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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

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...

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...