“Breaches like this seriously undermine the capacity of Victorians to put that trust in police,” Liberty Victoria’s Gemma Cafarella also stated.
May 5, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
“Victorians should feel confident that their privacy will be protected by Victoria Police when they interact with police. The release of the photos, which include a mug shot and photographs of...
May 5, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
The Victorian Council for Civil Liberties also tweeted that the release of the photos was “egregious” and a “deplorable breach of privacy” with “transphobic overtones”.
May 4, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
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
Liberty Victoria's Gemma Cafarella said the leak damaged the public's trust in Victoria Police and further eroded the relationship between police and the transgender and gender non-conforming...
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
Sydney Criminal Lawyers spoke with Liberty Victoria spokesperson Michael Stanton about the issues an expansion of police powers can result in, the confusion around whether these laws rule out...
April 22, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
The vice president of Liberty Victoria, Julia Kretzenbacher, said Mr Kennedy's case highlighted the potential for problems with the justice system during the COVID-19 outbreak.
"[Mr Kennedy's] case...
April 22, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News