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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

Childcare debts must be waived

3 August, 2021 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has expressed alarm at reports that the Commonwealth is chasing Child Care Subs...

Speech: No charges on tertiary education

3 August, 2021 - I speak to the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Charges) Bill 2021 and the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amen...

Speech: The militarisation of public health

3 August, 2021 - Millions of people are in COVID lockdown this week; many of them are in my home state of New South Wales. Tens of thousands have lost their liv...

Housing policy failure sets up intergenerational theft

30 July, 2021 - Australian Greens Housing spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to the latest data on median property prices in this week’s Domain H...

Labor's negative gearing betrayal

26 July, 2021 - Australian Greens Housing spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to Labor’s move to dump its commitment to winding back negative gear...

Anti-Muslim racism revealed in AHRC report

20 July, 2021 - Australian Greens Anti-racism spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that a new report by the Australian Human Rights Commission has found...

Greens slam minor tweaks of NSW supports as woefully insufficient

13 July, 2021 - The Australian Greens have slammed the government’s changes to support measures for the NSW lockdown, saying that the paltry concessions are a w...

Housing build would support those fleeing family violence

12 July, 2021 - The Greens have welcomed the release today of the Nowhere To Go report by Equity Economics, which finds that a significant build of social housi...

Speech: The human toll of 'Fortress Australia'

24 June, 2021 - I rise to speak on the COVID-19 Disaster Payment (Funding Arrangements) Bill 2021 and I want to associate myself with the comments made by my co...

Greens force release of draft standards phasing out battery cages

23 June, 2021 - Australian Greens Animal Welfare spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has forced the release of draft animal welfare standards for poultry throug...

Speech: Culture wars

23 June, 2021 - I have some bad news for people tonight. It turns out that the pandemic didn't kill the so-called culture wars, which are being manufactured aga...

Speech: Housing crisis in Australia

22 June, 2021 - I move: That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency: There is a housing crisis in Australia and the Morrison Govern...