Until recent events, many Australians would not have realised that it could be a criminal offence to display the symbol of a terrorist organisation in public.
Liberty Victoria in the News
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- The Saturday Paper
Date: March 31, 2025
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Media Type: ArticleDate: October 10, 2024
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- Right Now
It couldn’t be clearer. Labor’s 2023 National Platform states:
Labor opposes mandatory sentencing. This practice does not reduce crime but does undermine the independence of the...
Date: April 8, 2024 -
Media Type: Article - The Age
In November 2023, the High Court handed down a decision which has led to a response centred in fear, a lack of compassion and, troublingly, a disregard for equal treatment before the law.
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Media Type: Audio - ABC Radio Melbourne
Two climate protesters who blocked three lanes on the West Gate Bridge have been sentenced to 21 days imprisonment. The disruption caused significant delays, impacted emergency services and forced...
Date: March 6, 2024 -
Media Type: Article - ABC News
Police have denied racial profiling after wrongly arresting a former immigration detainee in relation to a sexual assault in an inner Melbourne suburb this week. Victoria Police revealed yesterday...
Date: March 1, 2024 -
Media Type: Article - RightNow.org.au
On 20 September 2023, the Victorian Government released its Housing Statement – a major package of government investment and reforms in housing. Part of the plan is to demolish significant public...
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Protests, sit-ins, graffiti, and posters are all part of a vigorous public debate in Melbourne about the Israel-Gaza war.
Liberty Victoria president Michael Stanton joined Raf Epstein to...
Date: November 14, 2023