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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

Speech: JobMaker Hiring Credit Bill - Consideration of House of Representatives Message

12 November, 2020 - The Greens have a very strong position that the Senate should insist on its amendments to this Economic Recovery Package (JobMaker Hiring Cr...

Speech: Funding education to create jobs

12 November, 2020 - The Greens support this motion. With hundreds of thousands of jobs lost and more than a million people unemployed and already stagnant wages...

Uni Enrolment Slump Reveals Gendered Downturn

12 November, 2020 - The Greens have responded to new ABS data showing an alarming drop in women studying at university in 2020 as compared to 2019. Senator Mehr...

Speech: University wage theft

11 November, 2020 - Over the last few months I've been participating in the Senate inquiry into unlawful underpayment of employees' remuneration, otherwise know...

The deaths of Dede Fredy and Xiaojun Chen

11 November, 2020 - The Greens support this motion and we express our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of Dede Fredy and Xiaojun Chen. They di...

Senate Says Horses Should Not Die At Racetracks

10 November, 2020 - Australian Greens Animal Welfare spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has welcomed the Senate’s agreement to her motion acknowledging all Mel...

Speech: Amendments to JobMaker

10 November, 2020 - Senator Patrick's amendments As I said in my speech in the second reading debate, the Economic Recovery Package (JobMaker Hiring Credit) Ame...

Speech: The horse racing industry

10 November, 2020 - I rise to speak on an animal welfare matter that has captured the country's attention this fortnight. The 2020 Melbourne Cup claimed the lif...

Greens move to fix JobMaker, remove corporate welfare

9 November, 2020 - Australian Greens Leader Adam Bandt has said the JobMaker Wage Subsidy must not pass parliament as corporate welfare, as the party’s major am...

Speech: Donald Trump

9 November, 2020 - I rise to make a brief contribution on this urgency motion. What a relief. The US election result is a good thing for humanity. Donald Trump ...

Speech: industry and manufacturing

9 November, 2020 - In respect of the ministerial statement on industry and manufacturing, I move: That the Senate take note of the document. In her ministerial ...

Speech: JobMaker Hiring Credit Bill

9 November, 2020 - I rise on behalf of the Greens to speak on the Economic Recovery Package (JobMaker Hiring Credit) Amendment Bill 2020. Everyone has a right t...