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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

Greens Call on Labor to be More Ambitious on Childcare

28 April, 2019 - Australian Greens Education Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has responded to the Labor Party’s launch of its childcare and early educatio...

Greens Launch Plan to Make Childcare Free, Extend Early Childhood Education to Three Year Olds

26 April, 2019 - Australian Greens Education Spokesperson and Senator for NSW, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has launched the Greens' ambitious plan to make childcare fee-...

Greens Launch Plan to Ensure Access to English Language Support

18 April, 2019 - Australian Greens Education Spokesperson and Senator for NSW, Dr Mehreen Faruqi has today launched a National Plan to ensure access to English ...

Greens Put NSW Environment at Centre of Election Campaign

18 April, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW, Dr Mehreen Faruqi,  has announced the Greens Environment Plan for New South Wales. The centrepiece of the Gr...

Australian Greens ready for the climate change election

11 April, 2019 - Australian Greens Leader Senator Richard Di Natale has welcomed the official start of the election campaign, declaring that the party has never...

Greens Give Morrison Budget an 'F' on School Funding

3 April, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Spokesperson for Education, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has given the Federal Budget an F on school funding and has...

After One Nation Gun Revelations, Scott Morrison must commit to putting them last

26 March, 2019 - Australian Greens Gun Control Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has commented on reports that Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party has been me...

Greens Senator Receives 1.3 million Change.org petition Against Senator Fraser Anning

21 March, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Australia's first Muslim woman Senator, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has received more than 1.3 million signatures ...

Statement In Response to Offensive Comments from Peter Dutton

18 March, 2019 - Dr Mehreen Faruqi, Senator for NSW, has has responded to Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton’s disgraceful comments attacking her this morning. ...

Media Release: Christchurch Highlights Role Of Politicians & Media In Spreading Islamophobia & Hate

16 March, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has reacted to the Christchurch terrorist attack. Senator Faruqi is Australia's first Muslim woma...