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Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: February 2, 2009
16 July 2007
THE decision of Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews to cancel Dr Haneef's visa is a scandalous abuse of power. Under the Migration Act, a non-citizen who does not have a visa must be detained until they obtain a visa or until they are removed from Australia. The effect of Andrews'... Read more
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Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: February 2, 2009
25 September 2007
LIBERTY Victoria expresses its alarm about the introduction of the Communications Legislation Amendment (Crime or Terrorism Related Content) Bill 2007. Introduced by Federal Communications Minister Helen Coonan, this Bill allows the Australian Federal Police to decide what... Read more
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Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: February 2, 2009
8 October 2007
LIBERTY Victoria expresses its dismay at Minister Andrews’ attack on Sudanese refugees. Julian Burnside QC, President of Liberty Victoria, said “The Sudanese come from a region of the world where the US Congress and President George W Bush have urged tough action, describing the... Read more
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Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: February 2, 2009
10 October 2007
WHEN Van Nguyen was hanged in Singapore, many Australians were shocked and outraged. Today is "World Day Against the Death Penalty". Opposition to capital punishment cannot be selective. We lose credibility internationally when we argue that Australians are in a special category and... Read more
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Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: February 2, 2009
15 February 2008
LIBERTY Victoria is concerned about the Government’s proposed changes to FOI. “One can understand the frustration of Government Departments with repeated requests by members of the public for information about Government decisions. However, it must also be understood that such... Read more
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Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: February 2, 2009
5 May 2008
A CENTRALISED student register compelling all Victorian students under the age of 25 to be allocated a uniform student number and monitored by authorities, is unnecessary, unjustifiable and may constitute a threat to students’ privacy according to senior members of the Victorian Council... Read more
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Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: February 2, 2009
14 May 2008
POLICE booze bus operations are being used by other agencies to enforce laws that have got nothing to do with drink driving. Recent reports suggest that booze bus operations in the northern suburbs of Melbourne are also attended by: agents of the Sheriff's Office, checking for... Read more
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Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: February 2, 2009
Anne O'Rourke, 23 June 2008
It has been claimed by some religious groups that the Victorian Law Reform Commission (VLRC) has ignored the views of the majority in its Final Report on the Law of Abortion. Indeed letters in The Age (June 3, 2008) by Nicholas Tonti-Filippini and Teresa Martin attack... Read more
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Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: February 2, 2009
Michael Pearce SC, 13 August 2008
NEW technologies and the complexity of modern society have made great inroads into the privacy we once enjoyed. These developments are largely irreversible and will only continue apace. We should, however, try to ensure that they occur in a legal environment that... Read more
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Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: February 2, 2009
5 June 2008
VICTORIA Legal Aid has cut the Fitzroy Legal Service practice funding by 40%. This will mean that the Fitzroy Legal Service is able to help 400 fewer clients each year. Fitzroy Legal Service has operated a casework practice for over thirty years. It does a large amount of legally aided... Read more
