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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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