This submission concerns the problem of harms caused by vilification and proposes ways to prevent or deal with those harms and those who cause them. It begins with the 2019–20 parliamentary inquiry—...
October 25, 2023
Submission
Whilst we understand the important motivation for the Bill, we oppose it. This is consistent with our position on the previous Victorian legislation, which you can read here, and our position on the...
October 20, 2023
Submission
Statement from Michael Cope, President of the Queensland Council of Civil Liberties, Josh Pallas, President of New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties, and Michael Stanton as President of Liberty...
October 13, 2023
Press Release
Liberty Victoria is proud to present the Voltaire Award Dinner 2023, a celebration of free speech and of Liberty Victoria's continued work to defend and extend civil liberties and human rights...
October 2, 2023
Event Calendar
Liberty Victoria – Youth Verdict Co-Directors win Young Voltaire Award
Liberty Victoria is pleased to announce that Youth Verdict co-directors, Murrawah Johnson and Monique Jeffs, are the 2023...
October 2, 2023
Press Release
The Referendum
On 15 October 2023, the day after the referendum, we’ll awake to one of two possible Australias. One where – against the current polls – we’ve accepted the gracious invitation of the...
September 22, 2023
Press Release
As the discussion paper acknowledges, the judiciary represents an important arm of the Australian constitutional system. Amongst other things, it is responsible for upholding the rule of law and...
September 6, 2023
Submission
1. At the hearing before the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on 26 July
2023, we took questions on notice from Senator Scarr in relation to two topics:
(1) The directions on consent...
August 17, 2023
Submission
Dear members and supporters,
I’m writing to thank you for your continuing support of Liberty Victoria, and to update you about our recent work.
Sophie Trevitt
First though, we were very sad to...
August 7, 2023
Liberty Victoria Updates
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