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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

Latest Live Export Cruelty Scandal Shows Nothing Has Changed

10 December, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator and Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has responded to reports hundreds of Australian cattle sold fo...

I Was Attacked, Facebook Profited: Faruqi

6 December, 2019 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi has reacted to the revelation that she was a target of an organised far right network of Facebook pages that are profi...

Million Dollar Doping Shows Need To Shut Down Greyhound Racing: Greens

6 December, 2019 - Greens Spokesperson for Animal Welfare, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has reacted to Million Dollar Chase “consolation winner” Nangar Jack testing ...

Education Department Merger a Huge Mistake

5 December, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator and Education Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi has called the proposed merger of the Department of Education with Sk...

Greens Senator Calls for Wiping of SFSS Student Debt

5 December, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator and Education Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi has called for the wiping of Student Financial Supplement Scheme debt...

Shocking Footage of Cruelty Towards Live Export Cattle Show Need for National Animal Cruelty Laws

5 December, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator and Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi and The Greens (WA) spokesperson for Animal Welfare Hon. Al...

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...