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On Monday the alliance of community legal groups including Liberty Victoria said 20 reports of "concerning police interactions" in Victoria had been lodged with the new COVID-19 Policing in Australia...
April 14, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria's Mike Stanton comments on police monitoring and fines in this Channel 9 coverage.
April 14, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Victorian authorities will review all infringements given for coronavirus rule breaches after another mix-up saw a couple fined more than $3000 for a holiday they went on a year ago.  Michael Stanton...
April 14, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Mike Stanton, a barrister and spokesman for Liberty Victoria, tells The Saturday Paper it was a “resounding judgement” that has not dramatically changed the landscape of jury trials. “I don’t think...
April 11, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
“It is going to cause very significant problems for people on remand but it will also cause significant problems for victims, for other witnesses and families of accused people,’’ said Liberty...
April 11, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Lawyers are warning police in Victoria to exercise restraint and use their common sense before issuing $1,652 coronavirus fines for breaches of social isolation rules. "When extraordinary measures...
April 7, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Julia Kretzenbacher Vice President of Liberty Victoria discusses the covid-19 restrictions on Neil Mitchells 3AW program.
April 1, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
The call for humane decarceration during this pandemic & some civil rights concerns about the govt response so far.  With Criminal Lawyer and Liberty Victoria Vice President Julia Kretzenbacher...
April 1, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Victorians are facing fines of up to $20,000 for serious breaches of the state's tough new stay-at-home directions.  But critics say confuion around the new regulations which will be in place until...
April 1, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Most states say police will use discretion over potential social distancing violations, but rights advocates argue public messaging on new laws can be unclear. Julian Burnside, a human rights...
March 31, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News

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