Liberty Victoria, a civil and human rights organisation, has also publicly stated that widespread vaccine mandates should be a "last resort" option and that incentives such as vaccine passports were...
October 8, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria president Julia Kretzenbacher says the pandemic has exposed the weakness of Australia’s human rights protections and the toothless nature of Victoria’s 15-year-old human rights...
October 4, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
Victoria Police has suspended an officer who was filmed during an arrest where he appeared to grab a man from behind and swing him to the ground.
Barrister and Liberty Victoria president Julia...
September 30, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
Apart from the legal issues, some experts say the mandatory approach is misguided. Liberty Victoria president Julia Kretzenbacher said promoting vaccine passports is better than forcing people to get...
September 23, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
The civil rights group Liberty Victoria was concerned about the footage.
“It’s deeply concerning. Incidents like that can motivate others in a deleterious way,” spokesperson Michael Stanton said.
“We...
September 23, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
Julia Kretzenbacher is a barrister and the President of Liberty Victoria. She said yes, it's legal, as long as it's based on health advice.
"The Chief Health Officer and the Victorian Public Health...
September 23, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria’s position on COVID-19 vaccines generally
COVID-19 has seen unprecedented restrictions on the human rights of Victorians. Where limitations on human rights are a proportionate...
September 22, 2021
Press Release
Liberty Victoria spokesperson Michael Stanton said while there was a right to protest, Saturday’s demonstration “overstepped the mark”.
“There was no social distancing and few people wearing masks,...
September 20, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
Gemma Cafarella discusses the shutdown of the Melbourne CBD in preparation for a planned protest is a proportionate response with Neil Mitchell of 3AW
Her interview is on at the 1.40 mark of the show...
September 17, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria said it was unhappy with the force’s approach. “We are concerned that Victoria Police’s military-style tactics could be normalised and deployed against future responsible protests...
September 16, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News