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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
Press Release
Australia’s name for decency and a fair go has been permanently stained by the latest sickening violence on Manus Island, Liberty Victoria said today.
Reports of attacks on refugees with metal poles...
December 4, 2017
Press Release
The studied indifference of Australia’s leaders to the abandonment of refugees on Manus Island is becoming a permanent stain on this country’s name, the human rights body Liberty Victoria said today...
November 1, 2017
Press Release
The Bill amends the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) to empower the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection to ban mobile phones and other items in immigration detention centres. It also expands...
October 20, 2017
Submission