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Mehreen Faruqi
Deputy Leader & Senator for NSW

Labor’s student debt reduction amounts to only 7.9%

21 July, 2025 - Analysis conducted by the Parliamentary Library shows that Labor’s much-touted 20% student-debt cut collapses to a mere 7.9% once indexation sin...

Albanese government must intervene to air drop food into Gaza

19 July, 2025 - Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and spokesperson for International Aid & Global Justice, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, is demanding an imme...

Greens say Anti-Semitism Envoy’s position fast becoming ‘untenable’

14 July, 2025 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and spokesperson for Anti-Racism, has responded to reports about family donations...

Anthony Albanese should get serious about tackling all racism

11 July, 2025 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and spokesperson for Anti-Racism and Higher Education has responded to Anthony Al...

Greens call on Albanese Govt to step up as Trump’s aid freeze crushes Australian aid programs

16 June, 2025 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson for International Aid & Global Justice Senator Mehreen Faruqi has calle...

Monash uni must dump dirty Woodside partnership

12 June, 2025 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Higher Education Spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has called on Monash University to dump its partnership...

Preliminary report of People’s Inquiry into Campus Free Speech on Palestine a damning indictment of uni management

12 June, 2025 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Higher Education Spokesperson, who is a patron of the People’s Inquiry into Campus F...

Office of Multicultural Affairs highlights the need for Government to invest in dedicated anti-racism work

4 June, 2025 - Greens Deputy Leader & spokesperson for Anti-Racism Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to the Albanese Government’s establishment of the Of...

As genocide escalates, unis must stop the shameful crackdown on Palestine protesters

2 June, 2025 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi,  Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Higher Education Spokesperson has responded to news that two University of Melb...

Student debt rise of 3.2% on June 1 shows Labor’s indexation tweaks and one-off debt cut are woefully inadequate

30 May, 2025 - On 1 June 2025, student debts will rise by 3.2%. This indexation rate, which is based on the  Consumer Price Index (CPI), is a product of th...

Greens to demand Climate Minister exercise powers to stop new coal and gas in minority Parliament

28 April, 2025 - The Greens will circumvent the coal-approving Environment Minister in minority Parliament negotiations and demand the Climate Minister exercise...