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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: November 23, 2022
In comments over the weekend, the president of Liberty Victoria, Michael Stanton, said there was "no need" for Ms Cumming's "inflammatory rhetoric".
"The state election should be a contest of ideas," he said.
"We've seen in the past … how inflammatory rhetoric can unfortunately result in very... Read more
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Press Release
Post date: November 15, 2022
As part of a society which values and promotes human dignity, equality and freedom, a properly functioning social security system — that is, a system which is available, adequate and accessible to all without discrimination— is essential to ensure that all Australians have access to the basic... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: November 14, 2022
Liberty Victoria president Michael Stanton told The Sunday Age the government should have made plans for this situation to ensure people who were sick with the virus could still vote.
“There is no good reason why, in a modern democracy, Victorians suffering from COVID-19 should be disenfranchised... Read more
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Press Release
Post date: October 25, 2022
Liberty Victoria is dismayed to learn that government obstruction has led the United Nations’ torture prevention body to suspend its visit to Australia.
The risk to the human rights of people held in places of detention is significant, and it is fundamentally important that those rights are... Read more
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Press Release
Post date: October 21, 2022
Liberty Victoria are seeking volunteers to assist in running the annual Voltaire Human Rights Awards at the Sofitel Hotel Melbourne, on Friday 18 November which celebrate individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to free speech and advocating for human rights, free speech and/or civil... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: October 8, 2022
Tass, Lisa and Janet talk to Voltaire Award for Human Rights recipient, Brenda Appleton, about the award and Liberty Victoria
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Press Release
Post date: October 5, 2022
The Optus data breach demonstrates that our private data has not received the practical or legal protections that are required in our interconnected society. This particular episode is, however, only the tip of the iceberg.
The three key categories of personal information that were contained in the... Read more
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Press Release
Post date: September 16, 2022
Liberty Victoria is pleased to announce that the 2022 Voltaire Human Rights Award winner is Brenda Appleton OAM.
The Voltaire Human Rights Award honours a person or group of people who have made an outstanding contribution to free speech, human rights and/or civil liberties, with particular... Read more
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Press Release
Post date: September 2, 2022
JOINT STATEMENT 1 SEPTEMBER 2022
The New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties, Liberty Victoria, South Australian Council for Civil Liberties strongly condemn the former Prime Minister Morrison's practice of secret ministerial appointments and welcome the seriousness with which Prime Minister... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: September 1, 2022
A legislative solution is the only way to prevent secret ministerial appointments says the New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties, Liberty Victoria and South Australian Council for Civil Liberties.
