Latest articles and news by Liberty Victoria

  • Sister Acts: The life and times of Brigid Arthur

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: September 2, 2021
    The work of Liberty Victoria committee member Brigid Arthur was recently featured in The Monthly

  • 20th Anniversary of the Tampa Affair

    Press Release
    Post date: August 26, 2021
    On the 26 August 2001, the Norwegian vessel the MV Tampa rescued 433 people seeking asylum who were stranded at sea. Most of those rescued were Hazaras fleeing from the Taliban in Afghanistan. What followed was a defining moment for our national character. Australian SAS forces boarded the Tampa... Read more
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  • Melbourne’s Covid rules threaten to create division between police, community

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: August 19, 2021
    Liberty Victoria president Julia Kretzenbacher called on the state government to release expert advice which led to the closure of playgrounds, saying any restrictions needed to be proportionate. She said making compliance easier was not a “proper reason” for imposing restrictions.

  • Effect of curfew extremely difficult to measure, experts say

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: August 18, 2021
    Experts say it’s extremely difficult to work out what effect an overnight curfew had on reducing Melbourne’s case numbers during its second wave last year, but say it is likely the reintroduced measure limits overall movement. The return of 9pm to 5am stay-at-home directions by the Victorian state... Read more

  • 24 new local Covid cases, possible playground transmission, mystery cases linked to St Kilda

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: August 17, 2021
    But president of Liberty Victoria, Julia Kretzenbacher, called on the Victorian government to release the expert advice on which the decision to close playgrounds and outdoor gyms was made. “Liberty Victoria supports government measures that are evidence-based and will reduce the risk to public... Read more

  • Victoria records 24 new local COVID-19 cases as Melbourne wakes to tougher lockdown rules

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: August 17, 2021
    The Victorian Council for Civil Liberties also questioned whether there was any evidence to support the reintroduction of a curfew. "Merely making policing easier should not be a foundation for such restrictions on our freedom of movement," it said in a tweet.

  • Mohamed Semra Empowering human rights advocate

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: August 16, 2021
    From debater to sailor and now community leader - at just 22.  There've been challenges but Mohamed Semra has faced up to them all.  Liberty Victoria's Young Voltaire Human Rights Award winner Mohamed Semra is featured in the Maribyrnong Messenger

  • Melbourne Covid-19 curfew is pointless, say police and experts

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: August 16, 2021
    Liberty Victoria said Victorians were “yet to be provided with any evidence that shows curfews reduce the risk of transmission”. “Merely making policing easier should not be a foundation for such restrictions on our freedom of movement,” the peak civil liberties group tweeted.

  • Experts back tough new restrictions as only way to avoid disastrous outbreak

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: August 16, 2021
    Liberty Victoria questioned the curfew, saying Victorians were yet to be given any evidence it reduced transmission.

  • New crackdown for Victorians evading Covid fines

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: August 11, 2021
    Liberty Victoria President Julia Kretzenbacher urged the Victorian government to review the outstanding Covid fines and waive those issued to people in financial hardship. “We are concerned by the Victorian government’s heavy reliance on law and order measures, including policing and issuing fines... Read more

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