Liberty Victoria, the state’s leading civil liberties advocate, condemned the social media circulation of two private photos, saying it was a “deplorable breach of privacy”.
“The transphobic...
May 4, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
The Victorian government is working on regulations to ensure tenants are not worse off under rental law changes intended to protect them during the coronavirus crisis.
The legislation, which passed...
April 29, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Human rights organisation Liberty Victoria says the change is “unprecedented”.
“It puts so much more power in the hands of the landlord,” a Liberty spokeswoman said.
April 29, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
The freedom of Victorian tenants to choose where they live could be substantially restricted under new COVID-19 laws.
The temporary law is a significant departure from the original one requiring the...
April 28, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Listen to this morning's interview with Liberty Victoria's Gemma Cafarella
Liberty Victoria's Gemma Cafarella says while it is clear that limits on freedoms are necessary at the moment to protect...
April 14, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Both the community and government are “rightly focusing” on “what needs to happen to keep us safe” in light of the “threat that is posed to the health and safety of us all” by COVID-19, Liberty...
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
LIV Human Rights Committee member and Liberty Victoria vice-president Jamie Gardiner says the legislation "purports to give so-called statements of belief or religious expression absolute precedence...
January 30, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Civil liberties groups including Liberty Victoria argued last week that existing laws could be used to punish violent protesters and that calling on consumers to stop spending with a specific company...
November 5, 2019
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria president Jessie Taylor warned of an “extraordinary incursion into free speech” in Mr Morrison’s stated intention when the right to protest and boycott was at the heart of most...
November 4, 2019
Liberty Victoria in the News