Michael Stanton, a barrister and the president of Liberty Victoria, said it was “particularly unfair” to focus on how others might perceive Djokovic’s views, rather than the seriousness of what he...
January 16, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
Michael Stanton, president of Liberty Victoria, added: "It's very different from [denying a visa] for someone who has expressly said something about inciting violence or encouraging unrest.
"The...
January 16, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
The Victorian Council for Civil Liberties has released a series of tweets in the aftermath of the ruling on what it described as Australia's ...
January 16, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria president Mike Stanton tweeted during the hearing: “Deportation of a person because of a purported risk as to how others might perceive them and then act sets a terrible precedent.”
January 16, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
After Novak Djokovic’s visa was restored by a Federal Court judge this week, the ultimate decision of whether he could stay in Australia rested with one person: Immigration Minister Alex Hawke.
The...
January 13, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
Premier Daniel Andrews said the process had been robust, but it was really a negotiation with three upper house crossbenchers, Reason Party’s Fiona Patten, Greens leader Samantha Ratnam and Animal...
December 6, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria’s outgoing president Julia Kretzenbacher says their organisation has also been busy.
“For the past two years there’s particular things we focused on, including the curfew, privacy...
December 6, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
While noting he did not know the circumstances of the case and made no comment about the merit of police actions, Liberty Victoria President Michael Stanton said considerations went beyond the Crimes...
November 25, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria's Greg Buchhorn is interviewed in relation to the proposed Victorian pandemic legislation on 3 CRs Done by Law program recorded on 23 November.
November 24, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
There are “serious concerns” over the Victorian government’s “unprecedented plan” to establish a centralised health data sharing system which would store information such as prescribed medications...
November 19, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News