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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

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...

Petition: Truth in Electoral Advertising

27 November, 2019 - I table a nonconforming petition relating to truth in election advertising, and I seek leave to make a short statement. The ACTING DEPUTY PR...

Speech: Horse Traceability Scheme Inquiry Report

27 November, 2019 - I rise to take note of the report on the feasibility of a National Horse Traceability Register for all horses, and I want to start by saying...

Speech: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

25 November, 2019 - 'We are mothers, wives and daughters, and we deserve to feel safe wherever we go.' Those are Rana Elasmar's words. Last week she was with fr...