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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: June 16, 2022
Australian authorities have had a “myopic” focus on Islamist extremism since 9/11, experts have lamented, warning that it has come at the expense of identifying the rise of far-right extremism.
Liberty Victoria president Michael Stanton said that while the threat of far-right extremism was real and... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: June 16, 2022
A "myopic" focus on Islamist extremism in Australia since 2001's September 11 attacks in the United States has come at the expense of monitoring the far-right movement, a Victorian parliamentary inquiry has been told.
Liberty Victoria President Michael Stanton acknowledged far-right extremism is... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: June 16, 2022
Michael Stanton, president of Liberty Victoria, told the upper house’s legal and social issues committee that any reform needed to ensure free speech was balanced with people’s right to live without discrimination and violence.
“We need to make sure that in responding to those confronting scenes in... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: June 10, 2022
Liberty Victoria president Michael Stanton has stated that “such draconian measures are plainly inappropriate” and appeared to be “intended to have a chilling effect on protest activity”. They strike at the heart of democracy and aim to demonise the importance and legitimacy of non-violent... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: May 28, 2022
Gemma Cafarella, a barrister and spokesperson for Liberty Victoria, said no evidence had been presented to back up the claim that there was a threat to workers’ safety, or that existing laws, which include penalties of more than $3,000, were not working.
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: May 27, 2022
Liberty Victoria president Michael Stanton said the organisation opposed the new penalties, which appeared to be “plainly intended to have a chilling effect on protest activity”.
“Such protesters have the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly under the Victorian Charter of Human... Read more
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Press Release
Post date: May 17, 2022
Liberty Victoria is awarding the 2022 Voltaire Empty Chair Award to Mehdi Ali, a refugee from Ahvaz, Iran who had been held in detention by Australia since 2013 including at the Park Hotel in Melbourne. He was held in detention by Australia for almost a decade, from the age 15 until he was 24. He... Read more
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Press Release
Post date: May 17, 2022
The Proposed Ban of the Swastika in Victoria
The Summary Offences Amendment (Nazi Symbol Prohibition) Bill 2022 (Vic)
Liberty Victoria is deeply worried by the emergence of far-right extremism, but opposes the ban of the ‘hakenkreuz’ for the reasons set out in our joint submission to the... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: April 21, 2022
Gemma Cafarella is a barrister who practises in public law, including discrimination and sexual harassment matters. Gemma is the Chair of Liberty Victoria's Government Regulation and Equality Committee, and a supervisor for the Rights Advocacy Project. Gemma speaks with Kannagi about painful... Read more
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Press Release
Post date: April 19, 2022
Liberty Victoria Statement on the Federal Election
As you are no doubt aware, the Federal Election will be held on 21 May 2022.
Liberty Victoria does not, and will not, endorse any particular political party or candidate. We do, however, make submissions and engage with the community on... Read more
