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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

Greens launch inquiry into climate-fuelled insurance bill hikes

28 May, 2024 - Deputy Greens Leader and Climate Adaptation spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi will chair a Select Committee on the Impact of Climate Risk...

Government must act on shocking USyd wage theft revelations

21 May, 2024 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Higher Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to revelations that the University of Sydn...

Labor’s budget completely fails students on placement poverty and student debt

15 May, 2024 - Deputy Greens Leader and Higher Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to the Government’s budget, which was billed as havin...

Greens celebrate big animal welfare win, with Government decision to legislate live sheep export ban

11 May, 2024 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Spokesperson for Animal Welfare, has welcomed the Government’s decision to ban live s...

Labor’s student debt announcement a step forward, but provides no cost of living relief, say Greens

5 May, 2024 - Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and spokesperson for Education, Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to Labor’s announcement on changes to ...

Greens welcome targets to increase CALD leadership in the APS

30 April, 2024 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader Senator Mehreen Faruqi, who has long advocated for the need to increase the representation of people of colour ...

CPI shows student debts to rise by 4.8% on June 1, as Greens demand indexation be scrapped in May budget

24 April, 2024 - Student debts will go up 4.8% this June adding an estimated $3.3billion to the debt burden of Australians unless the Labor Government urgently ...

Greens support Gaza solidarity encampment at Sydney University, call on universities to divest from Israel

24 April, 2024 - The Australian Greens are rallying behind the students and staff at Sydney Unviersity who have started an encampment on the quad lawns, protest...

International students being scapegoated by the Labor Government, say Greens

24 April, 2024 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Spokesperson for Education, Senator Mehreen Faruqi has reacted to recent revelations that universities are ...