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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

Speech: The housing affordability crisis

26 September, 2022 - Speaking with people in our communities at the moment or even picking up a newspaper, you would have to have your head buried deeply in the...

Animal welfare documents reveal sickening cruelty

15 September, 2022 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson for animal welfare, has reacted to the release of all 8015 pages of the 2020 ...

ARC documents reveal CEO meddling in hundreds of research applications

14 September, 2022 - Senator Faruqi’s order for the production of documents required the Government to provide data on the ARC CEO’s requested revisions to the ...

Greens back early childhood workers’ shutdown

7 September, 2022 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson for education, has backed the early childhood educators action to S...

Speech: Climate Change Bill

7 September, 2022 - I rise to speak to the Climate Change Bill 2022 and a related bill, and I would like to associate myself with the fabulous comments that hav...

Speech: Early Childhood Educators' Day

7 September, 2022 - I take note of Minister Watt's response to my questions on the pay and conditions of early learning workers. The minister was talking very b...

Speech: Shout-out to the union movement

7 September, 2022 - Today I want to give a shout-out to unionists and the union movement. Over the last few months, in New South Wales alone, we've seen the str...

Faruqi moves to undo cuts to northern summer live exports ban

6 September, 2022 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Spokesperson for Animal Welfare, will this evening move to reverse the weakening...

Speech: Don't weaken the Northern Summer Ban

6 September, 2022 - On 5 April, the ban on live sheep exports to the Middle East was rolled back by the former Morrison government. This was just before the hei...

Speech: Let them study; let them stay.

6 September, 2022 - Last week the government held the Jobs and Skills Summit and congratulated itself for inviting everyone to the table and for being open to a...

OPD: Animal welfare incident reports

5 September, 2022 - I move: That the Senate take note of the documents. I rise to take note of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry's letter abo...

Speech: Increase aid to Pakistan

5 September, 2022 - I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate (Senat...