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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: March 1, 2017
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: February 18, 2017
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Press Release
Post date: February 11, 2017
Citizenship plan unfair and
invasive, says rights group
Changes floated by the Immigration Minister to requirements for Australian citizenship are unnecessary and counter-productive, Liberty Victoria said today.
Peter Dutton suggested on Sky News on 7 February that the test should involve a greater... Read more
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Press Release
Post date: January 25, 2017
Scrapping bail for “serious” crimes dangerous
and goes too far, rights group warns
The idea that some people facing "serious" offences should not be allowed to apply for bail is dangerous and unnecessary, Liberty Victoria warned today.
According to the rights group's president, Jessie Taylor, "... Read more
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Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: December 30, 2016
The Voltaire Award for free speech has been given annually by Liberty Victoria for many years. In 2016, we presented the inaugural ‘Empty Chair’ award. In 2017, we presented the inaugural ‘Young Voltaire’ Award to a person aged under 30 years old.
VOLTAIRE AWARD
The ‘Voltaire Award’ honours a... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: December 20, 2016
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: December 13, 2016
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Press Release
Post date: December 8, 2016
Human rights group Liberty Victoria applauds the Andrews government for taking a strong and principled stance on the right to die with dignity.
However, while welcoming that announcement, Liberty is dismayed at a recent flurry of announcements on justice reforms, which are reactionary, ill-... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: December 7, 2016
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Press Release
Post date: December 6, 2016
Andrews Government should let Parole
Board do its job, says Liberty Victoria
Liberty Victoria warns that the Andrews Government’s proposed new parole laws are an unnecessary and dangerous step backwards for community safety and undermine the separation of powers.
The human rights group’s... Read more
