• Former Australian Greens Senator for Tasmania
• Became a Senator on — unknown
• Left Senate on n/a — Still in office

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Matters of Urgency: Migration (16 Sep 2026)

“There's something quite sinister going on with immigration policy in Australia today, and it needs to be called out. Here's what's happening, folks. One Nation is pulling the strings on immigration in this country, and the Labor Party and the coalition are trying to outcompete each other to dance to the One Nation tune. Here is how it's working. Labor wants a bipartisan immigration policy,...”

Business: Leave of Absence (16 Sep 2026)

“by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted for Senator Faruqi for 15 September. Question agreed to.”

Bills: Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026; Second Reading (16 Sep 2026)

“The name of this bill is the Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026. If Labor really wanted to open the doors of opportunity in the tertiary education sector in Australia, they would make university education free. They would erase all current HECS debts in this country. People might say, 'Oh, well. Here go the Greens again. You know, money doesn't grow on trees. How...”

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• Has spoken in 119 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 3 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average amongst Senators.
• 6 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks .
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 850 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)