Latest articles and news by Liberty Victoria
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Press ReleasePost date: August 20, 2024The late Peta Murphy was a Committee Member of Liberty Victoria for years where she advocated for human rights. She continued that work in Parliament, including her advocacy for gambling reform and highlighting the harmful effects of gambling advertising. Gambling can be addictive. When it is, it... Read more
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Press ReleasePost date: August 14, 2024Liberty Victoria is disappointed by reports that the Federal Government has abandoned plans to introduce religious discrimination laws into Parliament. It is reported that as part of the abandoned plans, promises to protect LGBTIQA+ teachers and students have also been shelved. If the Albanese... Read more
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Press ReleasePost date: August 13, 2024It is a fundamental principle of the rule of law that no one is above the law. The law must apply equally to all of us, including those given power over citizens to act on behalf of the State. Liberty Victoria is deeply concerned that the Allan Government intends to make those involved in the... Read more
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Press ReleasePost date: August 7, 2024Liberty Victoria Statement on Police Disclosure in Criminal Proceedings Liberty Victoria is deeply concerned by recent reports in The Guardian of a 15-year-old child being charged with murder and remanded in custody for almost a year on the basis of fundamentally flawed evidence in circumstances... Read more
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Press ReleasePost date: July 2, 2024The recipient of this year’s Liberty Victoria Voltaire Human Rights award is Antoinette Lattouf, in recognition of her role as a broadcaster, journalist and advocate for diversity and mental health. As a woman from a Lebanese and working-class background working in the Australian media, Antoinette... Read more
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Press ReleasePost date: June 25, 2024Liberty Victoria and the Rights Advocacy Project are deeply concerned about the proposal to expand Victoria Police’s existing designated area search powers under the Control of Weapons Act 1990, which allow for the stopping and searching of any individual in a specific area without a warrant or any... Read more
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Press ReleasePost date: May 9, 2024The recent move by a NSW council to ban books featuring same-sex couples represents an ongoing attack on the rights of the LGBTIQ+ community. This is deeply troubling to Liberty Victoria. It follows a disturbing trend both in Australia and around the globe. This trend includes the cancellation of ‘... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the NewsPost date: April 8, 2024It 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 judiciary, lead to unjust outcomes and is often discriminatory in practice. Labor’s position against mandatory sentencing... Read more
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Press ReleasePost date: April 5, 2024Tony Burke MP Leader of the House Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Minister for the Arts Dear Mr Burke We write as leading civil society organisations, reflecting a broad and diverse membership across Australia, to express our deep concern and disappointment regarding the recent... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the NewsPost date: April 3, 2024In 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. In handing down the decision in NZYQ, which is remarkable in a number of ways - not least the response it has... Read more
