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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

Speech: Early Childhood Education & Care

14 November, 2019 - Thank you, Mr President. Early childhood education and care play an important role in children's development and do support families with yo...

Speech: NDIS Amendment

13 November, 2019 - I rise to speak on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Streamlined Governance) Bill 2019, and let me be clear from the very ...

Speech: PFAS-affected communities

13 November, 2019 - I rise to take note of the government's continuing failure to front up to the PFAS affected communities that they have abandoned. Nearly a m...

Speech: 'Big Stick' Energy Bills

12 November, 2019 - I rise to speak to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Misconduct) Bill 2019. We know that this government will use the p...

Speech: NSW Bushfires & Climate Change

12 November, 2019 - New South Wales is burning. In my home state, almost one million hectares have been razed by bushfires since the start of this year's unprec...

Speech: Slaughter of Racehorses

12 November, 2019 - It has been less than a month since Australia saw the brutal vision of racehorses being beaten, abused and cruelly slaughtered. Like most pe...

Morrison Must Wake From Climate Stupor On Bushfires: Faruqi

11 November, 2019 - Greens Senator for NSW, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has spoken to the tragedy of bushfires in her state and the Prime Minister's shameful silence on ...

Animals Suffered in Cup: Greens

5 November, 2019 - Greens animal welfare spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has reacted to the suffering of racehorses in today’s Melbourne cup. Rostropovich...

Say ‘Nup’ To The Cup Today: Greens Senator

5 November, 2019 - Greens spokesperson for animal welfare, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has called on people and businesses to say ‘nup’ to the Melbourne Cup today. ...

Greens Senator Calls for Boycott of Melbourne Cup

31 October, 2019 - Greens Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has said that she will be saying ‘Nup to the Cup’ and called on others to boycott...

Greens Back Calls for National Animal Cruelty Laws

30 October, 2019 - Greens Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has backed the RSPCA’s calls for national animal protection laws following a horr...

New Data Confirms Liberals’ Damage To Unis: Greens

28 October, 2019 - Greens spokesperson for education, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has said the release of new data today shows the harm the Liberal Government’s neg...