Liberty Victoria president Michael Stanton has stated that “such draconian measures are plainly inappropriate” and appeared to be “intended to have a chilling effect on protest activity”. They strike...
June 10, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
We welcome the opportunity to provide a submission to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee’s Inquiry into the application of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of...
June 7, 2022
Submission
Sentencing a parent or caregiver has a direct impact on a child, in particular where the caregiver is incarcerated and separated from their children. The imprisonment of a parent can have socio-...
May 31, 2022
Submission
Gemma Cafarella, a barrister and spokesperson for Liberty Victoria, said no evidence had been presented to back up the claim that there was a threat to workers’ safety, or that existing laws, which...
May 28, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria president Michael Stanton said the organisation opposed the new penalties, which appeared to be “plainly intended to have a chilling effect on protest activity”.
“Such protesters...
May 27, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria is awarding the 2022 Voltaire Empty Chair Award to Mehdi Ali, a refugee from Ahvaz, Iran who had been held in detention by Australia since 2013 including at the Park Hotel in...
May 17, 2022
Press Release
The Proposed Ban of the Swastika in Victoria
The Summary Offences Amendment (Nazi Symbol Prohibition) Bill 2022 (Vic)
Liberty Victoria is deeply worried by the emergence of far-right extremism, but...
May 17, 2022
Press Release
Gemma Cafarella is a barrister who practises in public law, including discrimination and sexual harassment matters. Gemma is the Chair of Liberty Victoria's Government Regulation and Equality...
April 21, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria Statement on the Federal Election
As you are no doubt aware, the Federal Election will be held on 21 May 2022.
Liberty Victoria does not, and will not, endorse any particular...
April 19, 2022
Press Release
Sydney Criminal Lawyers spoke to Liberty Victoria president Michael Stanton about the tattered state of civil liberties at present, his concerns that surveilling and a lack of privacy are becoming...
March 18, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News