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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

Greens condemn Israel’s deliberate & continued campaign of attacking aid workers & aid agencies

4 April, 2024 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Spokesperson for International Aid & Global Justice Senator Mehreen Faruqi has backed the call of Zomi F...

Greens welcome ARC Bill calling it “a win for independent research”

21 March, 2024 - Today, the Senate passed the Australian Research Council Amendment (Review Response) Bill 2023 which establishes an ARC board that will decide ...

Faruqi reacts to Labor’s decision to reinstate UNRWA funding

15 March, 2024 - Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson for International Aid and Global Justice Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has responded to Minister Wong’s announc...

Faruqi calls on Wong to follow Canada, Sweden and restore funding to UNRWA immediately

10 March, 2024 - Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson for International Aid and Global Justice Senator Mehreen Faruqi, is calling on the Labor government to&nb...

“No photo ops this year" - Faruqi backs in calls by the Muslim community to boycott Labor this Ramadan

28 February, 2024 - With Ramadan around the corner, Greens Deputy Leader Senator Mehreen Faruqi is calling on the Labor Party to think twice about showing up to...

Greens move to immediately reinstate UNRWA funding amid humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza

27 February, 2024 - Today the Greens moved to suspend Senate Standing Orders to insist Labor immediately reinstate essential, live-saving UNRWA funding to Gaza ...

Greens welcome National Student Ombudsman, but it must have teeth

23 February, 2024 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, and Greens Senate leader Larissa Waters welcome the announcement today that educati...