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Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: October 16, 2009
Jessie Taylor
There have recently been some wonderful changes to the laws affecting asylum seekers in Australia. Through the passage of the Migration Amendment (Abolishing Detention Debt) Bill, the abhorrent practice of charging asylum seekers for the daily cost of their own detention was finally... Read more
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Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: October 16, 2009
Aggy Kapitaniak
Liberty is disappointed with the proposed reforms of the terror laws as outlined in the Attorney-General’s 500-page discussion paper. Liberty’s anti-terror law sub-committee wrote a submission expressing disappointment in relation to the proposed changes that we say don’t go far... Read more
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Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: October 16, 2009
Alexandra Krummel
The report of the National Human Rights Consultation committee was released on October 8 to a full house at the Victorian Parliament. The report is very substantial with almost 500 pages and 31 recommendations.
The release of this landmark report signifies the end of the most... Read more
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Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: October 16, 2009
Michael Pearce SC
One of the most troubling developments in human rights in recent times has been the antagonistic stance adopted by many within the Christian churches. The Australian Christian Lobby was the leading organisation opposed to a national charter of rights during the recent national... Read more
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Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: October 1, 2009
We have just updated our media pages - appearences and opinion pieces.
We encourage you to have look and stay informed about civil liberties and human rights issues.
Read about developments in migration laws, CCTVs and privacy, and increased powers for Victorian police.
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Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: August 9, 2009
Michael Pearce SC
There are three major developments at Liberty to report on since my last column. The first is the completion of the National Consultation on Human Rights which occurred on 15 June 2009. Liberty made a major submission which was coordinated by Vice-President Prof. Spencer Zifcak,... Read more
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Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: August 9, 2009
Brian Walters SC and Hugh Crosthwaite
Sir Robert Menzies once said that Australia would only ever have a perfect democracy when every Australian was educated to their absolute capacity. In aid of this ideal, Liberty Victoria, in association with the Australian Lawyers Alliance and Amnesty Australia... Read more
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Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: August 9, 2009
Andrew Vincent
The National Human Rights Consultation Committee will report to the Australian Government on 30 September 2009, having received more than 40,000 submissions in the ten months since the consultation process began. It would be extremely disappointing and a testament to the... Read more
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Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: August 9, 2009
Lucie O'Brien
The ABC’s Four Corners program recently aired the story of Mr Ward, a West Australian indigenous man who died in custody in January 2008. Mr Ward had been drink driving and was on his way to the Kalgoorlie Magistrates’ Court. The transport was provided by a private contractor, Global... Read more
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Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: August 9, 2009
Ergun Cakal
With the recent international push for renewed recognition of rights of people with disabilities and Australia’s recent ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, the instigation of the Law Reform Commission’s review of Victorian... Read more
