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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

Speech & Amendments: Tuition Protection Scheme Expansion

5 December, 2019 - I rise to speak on the Education Legislation Amendment (Tuition Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2019 and its companion bills that establi...

Speech: Building on the Childcare Package Bill 2019

5 December, 2019 - I rise to speak on behalf of the Greens on the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Building on the Child Care Package) Bill 2019. This b...

As Sydney chokes Scott Morrison must lift his climate ambition to save Australian lives: Greens

4 December, 2019 - The Australian Greens have called on Scott Morrison to lift his climate ambition to save Australian lives, as the NSW climate bushfires leave...

School Testing Results Show Need for Increased and Better Targeted Funding

4 December, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator and Education Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi has responded to reports that Australian students are slipping in int...

Speech: Islamophobia

4 December, 2019 - Muslim women have a right to be safe in our communities. We have a right to socialise and to be in public wherever and whenever we want. We h...

Speech: PFAS Order for the Production of Documents

4 December, 2019 - Communities around Australia are living with the toxic legacy of PFAS contamination in their water, in their soil, in and around their enviro...

Foreign Aid Cuts to South Asia, Pakistan, a Backwards Step

3 December, 2019 - Australian Greens International Aid and Development spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has responded to revelations that the Morrison gove...

Labor and Coalition Betray Central Coast and Newcastle on Gas Plan Vote

3 December, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has said Labor and the Coalition have betrayed the Central Coast and Newcastle Communit...

Speech: Medevac Repeal Bill

3 December, 2019 - I rise to speak to the Machiavellian named Migration Amendment (Repairing Medical Transfers) Bill 2019. We should actually call it the 'Denyi...

Speech: Newstart Allowance and Youth Allowance

3 December, 2019 - You lot are nothing but grinches working overtime to steal the joy right out of people's lives. Prime Minister Morrison has nothing but 'Bah!...

Speech: Student Financial Supplement Scheme

3 December, 2019 - I rise to speak this evening about the ongoing impact of student debt on the community. I call on the government to forgive outstanding debt ...

Greens Welcome Horse Traceability Scheme Report

27 November, 2019 - Australian Greens Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has welcomed the Senate Inquiry report calling on the Federal Governm...