Latest articles and news by Liberty Victoria

  • Vulnerable Indigenous man locked up by police in 'string of errors' during coronavirus pandemic

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: April 22, 2020
    The vice president of Liberty Victoria, Julia Kretzenbacher, said Mr Kennedy's case highlighted the potential for problems with the justice system during the COVID-19 outbreak. "[Mr Kennedy's] case concerned me because our systems should be careful and look after people like him who are vulnerable... Read more

  • Done By Law - Good Friday Protest

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: April 21, 2020
    Liberty Victoria's Michael Stanton and other lawyers discuss the Good Friday Protest and other Covid-19 restrictions.

  • Liberty Victoria calls on the Federal government to make 5 promises about the Tracing App

    Press Release
    Post date: April 19, 2020
    The emergence of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has changed all our lives in ways we could never have imagined. Through swift and decisive action on physical distancing and movement restriction, the Federal and Victorian governments seem to have steered us away from the catastrophic situations... Read more

  • Police association, legal groups, call for clearer COVID-19 guidelines

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: April 14, 2020
    Listen to this morning's interview with Liberty Victoria's Gemma Cafarella Liberty Victoria's Gemma Cafarella says while it is clear that limits on freedoms are necessary at the moment to protect public safety, clarity and oversight of policing is critical. "I think it is noteworthy that there is... Read more

  • Media Release – Refugee Protest Arrest and Fines

    Press Release
    Post date: April 14, 2020
    Liberty Victoria is very concerned about the arrest of one person and the issuing of fines totalling $43,000 to those engaged in a “car convoy protest” on Good Friday outside the Mantra Hotel in Preston, which is holding refugees and people seeking asylum (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-10/... Read more

  • Victorian police issue more than 400 fines for coronavirus breaches over Easter weekend

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: April 14, 2020
    On Monday the alliance of community legal groups including Liberty Victoria said 20 reports of "concerning police interactions" in Victoria had been lodged with the new COVID-19 Policing in Australia website in the past week.

  • Couple fined for holiday they took a year ago

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: April 14, 2020
    Victorian authorities will review all infringements given for coronavirus rule breaches after another mix-up saw a couple fined more than $3000 for a holiday they went on a year ago.  Michael Stanton from Liberty Victoria is interviewed in this news story.  

  • Victorian couple fined $3,000 for year old holiday post on Facebook

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: April 14, 2020
    Liberty Victoria's Mike Stanton comments on police monitoring and fines in this Channel 9 coverage.

  • What’s next for George Pell

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: April 11, 2020
    Mike Stanton, a barrister and spokesman for Liberty Victoria, tells The Saturday Paper it was a “resounding judgement” that has not dramatically changed the landscape of jury trials. “I don’t think this has rebalanced the scales of justice,” he says. “What the High Court found was that there was a... Read more

  • Victoria weighs judge-only trials as courts grind to a halt

    Liberty Victoria in the News
    Post date: April 11, 2020
    “It is going to cause very significant problems for people on remand but it will also cause significant problems for victims, for other witnesses and families of accused people,’’ said Liberty Victoria’s Sam Norton

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