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Web TAFE SA Bill (Bills) - 30/10/2025
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:25): It is with great pleasure I rise to support the TAFE SA Bill 2025 and I will restrain myself from saying—no, I will not. I will say I was right: it was wrong to corporatise TAFE. I am proud that I voted against it when it was done. I am proud that I had a private member's bill to decorporatise TAFE and I am really ple... -
Web Nurses and Midwives (Question Time) - 30/10/2025
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:41): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the minister responsible for public sector employment on the topic of the nurses' rally today. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Today, nurses and midwives from right around the state rallied on the steps of our Parliament House. They came fr... -
Web Education and Children's Services (Inclusive Education) Amendment Bill (Bills) - 30/10/2025
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I draw the council's attention to the fact that I filed a new set of amendments before lunchtime. They have just been tabled, so I am drawing your attention to the new set of amendments. I do have questions at clause 1, but I suspect other people do, too. The CHAIR: The Hon. Ms Franks, that set of amendments replaces the— Th... -
Web Education and Children's Services (Inclusive Education) Amendment Bill (Bills) - 30/10/2025
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (12:29): I rise today to support this bill and to outline the rationale for some amendments I will seek to move to strengthen the bill, particularly in its commitment to inclusive education, transparency and accountability. This bill presents an important opportunity to give genuine effect to South Australia's stated vision of... -
Web Algal Bloom (Question Time) - 30/10/2025
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:26): Supplementary: the minister mentioned that the brevetoxins were identified for the first time in Australia. What were the specific brevetoxins? -
Web Algal Bloom (Question Time) - 30/10/2025
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:30): Supplementary: was Professor Mike Steer given an option not to have his photos in the information pack? The PRESIDENT: I never heard anything about Mike Steer. Your third question. Members interjecting: The PRESIDENT: Would you like to ask your third question or do you want to wave your hands around? Members interje... -
Web Gambling Administration (Limitation on Advertising) Amendment Bill (Bills) - 29/10/2025
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:40): I rise briefly to indicate that I will be supporting this bill, which seeks to restrict gambling advertisements on free-to-air and streaming radio and television during the times when children are most likely to be watching. While it was described as another layer of restriction, and that online gambling was pointed t... -
Web Statutes Amendment (Gambling - Opening Hours and Signage) Bill (Bills) - 29/10/2025
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (17:21): I rise to speak in support of this bill. This bill seeks to ensure that poker machines in this jurisdiction are turned off between the hours of 2am and 8am. It is a modest move, but an important one, especially when you consider the harm gambling causes, particularly in those late night and early morning hours when pe... -
Web Shellfish Reef Restoration (Motions) - 29/10/2025
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (12:13): I move: That this council— 1.	Acknowledges the urgent and ongoing threats to South Australia's marine environment and economy; 2.	Recognises the critical role of large-scale shellfish reef restoration in improving water quality and system resilience; 3.	Commits the state government to the development of a... -
Web Statutes Amendment (Gambling - Mandatory Pre-Commitment System) Bill (Bills) - 29/10/2025
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (16:55): I rise to support this bill, and thank the Hon. Connie Bonaros for bringing it before this place. We know she has long worked to end gambling harm in this state and will continue to do so. This bill introduces a mandatory precommitment system with a restriction that caps the amount of money a person can spend on poker...
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