Mehreen Faruqi

Latest speeches

1. Senate Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 17 September 2026

   • Greens take note: new immigration jails and Trump/ICE comparisons

     “Thank you, Deputy President. Well, Labor, Liberals, and One Nation have made migrants the bogeyman. Migrants are not the problem. Amy Remeikis put it aptly when she wrote, "The fuss about migrants is just a painful hot-button topic looking for…”

     Watch from 1:45:51

2. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 17 September 2026

   • Selection of Bills report and Red Lines Package referral dispute

     “Thank you, President. Well, the Labor Party are cowards and they are hypocrites. They talk no end of rules-based order, upholding international law. They talk about human rights till the cows come home. And when there is a community-sponsored legislation…”

     Watch from 2:50:24

3. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 16 September 2026

   • Greens Faruqi: equity critique, fee hikes and ministerial overreach

     “Thank you, Acting Deputy President. Universities should be fee-free and fully funded for teaching, learning, and research. No student should live in poverty while studying or be burdened with a lifetime of debt. Higher education, like all education, should be…”

     Watch from 1:31:01

4. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 14 September 2026

   • Government and crossbench debate AI urgency suspension

     “A wealth and tech disarmament movement. And that's what the Greens are doing, because we cannot let oligarchs own our future. Humanity is not a billionaire's experiment.”

     Watch from 27:21

5. Senate Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 10 September 2026

   • West Bank settlements: Faruqi & Wong on sanctions and trade bans

     “Thank you President. My question is to Minister Wong. 12 countries including Canada, the UK and France have announced the introduction of bans on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Despite three years of saying you will…”

     Watch from 30:44

   • West Bank settlements: Faruqi & Wong on sanctions and trade bans

     “Thank you President. Minister, speaking in parliament this week the UK Foreign Secretary said the British government agrees that there is ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in areas of the West Bank perpetrated by settler terrorists. Do you agree with your…”

     Watch from 33:45

   • Take note of answers: PM integrity, Marrickville grants, and Palestine policy

     “Thank you, Acting Deputy President. I rise to take note of Senator Wong's responses to my questions. Once again, Senator Wong has woken up this morning and chosen to sit on her hands in the face of horrifying violence and…”

     Watch from 2:57:04

6. Senate Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 8 September 2026

   • Harms from toxic algorithms: Greens call to confront Big Tech

     “Thank you, Acting Deputy President. This bill is supposed to be about keeping children safe online, but it barely scratches the surface of the much uglier truth. Something deeply disturbing is happening to our young people. A teenage boy opens…”

     Watch from 1:31:27