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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: January 13, 2021
Liberty Victoria has suggested the state government’s approach may not be proportionate and that it may unduly interfere with individuals’ human rights.
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: January 13, 2021
Human rights advocates say they are “very worried” for Victorians stranded in ‘red zones’ interstate.
The state government recently introduced a ‘traffic light’ permit system for anyone wishing to enter Victoria, regardless of where they are coming from.
Spokesperson for Liberty Victoria Michael... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: January 12, 2021
Liberty Victoria president Julia Kretzenbacher said the permit system could make the process clearer, but its introduction had done nothing for Victorians who were still indefinitely excluded from returning.
She said there was still uncertainty about when exemptions would be granted and there was... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: January 7, 2021
Liberty Victoria, a human rights and civil liberties organisation, expressed concerns about whether the restrictions were appropriate, warning the onus was on the government to explain why alternatives such as home quarantine were not an option.
“Obviously there’s a need to take proactive steps to... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: January 6, 2021
A civil liberty group has criticised Victorian government’s “draconian” measure to close the borders with NSW, leaving many Victorians who want to return home “shunned”.
Liberty Victoria’s senior vice president Michael Stanton questioned whether the decision to shut the border infringed on... Read more
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Press Release
Post date: December 17, 2020
Liberty Victoria welcomes today’s Ombudsman’s Report into the public housing ‘hard lockdown’ in July of this year.
As the Ombudsman said in her report, “[i]n a just society, human rights are not a convention to be ignored during a crisis, but a framework for how we will treat and be treated as the... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: December 15, 2020
President of Liberty Victoria Julia Kretzenbacher discussing the overuse of fines & how it disproportionately impacted communities experiencing disadvantage on 10 News
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Press Release
Post date: December 7, 2020
Victoria can be a place where sexually and gender diverse Victorians can grow up feeling accepted, supported and loved.
The Victorian Government’s Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill 2020 is a very welcome human rights measure. Liberty Victoria applauds this important... Read more
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Press Release
Post date: November 5, 2020
The time has come for it to be made clear that responsible, peaceful and socially distanced protest activity is lawful in the State of Victoria.
Liberty Victoria is very concerned by the recent arrests and issuing of infringement notices for persons engaged in protest activity. This includes:
On... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: October 23, 2020
Privacy concerns have been raised over Victoria Police using drones to monitor Victorians on AFL grand final day.
Vice president of Liberty Victoria, Julia Kretzenbacher, told Tom Elliot that it is a “significant incursion of people’s privacy”.
“Even though the drones won’t be looking into... Read more
