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Mehreen Faruqi Tomorrow we rally in Sydney to join in solidarity with the thousands upon thousands of people out on the streets in Iran, protesting for their rights, for the...

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Mehreen Faruqi: I remember the joy of seeing my first koala in its natural habitat. We…

Mehreen Faruqi30 September 2022 - 11:2230 September 2022 - 12:40

Mehreen Faruqi I remember the joy of seeing my first koala in its natural habitat. We used to see these amazing animals in our front yard in Port Macquarie. Those...

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Mehreen Faruqi: Incredible news out of New Zealand and Australia should be next! The…

Mehreen Faruqi30 September 2022 - 10:0830 September 2022 - 11:00

Mehreen Faruqi Incredible news out of New Zealand and Australia should be next! The entire live export industry needs to be shut down as soon as possible. It is beyond...

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Mehreen Faruqi: “Australians paid an extra $7.1bn in rent over the past 12 months, wit…

Mehreen Faruqi29 September 2022 - 16:4129 September 2022 - 17:29

Mehreen Faruqi “Australians paid an extra $7.1bn in rent over the past 12 months, with the average renter spending $62 more a week..." Well done @MChandlerMather on highlighting this. Renters...

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Mehreen Faruqi: Over 900 people signed my open letter to PM Albanese & Minister Wong c…

Mehreen Faruqi29 September 2022 - 16:1429 September 2022 - 18:30

Mehreen Faruqi Over 900 people signed my open letter to PM Albanese & Minister Wong calling for increased aid to Pakistan following recent devastating floods. I delivered this letter yesterday...

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Mehreen Faruqi: Thrilled to be joining the 2nd Australian Muslim Writers Festival for …

Mehreen Faruqi29 September 2022 - 15:0929 September 2022 - 15:43

Mehreen Faruqi Thrilled to be joining the 2nd Australian Muslim Writers Festival for ‘The Hallway Table’! Leave your shoes by the hallway table & join me & Annie McCann (@therightpenco)...

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Mehreen Faruqi: Yesterday in the Senate, I called for a moratorium on the breeding of …

Mehreen Faruqi29 September 2022 - 12:3429 September 2022 - 13:03

Mehreen Faruqi Yesterday in the Senate, I called for a moratorium on the breeding of greyhounds across Australia. If governments are not going to ban this vile industry just yet,...

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Mehreen Faruqi: Tonight I’ll be speaking with The Project panel about why I moved a ce…

Mehreen Faruqi28 September 2022 - 17:4928 September 2022 - 19:16

Mehreen Faruqi Tonight I’ll be speaking with The Project panel about why I moved a censure motion and made a complaint about Senator Hanson’s anti-migrant statement. From 6.30pm on 10...

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Mehreen Faruqi: Today I spoke in the Senate about the plight of higher education worke…

Mehreen Faruqi28 September 2022 - 15:3328 September 2022 - 16:26

Mehreen Faruqi Today I spoke in the Senate about the plight of higher education workers. Specifically, about staff at Southern Cross University and the survey organised by @NTEUnion which revealed...

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Mehreen Faruqi: For the benefit of millions of people in this country, instead of givi…

Mehreen Faruqi28 September 2022 - 14:1028 September 2022 - 14:50

Mehreen Faruqi For the benefit of millions of people in this country, instead of giving tax cuts to the wealthy, let's wipe all student debt. https://t.co/vShnAYcDuwFor the benefit of millions...

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Mehreen Faruqi: The government’s Cheaper Childcare Bill, introduced to parliament yest…

Mehreen Faruqi28 September 2022 - 09:3428 September 2022 - 10:59

Mehreen Faruqi The government’s Cheaper Childcare Bill, introduced to parliament yesterday, doesn’t go anywhere near far enough. Expensive and inaccessible childcare has held women and families back for too long.The...

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Mehreen Faruqi: Late last night the Senate voted to scrap the Cashless Debit Card. Thi…

Mehreen Faruqi28 September 2022 - 08:0128 September 2022 - 08:12

Mehreen Faruqi Late last night the Senate voted to scrap the Cashless Debit Card. This is great news and long overdue. There’s no doubt that compulsory income management is cruel....

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Mehreen Faruqi: Racism must be identified and called out every time, and people who sp…

Mehreen Faruqi27 September 2022 - 19:2327 September 2022 - 19:27

Mehreen Faruqi Racism must be identified and called out every time, and people who spew such hate must face serious consequences. That’s why I moved to censure Senator Hanson in...

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Mehreen Faruqi: While the Senate condemned racism, I’m disappointed it hasn’t formally…

Mehreen Faruqi27 September 2022 - 16:2227 September 2022 - 16:47

Mehreen Faruqi While the Senate condemned racism, I’m disappointed it hasn’t formally censured Senator Hanson this afternoon. Her speech was a display of precisely what I was calling out. Unless...

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Mehreen Faruqi: I will be continuing discussions with researchers, universities and th…

Mehreen Faruqi27 September 2022 - 09:3927 September 2022 - 10:12

Mehreen Faruqi I will be continuing discussions with researchers, universities and the government on what needs to change for Australian research. #DitchtheNIT twitter.com/arc_tracker/st…I will be continuing discussions with researchers, universities...

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Mehreen Faruqi: 40% of Australians have used cannabis. Let’s stop fooling ourselves th…

Mehreen Faruqi27 September 2022 - 09:2227 September 2022 - 11:14

Mehreen Faruqi 40% of Australians have used cannabis. Let’s stop fooling ourselves that prohibition and heavy-handed law and order approaches are working for any one. Let’s legalise it.40% of Australians...

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Mehreen Faruqi: The housing affordability crisis is harming too many. We need a nation…

Mehreen Faruqi26 September 2022 - 18:0826 September 2022 - 18:35

Mehreen Faruqi The housing affordability crisis is harming too many. We need a national rent freeze, and we need it right now. https://t.co/fY8zZz6XvsThe housing affordability crisis is harming too many....

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Mehreen Faruqi: This afternoon @larissawaters and I have lodged a Senate motion censur…

Mehreen Faruqi26 September 2022 - 16:0626 September 2022 - 17:34

Mehreen Faruqi This afternoon @larissawaters and I have lodged a Senate motion censuring Senator Hanson for her anti-migrant attack telling me to “piss off back to Pakistan”. I call on...

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Mehreen Faruqi: 3 years ago today NSW’s archaic abortion laws were finally tossed into…

Mehreen Faruqi26 September 2022 - 14:0826 September 2022 - 14:44

Mehreen Faruqi 3 years ago today NSW's archaic abortion laws were finally tossed into the dustbin of history. There’s still more work to be done to make sure #ourbodyourchoice is...

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Mehreen Faruqi: Parliament House in spring means daily glimpses of blue skies and the …

Mehreen Faruqi26 September 2022 - 12:5826 September 2022 - 13:02

Mehreen Faruqi Parliament House in spring means daily glimpses of blue skies and the beautiful gardens ☀️🌳 https://t.co/TqzsFDZXJVParliament House in spring means daily glimpses of blue skies and the beautiful...