Latest articles and news by Liberty Victoria

  • Drug Testing for Newstart Recipients

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: September 6, 2019
    The proposal to drug test Newstart recipients is based on a narrow and  punitive assumption of the way Newstart recipients conduct their lives. It has no proven benefit. Listen to Jessie Taylor Liberty Victoria president on the Nicole Chvastek's ABC Drive program. Segments starts at 1.06 and Jessie... Read more

  • The Religious Discrimination Bill

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: September 6, 2019
    The Religious Discrimination Bill, introduced by the Attorney-General Christian Porter, has its flaws. Nevertheless, it walks a more or less acceptable line between arch proponents and critics of the recent campaign for greater religious freedoms. The Government has produced relatively moderate... Read more

  • 'Long overdue': public drunkenness to be decriminalised in Victoria

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: August 22, 2019
    Liberty Victoria's Jamie Gardiner discusses the issue of public drunkenness in Victoria

  • ‘Long overdue’: public drunkenness to be decriminalised in Victoria

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: August 22, 2019
    Jamie Gardiner quoted prior to the decriminalisation of the offence of public drunkenness in Victoria.

  • Rights groups fear activists' Bill

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: July 22, 2019
    Liberty Victoria'a Martin Radzaj discusses the new laws targeting vegan activists in this article.

  • Melbourne Police Soon Will be Monitoring Crowds with Drones

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: July 16, 2019
    Liberty Victoria's Tim Warner is quoted in this article on Victoria Police drone program

  • Journalists, media freedom and the law

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: July 12, 2019
    The Australian Federal Police (AFP) raids on journalists from News Corporation and the ABC have caused very considerable community consternation. The fact that these raids occurred in the immediate aftermath of the recent election and within a day of each other served only to animate public concern... Read more

  • Victoria Police takes to the skies with first drone unit

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: July 10, 2019
    Jessie Taylor discusses drones on 3AW with Neil Mitchell

  • Terror watch focus of Vic police drones

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: July 10, 2019
    LIberty Victoria was quoted on discussion about Victoria Police drones

  • Terror watch focus of Vic police drones

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: July 10, 2019
    Jessie Taylor quoted on the privacy issues concerning Victoria Police drones

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