Liberty Victoria Press Releases
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Liberty Victoria calls on the University of Melbourne to drop its disciplinary processes against students who have engaged in protest on university campuses. There is a long and proud history of... Read more
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Liberty Victoria: Statement about current situation in Gaza Liberty Victoria calls on the Australian Government to immediately do everything in its power to stop the unnecessary and inhumane deaths... Read more
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An open letter to the city of Melbourne: Facial recognition technology is not the future we want The Victorian Council for Civil Liberties, known as Liberty Victoria, is one of Australia’s leading... Read more
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The Federal Election will be held this Saturday, 3 May 2025. Liberty Victoria does not endorse any candidate or party in this, or any other, election. Instead, we seek always to defend and... Read more
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Dear Premier Allan, The ability for Victorians to freely assemble and participate in rallies, protests and community gatherings is a crucial democratic right. That right must not be restricted.... Read more
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An Illusion of Toughness New proposed bail law reforms are no real response to community safety concerns ***MEDIA RELEASE*** Liberty Victoria is deeply concerned about proposed changes to Victoria... Read more
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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights has published its report on Antisemitism at Australian Universities and we are honoured for our submissions to have been quoted throughout the report... Read more
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Comment on the Justice Legislation Amendment (Anti-Vilification and Social Cohesion) Bill 2024 (Vic)
Liberty Victoria does not support the Justice Legislation Amendment (Anti-Vilification and Social Cohesion) Bill 2024 (Vic) (the Bill) in its current form. While we support some aspects of the Bill... Read more -
Liberty Victoria condemns the recent attack on the Addis Israel synagogue. Attacks based in antisemitism - or any kind of religious hatred or racism - are unacceptable. We acknowledge the fear felt... Read more
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This week the Federal Labor Government is trying to push through unprecedented and unprincipled laws without due process and scrutiny. These abhorrent laws target people solely on their visa status... Read more
