Media Contact
Liberty Victoria contributes to the development of public policy through the media. We weigh in on important debates about civil liberties and human rights and respond to important issues as they arise.
For media enquiries, please contact Liberty Victoria office on info@libertyvictoria.org.au or phone 03 9670 6422.
Spokespeople
 Committee, Spokesperson, Policy Committee, Media Contact, Management Committee Julia is a barrister who practises in commercial, criminal and public law. She also appears in quasi-criminal matters. Julia worked as a criminal solicitor advocate from 2013 to 2016 at the North... View profile |
 Committee, Spokesperson, Policy Committee, Management Committee Julian Burnside is a barrister, human rights advocate, author and immediate past president of Liberty Victoria He is well known for his staunch opposition to the mandatory detention of asylum... View profile |
Committee, Spokesperson, Policy Committee, Media Contact, Management Committee Sam is a criminal defence solicitor who has acted in a wide range of criminal matters including cases with a particular focus on human rights. Sam has appeared on behalf of protesters charged with... View profile |
 Committee, Spokesperson, Policy Committee, Media Contact Jamie Gardiner is a long-standing committee member. He is a Board member of the Human Rights Law Centre and a former member (2000–2009) of the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission... View profile |
Committee, Spokesperson, Policy Committee, Management Committee Monique Mann joined the LIberty Victoria committee in 2019 and was elected as Vice President in November 2020 |
 Committee, Spokesperson, Policy Committee, Media Contact, Management Committee Martin is a barrister at Crockett Chambers, Melbourne who practices in all areas of criminal and quasi-criminal law. He also appears in public and civil law matters.
Martin is interested in post-... View profile |
Spokesperson, Policy Committee, Media Contact Greg Hanson is a Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Specialist in immigration law with over 17 years of professional experience practising in refugee/protection and general immigration law.... View profile |
 Spokesperson, Policy Committee, Media Contact Gemma Cafarella is a public law barrister. She works in human rights, housing, mental health and disability and regulatory matters. Before she was a barrister, Gemma worked at legal aid and in... View profile |
 Spokesperson, Policy Committee, Media Contact Michael Stanton is a barrister with a focus on appellate criminal and administrative law. Prior to becoming a barrister Michael was a youth and disability worker, researcher and associate at the... View profile |
Spokesperson, Policy Committee, Media Contact Gregory Buchhorn was confirmed as a Policy Committee member in November 2018 |