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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

Speech: Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation

30 March, 2022 - We are in a situation where we have floods in New South Wales and Queensland. We have a housing crisis. People can't make ends meet. Young peop...

Speech: Floods are the reality of climate change

29 March, 2022 - I rise to make a contribution to the debate on the Treasury Laws Amendment (Cyclone and Flood Damage Reinsurance Pool) Bill 2022 and I want to ...

Speech: Time for a reckoning with racism

29 March, 2022 - Islamophobia in this country is rising. The third report on Islamophobia, Islamophobia in Australia, was released this month by Charles Sturt U...

Gov and Labor team up to protect research veto

21 March, 2022 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that Government and Labor Senators have teamed up to produce highly fl...

Greens announce plan to build an anti-racist Australia

21 March, 2022 - On the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD), The Greens have announced their election plan to build an ant...

Islamophobia report reveals horrific extent of anti-Muslim racism

15 March, 2022 - Australian Greens Anti-racism spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the latest Islamophobia in Australia report, released today, re...

Greens announce Plan for Free Early Childhood Education and Care

6 March, 2022 - The Greens have today announced their plan for free and universal early childhood education and care. Early childhood education is an essential ...

International students left behind again by discriminatory government

3 March, 2022 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has criticised the exclusion of international students and other temporary visa ...

Delay to live export review welcome: Greens

28 February, 2022 - Australian Greens Animal Welfare spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has welcomed the Department of Agriculture’s decision to extend consult...

Underfunded public schools a national disgrace

16 February, 2022 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to the latest analysis released by Save Our Schools this morni...

Greens secure inquiry into political interference in ARC grants

9 February, 2022 - The Senate has given its support to a motion of Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi to refer her private members’ bill Australian Research Council ...

Speech: There’s nothing to celebrate about the British monarchy

8 February, 2022 - The British monarchy is a racist, colonial institution. It is a relic of the British Empire, and it shouldn't exist. But, sadly, here we are ...