Liberty Victoria condemns the recent attack on the Addis Israel synagogue. Attacks based in antisemitism - or any kind of religious hatred or racism - are unacceptable. We acknowledge the fear felt...
December 9, 2024
Press Release
This week the Federal Labor Government is trying to push through unprecedented and unprincipled laws without due process and scrutiny. These abhorrent laws target people solely on their visa status...
November 26, 2024
Press Release
There needs to be a more considered approach. Liberty Victoria advocates for more targeted interventions that aim to minimise harms while preserving social media’s benefits for children under the age...
November 24, 2024
Submission
This Bill should be withdrawn without delay.
Politicised attacks on people based on their visa status must end. The harms inflicted are severe, generational, and go to the heart of Australian culture...
November 23, 2024
Submission
Until recent events, many Australians would not have realised that it could be a criminal offence to display the symbol of a terrorist organisation in public.
October 10, 2024
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria is grateful for the opportunity to make this submission in relation to the inquiry into the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic).
Freedom of information (FOI) is a fundamental...
October 1, 2024
Submission
The freedom to protest is fundamental to democracy. Protesters have the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly under the Victorian Charter of Human Rights, and are protected by the...
September 12, 2024
Press Release
The late Peta Murphy was a Committee Member of Liberty Victoria for years where she advocated for human rights. She continued that work in Parliament, including her advocacy for gambling reform and...
August 20, 2024
Press Release
Liberty Victoria is disappointed by reports that the Federal Government has abandoned plans to introduce religious discrimination laws into Parliament. It is reported that as part of the abandoned...
August 14, 2024
Press Release
On 17 June 2024, we had the honour of giving evidence for the Inquiry into Right Wing Extremist Movements in Australia to the Commonwealth Senate’s Legal and Constitutional Affairs References...
August 7, 2024
Submission