The Optus data breach demonstrates that our private data has not received the practical or legal protections that are required in our interconnected society. This particular episode is, however, only...
October 5, 2022
Press Release
Comment on the Major Crime and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
1. If enacted the Major Crime and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (Vic) (the Bill) would result in a...
September 19, 2022
Submission
Liberty Victoria is pleased to announce that the 2022 Voltaire Human Rights Award winner is Brenda Appleton OAM.
The Voltaire Human Rights Award honours a person or group of people who have made an...
September 16, 2022
Press Release
The Victorian Parliament's Legal and Social Issues Committee has published its report on the Inquiry into Extremism in Victoria. It's available here: https://lnkd.in/gKxym4Ub
I'm pleased to say that...
September 5, 2022
Submission
JOINT STATEMENT 1 SEPTEMBER 2022
The New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties, Liberty Victoria, South Australian Council for Civil Liberties strongly condemn the former Prime Minister Morrison's...
September 2, 2022
Press Release
A legislative solution is the only way to prevent secret ministerial appointments says the New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties, Liberty Victoria and South Australian Council for Civil...
September 1, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria President Michael Stanton warned against sweeping reforms to combat the influence of far-right extremism during public hearings in June.
"We need to make sure that in responding to...
August 30, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria is pleased to announce that Sitarah Mohammadi and Sajjad Askary are the 2022 Liberty Victoria Young Voltaire Human Rights Award recipients.
The Young Voltaire Human Rights Award...
August 25, 2022
Press Release
Comment on the Reason Party’s Health Legislation (Conscientious Objection) Bill 2022 (Vic)
1. Liberty Victoria welcomes the Reason Party’s Health Legislation (Conscientious Objection) Bill 2022 (Vic...
August 16, 2022
Submission
Liberty Victoria supports some aspects of the Bill. However, in our view many other aspects of the Bill are unnecessary and add complexity to an already difficult area of the law. As we said in our...
August 15, 2022
Submission