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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

Deliver fee-free uni and TAFE to boost education

29 August, 2022 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has welcomed the Victorian Government’s announcement of fee-...

Battery cage phase-out long overdue and far too slow

18 August, 2022 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Animal Welfare spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that today’s announced Australian poultry stan...

Jobs summit must tackle higher education crisis

17 August, 2022 - Ahead of joining the NTEU picket line at the University of Sydney staff strike this morning, Deputy Greens leader and Education spokesperson S...

Greens call for end to toxic parliamentary workplace culture

12 August, 2022 - The Australian Greens say today’s report into workplace culture in NSW Parliament shows that the toxic boys club of politics extends beyond Ca...

Speech: Urgent action for early childhood education and care

3 August, 2022 - People are doing it really tough. Many are left with a choice of putting food on the table, paying rent or going to the dentist, and all the wh...

Speech: Urgent action for early childhood education and care

3 August, 2022 - People are doing it really tough. Many are left with a choice of putting food on the table, paying rent or going to the dentist, and all the wh...

Speech: Vale Dr Ronnie Harding

2 August, 2022 - Many people will have known a teacher who lit a spark of passion in them or rekindled a flickering flame to its full burning potential. For me ...

Speech: Vale Dr Ronnie Harding

2 August, 2022 - Many people will have known a teacher who lit a spark of passion in them or rekindled a flickering flame to its full burning potential. For me ...

Speech: A modern and secular parliament

1 August, 2022 - This country is changing, our community is changing and our parliament is changing. More than half of us were born overseas or have a parent bo...

Greens call on government to back Vanuatu’s climate change initiative

4 July, 2022 - Deputy Greens Leader and International Aid & Global Justice spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has today written to Prime Minister Anthony Alban...

Uni wage theft investigation a welcome sign

22 June, 2022 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has welcomed the Fair Work Ombudsman’s priority investigation ...

Universal preschool must be national and free

16 June, 2022 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that NSW and Victoria’s announcement of universal pre...