Liberty Victoria criminal policy committee member barrister Michael Stanton said judges are best placed to decide whether someone should be on the list because they have all the facts about a case...
Liberty Victoria in the News
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Media Type: Article - The AgeDate: April 13, 2021
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Media Type: Article - Herald Sun
Civil liberties organisation Liberty Victoria said there were “chronic problems” with the current registration regimen.
These included the rapidly expanding number of registrants, the...
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Media Type: Article - Brinkware
Liberty Victoria president Julia Kretzenbacher described the government’s legal argument in the court as a “radical shift in policy” and a “shocking and unprecedented development, indicating...
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Media Type: Article - Shepparton News
Prominent civil liberties lawyer Julian Burnside said refugees in hotel and offshore detention were being treated worse than criminals.
"Every human being has the right to seek asylum," he...
Date: March 28, 2021 -
Media Type: Article - The Mercury
Liberty Victoria president Julia Kretzenbacher welcomed the move.
“Liberty Victoria is incredibly happy that this Bill has passed,” she said.
“Victorians now have the same rights as...
Date: March 18, 2021 -
Media Type: Article - Hansard
Justice Legislation Amendment (System Enhancements and Other Matters) Bill 2021 Liberty Victoria's submission was cited three times in Hansard
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Media Type: Article - Melbourne Activist Legal Support
The Victorian Government has finally published an application process for holding large protest events under COVID. Here’s what you need to know.
MALS and ...
Date: March 16, 2021 -
Media Type: Article - InnovationAus
Civil society has been “completely sidelined and ignored” in the inquiry into the government’s proposed new hacking powers, after no civil or digital rights groups were invited to the only public...
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Media Type: Article - The Guardian
They are trying to establish the federal government has a ‘duty of care’ in protecting future generations from the climateaggedon. Featuring Liberty Victoria's very own Sr Brigid Arthur.
Date: March 5, 2021 -
Media Type: Article - The Guardian
Eight teenagers and an octogenarian nun head to an Australian court on Tuesday to launch what they hope will prove to be a landmark case – one that establishes the federal government’s duty of...
Date: March 2, 2021