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The Bill seeks to amend the Migration Act 1958 (the Act) by introducing a twelfth set of circumstances in which a person will necessarily fail the character test enunciated at s.501(6) of the Act:...
August 16, 2019
Submission
These amendments seek to impose a lifetime ban on obtaining a visa (for people who arrived by boat after July 2013) to travel to or remain in Australia, subject to a personal non-compellable non-...
August 16, 2019
Submission
July 8, 2019
Submission
Liberty Victoria continues to oppose the of the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015, in light of their subsequent operation. While limited public information is...
July 8, 2019
Submission
Two new legal actions designed to put an end to Australia’s policy of offshore processing have just landed at the High Court of Australia. In a novel twist, the cases will not depend on the High...
February 22, 2019
Liberty Victoria in the News
Misha Ketchell discusses the literary prize of Behrouz Boochani - Winner of Liberty Victoria's Voltaire Empty Chair 2018
February 1, 2019
Liberty Victoria in the News
Sangeetha Pillai refers to Liberty Victoria's report: Playing God - The Immigration Minister's Unrestrained Power
September 3, 2018
Liberty Victoria in the News
Crikey report on RAP's States of Refuge Report
Date: 2 Jul 2018
July 2, 2018
Liberty Victoria in the News
"The chief architect of this agenda in recent years is immigration minister Peter Dutton, who has put himself in a position where he can “play God” according to Liberty Victoria’s Rights Advocacy...
January 18, 2018
Liberty Victoria in the News
The breathtaking simplicity and callousness of the recently resuscitated Deputy Prime Minister lays bare the attempt to use human lives for votes, Liberty Victoria said today.
“Barnaby Joyce bounces...
December 14, 2017
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