Liberty Victoria co-chair Sam Norton, a prominent defence lawyer, said the prevention of a coronavirus outbreak in the prison system was a success. "We always knew they would take a really...
Liberty Victoria in the News
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Media Type: Article - The AgeDate: June 18, 2020
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Media Type: Article - The Citizen
A bungled police raid on a gay bookshop one year ago left an innocent man with severe injuries and sent shockwaves through Victoria’s LGBTQ community. Now there are fears of further fallout in the...
Date: May 8, 2020 -
Media Type: Article - Zero Hanger
“Breaches like this seriously undermine the capacity of Victorians to put that trust in police,” Liberty Victoria’s Gemma Cafarella also stated.
Date: May 5, 2020 -
Media Type: Article - The Star Observer
“Victorians should feel confident that their privacy will be protected by Victoria Police when they interact with police. The release of the photos, which include a mug shot and photographs of...
Date: May 5, 2020 -
Media Type: Article - The Guardian
The Victorian Council for Civil Liberties also tweeted that the release of the photos was “egregious” and a “deplorable breach of privacy” with “transphobic overtones”.
Date: May 4, 2020 -
Media Type: Article - The New Daily
Liberty Victoria, the state’s leading civil liberties advocate, condemned the social media circulation of two private photos, saying it was a “deplorable breach of privacy”.
“The...
Date: May 4, 2020 -
Media Type: Article - The Age
Liberty Victoria's Gemma Cafarella said the leak damaged the public's trust in Victoria Police and further eroded the relationship between police and the transgender and gender non-conforming...
Date: May 4, 2020 -
Media Type: Article - Yahoo News/ AAP
The Victorian government is working on regulations to ensure tenants are not worse off under rental law changes intended to protect them during the coronavirus crisis.
The legislation,...
Date: April 29, 2020 -
Media Type: Article - 7 news
Human rights organisation Liberty Victoria says the change is “unprecedented”.
“It puts so much more power in the hands of the landlord,” a Liberty spokeswoman said.
Date: April 29, 2020 -
Media Type: Article - News.com
The freedom of Victorian tenants to choose where they live could be substantially restricted under new COVID-19 laws.
The temporary law is a significant departure from the original one...
Date: April 28, 2020