Liberty Victoria President Gemma Cafarella has been quoted in relation to concerns that new laws intended to protect Australians from genuinely harmful material may risk stifling legitimate free speech. “It appears that the only scrutiny will be via parliament disallowing regulations. Individual citizens will not have a right to challenge the decision to define things […]
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We, Liberty Victoria, are proud to acknowledge the Traditional Owners across so-called Australia and Victoria where we do our work, and particularly the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong peoples as the Traditional Owners of the land where Liberty Victoria is based. We pay respects to Elders past and present and remember that sovereignty was never ceded. […]
A safe, free and democratic society depends on a criminal legal system that is fair, proportionate and capable of recognising the humanity of every person who comes before it. Mandatory minimum sentencing does the opposite and creates huge risks of injustice. It replaces independent judicial decision-making with rigid rules that prevent courts from delivering justice […]
All humans need natural light and fresh air, including people in prisons, who must be treated with dignity even if their freedom has been constrained as a form of punishment. This is a long-standing principle of human rights law. It is also reflected in Victorian legislation. The Allan Government is trying to avoid its responsibilities […]
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has announced in a Joint Statement alongside Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Ms Jillian Segal AO that the health practitioner regulator has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism alongside the Special Envoy’s handbook to guide its regulatory work and to ‘ensure a consistent […]
Liberty Victoria calls on the Australian Government to take swift and meaningful action in relation to Israel’s unlawful interception of the peaceful humanitarian flotilla headed to Gaza. On Monday, Israeli forces boarded a vessel that is part of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Freedom Flotilla Coalition and unlawfully captured and detained 11 Australian citizens. The Australians, […]