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Mehreen Faruqi
Labor’s Housing Bill Clears Senate After a Near-300 Day Stalemate
Help to Buy establishes Australia’s first national shared equity scheme.
Senate Censures Lidia Thorpe for Outburst During Official Ceremony With King Charles III
Senator Thorpe has a storied history of public outbursts and stunts in the name of anti-colonialism.
Senator Raises Half a Million Dollars to Appeal Racial Discrimination Ruling
One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson was found to have racially discriminated against Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi.
Court Finds One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson Racially Vilified Greens Senator
A court has found One Nation leader Senator Pauline Hanson racially discriminated against another senator and has ordered her to delete the offending post.
Support for Hezbollah at Australian Rallies Prompts Deportation Warning
Pro-Palestinian protesters waved Hezbollah flags and carried framed pictures of dead terrorist chief Hassan Nasrallah.
Coalition, Greens Block Government’s Shared Equity Scheme for Housing
The motion was suspended after receiving 19 ‘yes’ votes and 41 ’no' votes in the Senate.
Labor Faces Firefight in Senate Over $32 Billion Housing Bill
Greens argued that the proposed bill will only benefit 0.2 percent of renters while potentially driving up house prices for others.
Senator Faruqi’s Participation in Antisemitism Investigation ‘Inappropriate’: Jewish MP
Politicians and Jewish groups are questioning why Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi has taken a place on a committee to decide on an inquiry into antisemitism.
Pauline Hanson to Take Stand in Hate Speech Lawsuit
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been sued for racial discrimination by Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi.
Pauline Hanson Discrimination Trial Begins for Alleged Racism
The case centres on a tweet sent by the One Nation leader telling another senator to ‘pack [her] bags and piss off back to Pakistan.’
