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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

Speech: The Black Lives Matter Movement

11 June, 2020 - I rise to make a statement on Black Lives Matter and our work for justice. Over the last couple of weeks, a global antiracist movement has re-em...

Greens Push To Support Unis Defeated By One Vote

10 June, 2020 - The Australian Senate has narrowly voted down a Greens motion to disallow parts of the Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benef...

Speech: Black Lives Matter Protests

10 June, 2020 - I proudly attended the Black Lives Matter rally in Sydney on unceded Gadigal land on Saturday 6 June. I attended the rally to show solidarity wi...

Speech: Disallowance of Uni Exclusion from JobKeeper

10 June, 2020 - I move: That items 5 to 7 of Schedule 1 of the Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2020, made ...

Speech: Official Development Assistance Multilateral Replenishment Obligations (Special Appropriation) Bill 2019

10 June, 2020 - I rise to speak to the Official Development Assistance Multilateral Replenishment Obligations (Special Appropriation) Bill 2019. The bill provid...

Speech: Taking Note of Response to Childcare Questions

10 June, 2020 - I was deeply disappointed, but not entirely surprised, to see free child care scrapped by this government after just two months. Ending free chi...

Granite Benchtop Grants will worsen the homelessness crisis

4 June, 2020 - The Greens have responded to the Morrison government’s ‘granite benchtop grant’ announcement today, saying its HomeBuilder scheme will use public...

Public Housing, Not 'Granite Benchtop Grants', Should Drive Construction Stimulus

2 June, 2020 - The Greens have said that the construction of public and community housing should drive construction stimulus, not ill-conceived and unnecessary ...

Greens candidate for Eden-Monaro champions climate action

1 June, 2020 - The Greens are proud to announce Cathy Griff, long-term resident of the rural hamlet of Tanja on the NSW Far South Coast, as our candidate for th...

Live Export Exemption Must Be Rejected

1 June, 2020 - Australian Greens Animal Welfare spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the government must not grant an exemption to allow a live exp...

Free Childcare Must Be Extended

29 May, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has called on the Education Minister to extend the current free childcare arrange...

Liberals' Narrow-Minded Cuts A Blow To Already Dismal Aid Budget

29 May, 2020 - Australian Greens International Development spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has criticised the Government’s international aid cuts announced ...