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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: September 30, 2021
Victoria Police has suspended an officer who was filmed during an arrest where he appeared to grab a man from behind and swing him to the ground.
Barrister and Liberty Victoria president Julia Kretzenbacher wrote on Twitter that it was "unacceptable" behaviour.
"VicPol have powers to use force, but... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: September 23, 2021
Apart from the legal issues, some experts say the mandatory approach is misguided. Liberty Victoria president Julia Kretzenbacher said promoting vaccine passports is better than forcing people to get vaccinated “because it respects people’s choice”, as long as access to government services or... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: September 23, 2021
Julia Kretzenbacher is a barrister and the President of Liberty Victoria. She said yes, it's legal, as long as it's based on health advice.
"The Chief Health Officer and the Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing Act has quite broad powers in an emergency to issue directions that relate to public... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: September 23, 2021
The civil rights group Liberty Victoria was concerned about the footage.
“It’s deeply concerning. Incidents like that can motivate others in a deleterious way,” spokesperson Michael Stanton said.
“We don’t say police have an easy job – far from it. We’ve seen some shocking scenes of protesters... Read more
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Press Release
Post date: September 22, 2021
Liberty Victoria’s position on COVID-19 vaccines generally
COVID-19 has seen unprecedented restrictions on the human rights of Victorians. Where limitations on human rights are a proportionate response to risks to public health, Liberty Victoria has supported those measures. In circumstances where... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: September 20, 2021
Liberty Victoria spokesperson Michael Stanton said while there was a right to protest, Saturday’s demonstration “overstepped the mark”.
“There was no social distancing and few people wearing masks, placing people at long-term risk.”
He said footage of demonstrators violently breaking through police... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: September 17, 2021
Gemma Cafarella discusses the shutdown of the Melbourne CBD in preparation for a planned protest is a proportionate response with Neil Mitchell of 3AW
Her interview is on at the 1.40 mark of the show
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: September 16, 2021
Liberty Victoria said it was unhappy with the force’s approach. “We are concerned that Victoria Police’s military-style tactics could be normalised and deployed against future responsible protests,” it said.
“We are also worried that shutting down public transport access to the city will... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: September 16, 2021
Police are planning to temporarily shut down public transport this weekend to prevent protesters from travelling into the Melbourne CBD for anti-lockdown protests.
The Victorian Council for Civil Liberties has criticised the decision in a public statement on Twitter, describing the shutdown as "... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: September 16, 2021
Lawyer Gemma Cafarella from civil liberties group Liberty Victoria said while they did not support large-scale gatherings during the pandemic, the shutdown of the CBD was going too far.
“There is an important conversation to be had about how we balance our rights, such as the right to protest, with... Read more
