Liberty Victoria's Michael Stanton and other lawyers discuss the Good Friday Protest and other Covid-19 restrictions.
April 21, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
The emergence of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has changed all our lives in ways we could never have imagined. Through swift and decisive action on physical distancing and movement restriction,...
April 19, 2020
Press Release
Listen to this morning's interview with Liberty Victoria's Gemma Cafarella
Liberty Victoria's Gemma Cafarella says while it is clear that limits on freedoms are necessary at the moment to protect...
April 14, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria is very concerned about the arrest of one person and the issuing of fines totalling $43,000 to those engaged in a “car convoy protest” on Good Friday outside the Mantra Hotel in...
April 14, 2020
Press Release
On Monday the alliance of community legal groups including Liberty Victoria said 20 reports of "concerning police interactions" in Victoria had been lodged with the new COVID-19 Policing in Australia...
April 14, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Victorian authorities will review all infringements given for coronavirus rule breaches after another mix-up saw a couple fined more than $3000 for a holiday they went on a year ago. Michael Stanton...
April 14, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria's Mike Stanton comments on police monitoring and fines in this Channel 9 coverage.
April 14, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Mike Stanton, a barrister and spokesman for Liberty Victoria, tells The Saturday Paper it was a “resounding judgement” that has not dramatically changed the landscape of jury trials.
“I don’t think...
April 11, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
“It is going to cause very significant problems for people on remand but it will also cause significant problems for victims, for other witnesses and families of accused people,’’ said Liberty...
April 11, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Lawyers are warning police in Victoria to exercise restraint and use their common sense before issuing $1,652 coronavirus fines for breaches of social isolation rules.
"When extraordinary measures...
April 7, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News