Prominent civil liberties lawyer Julian Burnside said refugees in hotel and offshore detention were being treated worse than criminals.
"Every human being has the right to seek asylum," he...
Liberty Victoria in the News
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Media Type: Article - Shepparton NewsDate: March 28, 2021
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Media Type: Article - The Mercury
Liberty Victoria president Julia Kretzenbacher welcomed the move.
“Liberty Victoria is incredibly happy that this Bill has passed,” she said.
“Victorians now have the same rights as...
Date: March 18, 2021 -
Media Type: Article - Hansard
Justice Legislation Amendment (System Enhancements and Other Matters) Bill 2021 Liberty Victoria's submission was cited three times in Hansard
Date: March 16, 2021 -
Media Type: Article - Melbourne Activist Legal Support
The Victorian Government has finally published an application process for holding large protest events under COVID. Here’s what you need to know.
MALS and ...
Date: March 16, 2021 -
Media Type: Article - InnovationAus
Civil society has been “completely sidelined and ignored” in the inquiry into the government’s proposed new hacking powers, after no civil or digital rights groups were invited to the only public...
Date: March 15, 2021 -
Media Type: Article - The Guardian
They are trying to establish the federal government has a ‘duty of care’ in protecting future generations from the climateaggedon. Featuring Liberty Victoria's very own Sr Brigid Arthur.
Date: March 5, 2021 -
Media Type: Article - The Guardian
Eight teenagers and an octogenarian nun head to an Australian court on Tuesday to launch what they hope will prove to be a landmark case – one that establishes the federal government’s duty of...
Date: March 2, 2021 -
Media Type: Article - Sydney Morning Herald
Sister Brigid, Liberty Victoria Policy Committee Member, a teacher for many years, said she wanted to give young people the opportunity to make change, and she was struck by the teenagers’...
Date: February 28, 2021 -
Media Type: Article - The Age
“It’s preposterous that Facebook has left in place accounts which share false information or conspiracy theories, while blocking vital health, government and emergency service sites,” LIberty...
Date: February 18, 2021 -
Media Type: Audio - The Briefing.Podcast
Two asylum seekers arrrived from Sri Lanka on separate boats almost ten years ago. They fell in love and married, had two children and setlled in the small QLD town of Biloela. Three years ago...
Date: February 17, 2021