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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

Speech: Respect@Work

31 August, 2021 - I rise to speak on the Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021—a bill this government has had to be dragged to ...

Speech: Scott Morrison is a Prime Minister for himself and no-one else

31 August, 2021 - I for one, Senator Hughes, love New South Wales and Sydney—the harbour and everything else that comes with it—and, I must say, I am a little b...

Speech: Clear links between the far-right and mainstream media and politics

25 August, 2021 - Over the last two weeks we have seen alarming revelations in the media about the extent and character of far-right organising in this country....

Speech: Climate criminals

25 August, 2021 - We are in a critical time for climate action, and the Liberals are busy giving handouts to their political donors, for gas giants to frack the...

Speech: Thank you, Senator Rachel Siewert!

25 August, 2021 - Rach, before I joined this Greens dream team in the Senate, I had heard about a Senator Siewert from others who had met her. I had heard about...

Speech: Morrison, support the TRIPS waiver

24 August, 2021 - The Morrison government have not only botched vaccinations for people living in this country; they are also actively jeopardising the health a...

Speech: Stop blaming Covid numbers on people of colour

24 August, 2021 - It is difficult to see the rising COVID numbers in New South Wales, and it is also heartbreaking to watch the New South Wales Liberal governme...

Speech: We need to fix the state of research funding

24 August, 2021 - I speak to take note of document No. 5 in the Senate Order of Business, the Australian Research Council grant recommendations July 2021. First...

Far-right military infiltration shocking but not surprising

23 August, 2021 - The Greens say that reports of far-right extremists and neo-Nazis in the Australian military should not come as a surprise, but do further spu...

Speech: The colossal failure in Afghanistan

23 August, 2021 - I rise to make my contribution to this motion. My heart goes out to the Afghan people, who are suffering the harrowing, horrific and tragic co...

Blaming individuals is not a Covid strategy

18 August, 2021 - Statement from Greens Senator for NSW, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, following today’s announcement of 633 new locally-acquired Covid-19 cases in NSW: “T...

Early learning services must be supported

16 August, 2021 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that early learning and care services impacted by lockdowns must be s...