The four Day children, Apryl, Belinda, Warren and Kimberly Watson were on Thursday honoured with a human rights award from Liberty Victoria for their efforts to change the public drunkenness law....
Liberty Victoria in the News
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Media Type: Article - The AgeDate: August 2, 2021
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Media Type: Article - Star Weekly
Six years ago, Mohamed Semra was among six Maribyrnong High School students evicted from the Highpoint Apple store after being racially profiled as thieves based on the colour of their skin.
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Media Type: Article - Herald Sun
One of the teenagers who made international headlines when he and his mates were racially profiled and ejected from the Apple store at Highpoint Shopping Centre in 2015 has been awarded on of...
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Media Type: Audio - 3AW
Locking more people in prison is actually making Victoria more unsafe, according to the president of Liberty Victoria.
It comes on the back of a report from the anti-corruption commission...
Date: July 8, 2021 -
Media Type: Article - The Guardian
Liberty Victoria has awarded its 2021 Empty Chair Award to all refugees and asylum seekers in on and off-shore detention.
On behalf of refugees and asylum seekers in on-...
Date: July 7, 2021 -
Media Type: Audio - 3AW
Liberty Victoria has condemned the federal government’s decision to further cut arrivals to Australia.
They say they’re failing Australians stuck abroad.
Mike Stanton, Spokesperson...
Date: July 6, 2021 -
Media Type: Article - ABC
The civil liberties and human rights advocacy group isn't happy about last week's National Cabinet decision to slash the number of international arrivals by half.
In a statement, the group...
Date: July 6, 2021 -
Media Type: Article - The Age
Liberty Victoria president Julia Kretzenbacher said the state should replicate WA’s laws because even one instance of police being granted access via a court order would seriously undermine the...
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Media Type: Audio - 3AW Newstalk
Liberty Victoria spokesperson and public law barrister, Gemma Cafarella, says if police have access to check-in data it damages confidence in the system.
“Allowing police access means...
Date: June 22, 2021 -
Media Type: Article - The Age
Greg Buchhorn, a lawyer and policy committee member of civil rights group Liberty Victoria, said the broad State of Emergency laws have resulted in some extreme intrusions on individual rights,...
Date: June 15, 2021