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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

Speech: Scott Morrison, Free Uni Hypocrite

25 August, 2020 - I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment (Senator Birmingham) to a question wit...

Speech: Young People and Covid-19

25 August, 2020 - I rise to speak on the impact COVID has had on young people and the future they face. It's hard to overstate how rapidly and dramatically COVI...

Uni Bill An Irredeemable Mess

25 August, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the proposed final version of the Job-Ready Graduates legislatio...

Regional Unis And Students Will Still Lose Out

24 August, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to reports that the National Party has secured Government backin...

Speech: National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment (Governance and Other Matters) Bill 2020

24 August, 2020 - I rise to make a contribution to the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment (Governance and Other Matters) Bill 2020. ...

Speech: Paid Pandemic Leave

24 August, 2020 - I rise to speak to the Australian Greens Fair Work Amendment (COVID-19) Bill 2020 that I introduced in the Senate during the last sitting. Thi...

Punitive Approach For Struggling Students Will Cause Harm

13 August, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said the federal government’s move to punish students who struggle to find...

Gov Is Hopelessly Divided On Uni Fee Hikes

11 August, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the government is hopelessly divided on the Job-ready Graduates ...

Grattan Report Shows Early Learning Investment Key To Gender Equity

10 August, 2020 - The Greens have welcomed a new report from the Grattan Institute today, Cheaper childcare: A practical plan to boost female workforce particip...

No More Band-Aids: Reinstate Free Childcare and Fund ECEC Properly

5 August, 2020 - The Greens have responded to the government’s package for childcare in Victoria, saying that it is unnecessarily complicated and austere. The g...

Federal Gov Must Support Early Learning In Victoria

3 August, 2020 - The Greens have said that the federal government must urgently support early learning and immediately provide relief for early childhood educat...