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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

The Greens stand in solidarity with striking school kids on climate

14 March, 2019 - The Greens NSW are proud to throw their support behind students taking part in tomorrow’s School Strike 4 Climate. “These are school student...

A Home For All: The Greens Plan for 500,000 New Public & Community Homes

21 February, 2019 - The Australian Greens have a plan to more than double the amount of social housing across Australia by building 500,000 new ecologically sus...

Greens pitch higher education reform to Canberra’s 20% students, staff and researchers

20 February, 2019 - On ANU Market Day, the Greens are releasing analysis of 2016 Census data showing that the new seat of Canberra leads Australia in the propor...

Greens Welcome Cosmetic Animal Testing Ban and Vow to Keep Up Pressure on the Government

15 February, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Spokesperson for Animal Welfare, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has welcomed a ban on animal testing for cosmetics...

Secret Documents Reveal Government Interfered With Live Export Report

14 February, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Spokesperson for Animal Welfare, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has revealed documents that show the Department of...

Speech: The Department of Agriculture is a Failed Regulator of Live Exports

14 February, 2019 - 'The department has failed as a regulator.' This is the beginning of the draft report provided to the Department of Agriculture and Water Re...

Greens Establish Inquiry into National Horse Register

13 February, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Spokesperson for Animal Welfare, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has successfully established a Senate inquiry into...

Speech: The Rocky Hill mine rejection is a huge community win

13 February, 2019 - The New South Wales Land and Environment Court's landmark decision to reject the Rocky Hill coalmine is a huge win for the community and the...

Speech: Murray-Darling Basin & Political Integrity

12 February, 2019 - Just a few weeks ago, I was out at Menindee to see firsthand the Murray-Darling Basin in ecosystem collapse. The Darling River, the Barka, i...

Speech: Rebuilding TAFEs

12 February, 2019 - The Greens always have and always will stand for publicly owned and operated and publicly funded vocational training colleges and TAFEs. The...

Greens Welcome Tertiary Education Union Call for Free Higher Education

8 February, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Spokesperson for Education, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has welcomed the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU...