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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: September 6, 2021
A former Victorian prisoner viciously bashed by guards while he was naked and handcuffed lying face-down on a cell floor has been unable to view footage of his assault from their body-worn cameras because of a law requiring these recordings be kept secret.
Liberty Victoria president, barrister... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: September 2, 2021
“Liberty Victoria spokesman Michael Stanton said while they welcomed most of the announcements, they worried banning far-right imagery may come with unintended consequences and prove to be a band-aid solution and fail to address the root cause of the problem.
Mr Stanton said pushing such icons... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: September 2, 2021
The work of Liberty Victoria committee member Brigid Arthur was recently featured in The Monthly
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Press Release
Post date: August 26, 2021
On the 26 August 2001, the Norwegian vessel the MV Tampa rescued 433 people seeking asylum who were stranded at sea. Most of those rescued were Hazaras fleeing from the Taliban in Afghanistan.
What followed was a defining moment for our national character. Australian SAS forces boarded the Tampa... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: August 19, 2021
Liberty Victoria president Julia Kretzenbacher called on the state government to release expert advice which led to the closure of playgrounds, saying any restrictions needed to be proportionate. She said making compliance easier was not a “proper reason” for imposing restrictions.
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: August 18, 2021
Experts say it’s extremely difficult to work out what effect an overnight curfew had on reducing Melbourne’s case numbers during its second wave last year, but say it is likely the reintroduced measure limits overall movement.
The return of 9pm to 5am stay-at-home directions by the Victorian state... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: August 17, 2021
But president of Liberty Victoria, Julia Kretzenbacher, called on the Victorian government to release the expert advice on which the decision to close playgrounds and outdoor gyms was made.
“Liberty Victoria supports government measures that are evidence-based and will reduce the risk to public... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: August 17, 2021
The Victorian Council for Civil Liberties also questioned whether there was any evidence to support the reintroduction of a curfew.
"Merely making policing easier should not be a foundation for such restrictions on our freedom of movement," it said in a tweet.
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: August 16, 2021
From debater to sailor and now community leader - at just 22. There've been challenges but Mohamed Semra has faced up to them all. Liberty Victoria's Young Voltaire Human Rights Award winner Mohamed Semra is featured in the Maribyrnong Messenger
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: August 16, 2021
Liberty Victoria said Victorians were “yet to be provided with any evidence that shows curfews reduce the risk of transmission”.
“Merely making policing easier should not be a foundation for such restrictions on our freedom of movement,” the peak civil liberties group tweeted.
