It is a sad indictment upon Executive government, that a costly charade is exactly what the AAT had become. The level of Executive interference with the constitution and operation of the tribunal had...
December 27, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria said it was vital the minimum age of criminal responsibility was raised to 14 in Victoria.
"This is not a matter that should result in compromise. Children don't belong in prisons,"...
December 22, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
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...
November 23, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
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...
November 14, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
Tass, Lisa and Janet talk to Voltaire Award for Human Rights recipient, Brenda Appleton, about the award and Liberty Victoria
October 8, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
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...
September 1, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria President Michael Stanton warned against sweeping reforms to combat the influence of far-right extremism during public hearings in June.
"We need to make sure that in responding to...
August 30, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria president Michael Stanton said the country was facing a new frontier in the collection and use of DNA and warned people to approach with caution.
He said the increasing use of this...
August 5, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria's submission was referred to frequently in the report, for example: "Inquiry stakeholders advocated for legislative change to allow greater consideration of the interests of...
August 5, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
Jaimie Gardiner is also a leader of the Australian LGBTQ community; in 2019 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia. As early as 1974 he was leading a campaign to decriminalize gay sex,...
July 25, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News