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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: July 29, 2020
There's growing anger towards COVID-deniers who film themselves breaching public health restrictions. They claim it's their legal right to disobey the Chief Health Officer's orders. For an expert legal opinion, Channel 7s @Jacquifelgate
spoke with Michael Stanton, from Liberty Victoria.
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: July 14, 2020
Julian Burnside president of Liberty Victoria discusses the trial of 2020 Voltaire Empty Chair Human Rights award winner Bernard Collaery in a radio interview on the ABC's Law Report.
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Press Release
Post date: July 10, 2020
When Dylan Alcott gives presentations, he sometimes asks the question “What’s worse than being in a wheelchair?”
Then he flashes up a picture of someone wearing that often contentious form of footwear – crocs.
Dylan is probably best known as a Paralympic gold medallist and grand slam tennis... Read more
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Press Release
Post date: July 8, 2020
The secret trials of lawyer Bernard Collaery and Witness J challenge one of the fundamental bases of our legal system: the requirement for open justice and accountability.
In recognition of these extraordinary events it is my privilege to announce Bernard Collaery and Witness J as joint winners of... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: July 5, 2020
Victorian Council for Civil Liberties urged the Government to act with fewer police and more social workers, nurses, drug and alcohol clinicians and mental health support, warning “this is a tinderbox and police could be the match”.
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: July 4, 2020
The recent investigation into Dyson Heydon's behaviour causes me to reflect with bittersweet gratitude on the time I spent as a Judge's Associate. I was Associate to a big-hearted, generous, clever man with a ready sense of humour and a deep and genuine care for those over whom he is in a position... Read more
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Press Release
Post date: July 3, 2020
Liberty Victoria is concerned by news that the Australian Federal Police has recommended that prosecutors consider laying charges against ABC journalist Dan Oakes. The recommended charges relate to Mr Oakes’ reporting on alleged war crimes by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan. It has never been... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: July 1, 2020
Liberty Victoria, MIke Stanton interviewed by Tom Elliott on 3AW about compulsory Covid-19 testing
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: June 30, 2020
A Liberty Victoria spokesman told The Age that he believed Victoria's parliament would need to pass a law allowing the charter to be overriden if the government wanted to make testing compulsory.
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Press Release
Post date: June 30, 2020
Liberty Victoria honours Dujuan Hoosan with the Young Voltaire Human Rights Award. Dujuan was chosen for his courage and determination in challenging governments to change the age they imprison children.
At the tender age of 12, Dujuan was the youngest person ever to address the Human Rights... Read more
