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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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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
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: September 16, 2021
Liberty Victoria said it was concerned Victoria Police's "military-style tactics" could be normalised and deployed against "future responsible protests".
"We are also worried that shutting down public transport access to the city will unreasonably affect essential workers and CBD residents," the... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: September 15, 2021
The Victorian Council for Civil Liberties has criticised the decision in a public statement on Twitter, describing the shutdown as "military-style".
"As COVID numbers continue to rise, we do not support large public gatherings that don't engage in mask-wearing and social distancing, including... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: September 9, 2021
Sam Norton, Senior Vice President of Liberty Victoria was profiled in this article.
Mr Norton said people always ask “how can you represent people charged with these crimes” but he says it’s just part of a larger justice system.
“For it to work, an accused needs to be represented and they need to... Read more
