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Press Release
Post date: October 8, 2014
Liberty Victoria has joined civil liberties organisations throughout Australia in criticising national security laws being rushed through federal parliament in the Counter Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014.
These new laws risk crippling Australians’ rights and freedom... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: September 25, 2014
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Press Release
Post date: September 24, 2014
Committee review period too hasty on 'Foreign Fighters' Bill
Liberty Victoria shares NSW Council for Civil Liberties concern of the haste with which counter-terrorism legislation is coming into Parliament.
These are very significant pieces of legislation with significant implications for our... Read more
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Press Release
Post date: September 5, 2014
Populist law and order agenda sees courts lose power as mandatory sentencing is expanded.
“The public may not be aware of the speed with which the Napthine government is removing sentencing discretion from the courts”, said Liberty president Jane Dixon QC.
Liberty Victoria has serious concerns... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: August 13, 2014
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: August 8, 2014
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Press Release
Post date: August 7, 2014
Liberty Victoria today said the Federal Government’s foreshadowed plans to reverse the onus of proof for Australians visiting so called “terror hotspots” are unwarranted.
The Government wants people who travel to hotspots abroad to prove they are not terrorists or are not going to join the... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: August 6, 2014
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: July 26, 2014
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Press Release
Post date: July 15, 2014
Public statement from The NSW Council for Civil Liberties, Liberty Victoria, The Queensland Council for Civil Liberties, The SA Council for Civil Liberties, Civil Liberties Australia.
Civil Liberties Councils across Australia urge the Government - and failing that - the Australian Parliament to... Read more
