June 13, 2023

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Minister for Industrial Relations and the Public Sector on the topic of the Public Sector Code of Ethics. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: As many of us...

June 01, 2023

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Is the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs aware of the fact that the digitisation of these records has not occurred and that is what is largely restricting access? What is being done to ensure digitisation of the records? The Hon. K.J. MAHER...

May 31, 2023

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: In March this year, the IPCC released their climate report, A Survival Guide for Humanity. This report, of course, brings into sharp focus the losses and damages caused by climate change, which are hitting the most vulnerable people and ecosystems...

May 18, 2023

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: In April 2022, the Malinauskas government announced that the planned construction of a sand recycling pipeline between West Beach and Semaphore South would be halted. Instead, a comprehensive review of all available coastal sand management options is being initiated by the...

May 17, 2023

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: The Malinauskas government announced during the 2022 state election that a Koala State plate option for South Australian vehicles would be introduced with an additional cost to car owners of $50 for the purchase of the plates, going towards helping our...

May 04, 2023

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: On 12 April this year the Premier announced that South Australia has banned TikTok. I note that the Premier was quoted as saying: This is a prudent measure to protect the security of government information. For government employees, this means we'll...

May 04, 2023

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: PIRSA undertook a review of recreational fishing management in the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary in late 2022. The options paper for the review found there is a high likelihood of interactions between dolphins in the sanctuary and recreational fishing gear, and that...

May 02, 2023

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Recommendation 226 from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody calls for the independent investigation of complaints against police and the employment of Aboriginal people or use of Aboriginal organisations in an independent police complaints body. That recommendation sets out...

March 21, 2023

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:29): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development a question about mass fish kills in the Murray. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Biosecurity is the lead agency for...

March 09, 2023

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:06): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development on the topic of microalgae biosequestration. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Since the beginning of the Industrial...