legislation the Greens have previously introduced into this place and clearly an issue of ongoing of concern for...

February 08, 2023

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:32): I move: That this council— 1. Notes that— (a) transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is an effective treatment option for some people with major depression; (b) in 2018, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists recommended that 'TMS...

October 19, 2022

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:28): I move: 1. That, in the opinion of this council, a joint committee be appointed to inquire into and report on— (a) the potential impact of legalisation of cannabis in South Australia for adult use with reference to legal...

July 07, 2022

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:38): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development a question on the topic of the Office of Industrial Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Earlier...