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 strongly condemns the serious breach of privacy by Victoria Police that has led to images of a former AFL player being published by the media and circulated online.
Victorians...
May 4, 2020
Press Release
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
Last week the Victorian Government promised that changes to rental laws would allow renters affected by COVID-19 to more easily move out of their rental properties.
The draft laws have been...
April 23, 2020
Press Release
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