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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

Behavioural codes of conduct will make parliament a safer place

29 November, 2022 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that new behavioural codes of conduct developed by the Joint Select Committe...

Early education bill a step forward but falls far short of what’s needed

22 November, 2022 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the Senate passage of the Government’s ‘Chea...

Greens move to improve early education and care bill

21 November, 2022 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the Greens will move amendments to the Gover...

Universities Accord must rebuild higher education and involve staff and students

16 November, 2022 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the Universities Accord process, expected to...

Australia exposed for climate finance failures

8 November, 2022 - Greens Deputy Leader and International Aid & Global Justice spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that Australia’s failure to cont...

Greens back early childhood education wage supplement

3 November, 2022 - The Greens have thrown their support behind an interim wage supplement for early childhood education and care workers, as proposed by ECEC pe...

UniMelb backpay a vindication of staff

2 November, 2022 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to news that the University of Melbourne will...

Majority reject horse racing: new independent poll

1 November, 2022 - A majority of Australians believe horse racing is cruel, and that animals should not be raced for gambling and entertainment, according to po...

Greens flag student debt bill as inflation soars

27 October, 2022 - Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi will today give notice of a private senator’s bill that abolishes inde...

OECD education report a national shame

4 October, 2022 - The latest OECD Education at a Glance report reveals unforgivable cuts to public education spending in Australia during the Covid pandemic, th...

Speech: Dogs in Politics Day

28 September, 2022 - Last Friday was Dogs in Politics Day, and although I have been talking about animal rights for many years, this one is a hard speech t...

Speech: Tackle the student debt crisis

28 September, 2022 - Today I rise to speak about the urgent need to tackle the student debt crisis. Each year we send thousands of students out into the world w...