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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

Free Uni Not Malicious Fee Hikes Says Faruqi As Humanities Graduate Tehan Attacks Humanities Students

19 June, 2020 - "Degrees should cost students zero dollars," Greens spokesperson for Education, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, said this morning in response to the "go...

Gov Must Act As Eviction Cliff Approaches

18 June, 2020 - Australian Greens Housing spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the federal government and National Cabinet must act urgently to ens...

Speech: Live Exports cruelty

17 June, 2020 - I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by Senator Ruston to a question without notice asked by Senator Faruqi today relating to a...

Live Export: Minister Must Intervene To Prevent Departure

16 June, 2020 - Following an unsuccessful last-minute court challenge by Animals Australia, Australian Greens Animal Welfare spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi...

Motion: Live Exports

16 June, 2020 - Let's be clear. The live export industry is based on animal cruelty, on animal misery, on blood soaked supply chains, but this government do not...

Speech: Fair Work Amendment (One in, All in) Bill 2020

16 June, 2020 - Senator FARUQI (New South Wales) (17:10): I move: That the following bill be introduced: a Bill for an Act to amend the Fair Work Act 2009, and ...

Speech: The Media & Remembering Sam Langford

16 June, 2020 - There has been a lot of public discussion in the last few weeks about racism in our society. This has largely resulted from the massive antiraci...

Speech: National Skills Commissioner Bill 2020

15 June, 2020 - I rise on behalf of the Greens to speak to the National Skills Commissioner Bill 2020. The bill before us today implements one of the key recomm...

Speech: Victims of the bushfires can't wait

15 June, 2020 - I rise to speak on this matter of public importance. The devastating bushfires of last summer ripped through communities across the country. Liv...

Over 5600 local jobs to rebuild Eden-Monaro from bushfires and COVID-19

13 June, 2020 - Unemployed people in Eden-Monaro would have meaningful work under The Greens’ plan to recover from the coronavirus economic shock in a visionary...

Speech: Government Live Exports Motion

12 June, 2020 - The Greens oppose this motion. The live animal export trade is an industry built on cruelty and on so-called standards that guarantee the horrif...

Speech: Childcare

11 June, 2020 - I can honestly say that I would not have been able to complete my masters and PhD, nor embark on a career in engineering or academia, and then e...