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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

Government must act on abattoir allegations

28 March, 2023 - Last night’s 7.30 report exposed the horrific suffering endured by pigs in Australian abattoirs when they are stunned using CO2 before slaughte...

Overwhelming support for Student Debt Freeze in Senate Inquiry

16 March, 2023 - Submissions to a Senate inquiry into a bill introduced by Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Spokesperson for Edu...

Government must reckon with Islamophobia

15 March, 2023 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Anti-racism spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has urged the Government to reckon with the ugly reality of...

Australia should restore the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

14 March, 2023 - Greens Deputy Leader and Anti-Racism spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has called on the Labor Government to restore “Harmony Day”, held annu...

Greens urge Labor to stare down live export industry pressure

2 March, 2023 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Spokesperson for Animal Welfare, has criticised  efforts by the live sheep expo...

Greens welcome Australia's decision to co-sponsor Vanuatu’s ICJ climate resolution

2 March, 2023 - Greens welcome Australia's decision to co-sponsor Vanuatu’s ICJ climate resolution Deputy Greens Leader and International Aid & Global Ju...

Australia should co-sponsor Vanuatu’s ICJ resolution

23 February, 2023 - Greens Deputy Leader and International Aid & Global Justice spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has urged the Australian Government to c...

Uni wage theft report a wake-up call for government

20 February, 2023 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that a new NTEU report on $83 million of stolen w...

Endorsement of draft behaviour codes a turning point

8 February, 2023 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has said that today’s parliamentary endorsement of Behaviour Standards and Codes is ...

Greens call for acceleration of gas code of conduct

19 January, 2023 - The Greens have called for the rapid introduction of an interim Mandatory Code of Conduct with teeth for gas companies, to lay bare the excus...

Safeguard rules released today must go further to curb coal and gas: Greens

10 January, 2023 - The draft Safeguard Mechanism rules released by the Federal Labor government today don’t go far enough and risk continuing to be captured by ...

Inflation remains high as Greens introduce bill to freeze student debt

30 November, 2022 - Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi will today formally introduce a private senator’s bill that abolishes...