Liberty Victoria’s Julia Kretzenbacher said the current laws meant people were being remanded in custody for relatively minor indictable offences, such as possession of a small amount of...
Liberty Victoria in the News
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Media Type: Article - The AgeDate: May 17, 2021
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Media Type: Article - ABC News
No work rights, no study rights, no access to Medicare.
That's the situation facing a number of asylum seekers who are being denied access to bridging visas while they await claims for...Date: May 4, 2021 -
Media Type: Article - ABC News
Some advocates are also questioning whether the ban could potentially be a violation of Australia's international law obligations.
"The section that the minister has made the emergency...
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Media Type: Video - Monash University
"There is a very big difference between people wanting to hand over photos of their weekend via Instagram and giving very sensitive information to government in a way that could be used against...
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Media Type: Article - Herald Sun
It comes as the Herald Sun on Tuesday revealed a radical plan by the County Court to overhaul the state’s ...
Date: April 15, 2021 -
Media Type: Article - Green Left
Isabella Farrell-Hallegraeff, from Liberty Victoria's Rights Advocacy Project, explained that people on bridging visas often wait many years for their claim for refugee status to be assessed....
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Media Type: Audio - Mornings - ABC Radio Melbourne
Liberty Victoria's Michael Stanton discusses submissions made to the sex offenders register with Ali Moore
Date: April 13, 2021 -
Media Type: Article - The Age
Liberty Victoria criminal policy committee member barrister Michael Stanton said judges are best placed to decide whether someone should be on the list because they have all the facts about a case...
Date: April 13, 2021 -
Media Type: Article - Herald Sun
Civil liberties organisation Liberty Victoria said there were “chronic problems” with the current registration regimen.
These included the rapidly expanding number of registrants, the...
Date: April 13, 2021 -
Media Type: Article - Brinkware
Liberty Victoria president Julia Kretzenbacher described the government’s legal argument in the court as a “radical shift in policy” and a “shocking and unprecedented development, indicating...
Date: March 29, 2021