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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

Greens Back Independent Inquiry Into Melbourne Cup Death

6 November, 2020 - The Greens have backed calls from animal welfare groups and an equine veterinarian for an independent investigation and necropsy report into ...

R.I.P. Anthony Van Dyck

3 November, 2020 - Australian Greens Animal Welfare spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to the death of the Melbourne Cup racehorse Anthony Van Dy...

Racing Cannot Be Fixed

29 October, 2020 - Australian Greens Animal Welfare spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that commercial horse racing is a cruel industry that cannot be...

Live Export Backflip Will Hurt Animals

28 October, 2020 - Australian Greens Animal Welfare spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the federal government has done an extraordinary and devas...

Statement On Kashmir

27 October, 2020 - The Australian Greens stand with the Kashmiri community on 27 October as they commemorate Black Day. Kashmir is a disputed territory and it i...

Rental Report Reveals Tenants’ Covid Struggle

15 October, 2020 - Australian Greens Housing spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that AHURI’s Renting in the time of COVID-19: understanding the impact...

Free and Universal Early Learning

9 October, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that Labor’s Budget in Reply commitment to increase child care subsid...

Amendments: Uni fee hikes and funding cuts

8 October, 2020 - Senator FARUQI (New South Wales) (12:55): Mr President, I request that the amendments on sheets RV130 and RV133 be put separately. The PRESIDE...

Fee Hikes’ Passage More Fuel In Libs’ Uni Arson

8 October, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the Liberal National Government has condemned Australian higher ...

Speech: Liberals gag debate on uni bill

8 October, 2020 - I rise on behalf of the Greens to say that we will be vehemently opposing this disgraceful government's motion to guillotine a bill that hikes...

An Anti-Education Budget

7 October, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi spokesperson has said that from early learning through to university and vocat...

Disallowance: Don't Cut JobSeeker

7 October, 2020 - I move: That Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Amendment Rules (No. 8) 2020, made unde...