Michael Pearce SC, 14 February 2007
The Government's 'access card' will be an identity card in all but name.
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, you can be pretty sure...
February 17, 2009
Liberty Victoria Updates
21 November 2008
A COALITION of lawyers, academics and community organisations has today called upon the Attorney-General to publicly release the report of the Clarke Inquiry into the case of Dr...
February 4, 2009
Liberty Victoria Updates
2007
‘Capital punishment’
10 October 2007
‘Minister Andrews hits a new low’
8 October 2007
‘Australians should be alert and alarmed at police powers to censor the Internet’
25 September 2007
‘...
February 2, 2009
Liberty Victoria Updates
14 June 2007
LIBERTY welcomes the Government's and the VLRC's emphasis on the need to accord the rights of children paramount importance. This is an important principle of international law and human...
February 2, 2009
Liberty Victoria Updates
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...
February 2, 2009
Liberty Victoria Updates
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...
February 2, 2009
Liberty Victoria Updates
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...
February 2, 2009
Liberty Victoria Updates
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...
February 2, 2009
Liberty Victoria Updates
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...
February 2, 2009
Liberty Victoria Updates
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...
February 2, 2009
Liberty Victoria Updates