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Submission in relation to the Inquiry into the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic)
October 01, 2024 | SubmissionLiberty Victoria is grateful for the opportunity to make this submission in relation to the inquiry into the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic).
Freedom of information (FOI) is a fundamental human right in itself, and a touchstone for all other...
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Comment on the Criminal Organisations Control Amendment Bill 2024
September 30, 2024 | SubmissionIn relation to the Criminal Organisations Control Amendment Bill 2024 (Vic) (the Bill), Liberty Victoria opposes the Bill in its current form. We are deeply concerned that this Bill will result in the increasing normalisation of potentially...
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Liberty Victoria on Protest Rights
September 12, 2024 | Press ReleaseThe freedom to protest is fundamental to democracy. Protesters have the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly under the Victorian Charter of Human Rights, and are protected by the implied freedom of political communication under our...
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Liberty Victoria's Sophie Trevitt Human Rights Award Winner
September 05, 2024 | Press ReleaseThis year's winner of the Sophie Trevitt Human Rights Award is Samara Fernandez-Brown, a Warlpiri woman from Yuendumu who has represented her family in their long running battle for justice and reform after her cousin, Kumanjayi Walker, was shot and...
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Liberty Victoria Supports Murphy’s Law
August 20, 2024 | Press ReleaseThe late Peta Murphy was a Committee Member of Liberty Victoria for years where she advocated for human rights. She continued that work in Parliament, including her advocacy for gambling reform and highlighting the harmful effects of gambling...
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LGBTQIA+ people deserve protection from discrimination
August 14, 2024 | Press ReleaseLiberty Victoria is disappointed by reports that the Federal Government has abandoned plans to introduce religious discrimination laws into Parliament. It is reported that as part of the abandoned plans, promises to protect LGBTIQA+ teachers and...
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Statement on Proposed Immunity for Those Involved in the Lawyer X Scandal
August 13, 2024 | Press ReleaseIt is a fundamental principle of the rule of law that no one is above the law. The law must apply equally to all of us, including those given power over citizens to act on behalf of the State.
Liberty Victoria is deeply concerned that the Allan...
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Inquiry into Right Wing Extremist Movements in Australia (Response to Questions on Notice)
August 07, 2024 | SubmissionOn 17 June 2024, we had the honour of giving evidence for the Inquiry into Right Wing Extremist Movements in Australia to the Commonwealth Senate’s Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee (the Committee).
When giving evidence we took...
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Statement on Police Disclosure in Criminal Proceedings
August 07, 2024 | Press ReleaseLiberty Victoria Statement on Police Disclosure in Criminal Proceedings
Liberty Victoria is deeply concerned by recent reports in The Guardian of a 15-year-old child being charged with murder and remanded in custody for almost a year on the basis of...
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Liberty Victoria's Voltaire Human Rights Award Winner
July 02, 2024 | Press ReleaseThe recipient of this year’s Liberty Victoria Voltaire Human Rights award is Antoinette Lattouf, in recognition of her role as a broadcaster, journalist and advocate for diversity and mental health.
As a woman from a Lebanese and working-class...
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Criminal Justice
In relation to the Criminal Organisations Control Amendment Bill 2024 (Vic) (the Bill), Liberty Victoria opposes the Bill in its current form. We are...
Work type: Submission
» Read more Government, Regulation and Equality
Liberty Victoria is grateful for the opportunity to make this submission in relation to the inquiry into the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic). ...
Work type: Submission
» Read more Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Liberty Victoria is appalled by the introduction of a Bill that, among other things, seeks to jail people for at least a year if they fail to assist...
Work type: Submission
» Read more Privacy and Private Life
Police have denied racial profiling after wrongly arresting a former immigration detainee in relation to a sexual assault in an inner Melbourne...
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