This is a joint submission with NSW Council for Civil Liberties.
Liberty Victoria and NSW Council for Civil Liberties acknowledge the importance of protecting the community from acts of terrorism....
August 3, 2023
Submission
Victoria’s broken bail laws need urgent fixing. These harsh laws result in the unnecessary detention of many persons accused of committing low-level minor offences and disproportionately affect First...
July 31, 2023
Press Release
Liberty Victoria is grateful for the opportunity to make this submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) review of the Counter-Terrorism Legislation...
July 24, 2023
Submission
It is often said by those who oppose a federal Human Rights Act that there is no need for one. They argue that the human rights of Australians are more than adequately protected by the common law and...
July 21, 2023
Submission
Liberty Victoria is strongly opposed to the Human Source Management Act 2023 (Vic). We are committed to its repeal. We are also deeply concerned by the closure of the Office of the Special...
July 11, 2023
Press Release
Explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander approaches to justice and the law and the Koori Court at this event honouring the NAIDOC Week theme ‘For Our Elders’.
First established more than 20...
July 10, 2023
Event Calendar
Liberty Victoria welcomes the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme’s final report, which was handed down on Friday 7 July 2023. Liberty Victoria calls on the Federal Government to implement...
July 10, 2023
Press Release
Liberty Victoria proudly supports a Yes vote in the historic referendum that will take place later this year.
Currently, Australia’s constitution does not recognise the First Peoples of Australia....
June 29, 2023
Press Release
Amnesty International Australia's Victorian Activism and Leadership Committee (VALC), in partnership with Melbourne Activist Legal Support (MALS), invites you to an online panel discussion about...
June 8, 2023
Event Calendar
Liberty Victoria is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2023 Voltaire Human Rights Award is human rights and Raise the Age advocate Sophie Trevitt.
The Voltaire Human Rights Award honours a...
June 7, 2023
Press Release