Latest News, Articles & Media

Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

Wong must strongly condemn and sanction Israel after shocking UNRWA bill

29 October, 2024 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Greens Deputy Leader and International Aid Spokesperson, has condemned new Israeli legislation labelling UNRWA a terr...

Labor’s international student caps policy is wreaking havoc with potential for more than 1,000 uni job cuts

28 October, 2024 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens leader and spokesperson for Higher Education, has reacted to reports that over 1,000 jobs could be at r...

Royals visit a stark reminder to break the shackles of colonial legacy

21 October, 2024 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens Leader and spokesperson for the Republic, has commented on the arrival of the British monarchy to Austr...

Universities need public funding and governance overhaul, not more job cuts

21 October, 2024 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens Leader and spokesperson for Higher Education, has commented on the slashing of hundreds of jobs in the ...

Greens calls on Labor to fully fund the implementation of a national anti-racism strategy

17 October, 2024 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens Leader and spokesperson for Anti-Racism, calls on the Albanese Labor Government to fully fund the imple...

Faruqi calls on Labor to abandon politically-motivated international student caps

10 October, 2024 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens Leader and spokesperson for Higher Education, has condemned the Labor Government’s decision to charge a...

Mehreen Faruqi

4 October, 2024 - Every week for the past year, people have flooded the streets to protest and demand action to end the genocide and end the occupation.

All Australian media outlets should conduct racism reviews

3 October, 2024 - Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and spokesperson for Anti-Racism, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has responded to the Race Reporting Handbook ...

ABC must act after systemic racism findings

1 October, 2024 - Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and spokesperson for Anti-Racism, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has responded to the long-awaited Janke revie...

Faruqi agrees with UA chair’s rubbishing of international student caps

11 September, 2024 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and spokesperson for Higher Education, attended today’s National Press Club ...

Irrational and illogical international student caps must go

6 September, 2024 - After the third hearing on the ESOS bill Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens Leader and spokesperson for Higher Education, has said that t...

Labor’s international student cap will be a disaster for NSW

30 August, 2024 - NSW Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens Leader and spokesperson for Higher Education, is urging the Labor government to scrap its internatio...