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Inquiry Into The Use of Cannabis in Victoria
February 18, 2021 | SubmissionIn our view the best way to protect the health of those adults who use cannabis, to protect public health and safety, and to prevent criminal activity relating to the illegal cannabis trade in Victoria, is to have a controlled legalisation of cannabi
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‘Deeply unethical’: Royal Children’s Hospital, Neighbourhood Watch Victoria hit by Facebook ban
February 18, 2021 | Liberty Victoria in the News “It’s preposterous that Facebook has left in place accounts which share false information or conspiracy theories, while blocking vital health, government and emergency service sites,” LIberty Victoria said in a statement.
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Have the Bilo Tamil family been given a fair go?
February 17, 2021 | Liberty Victoria in the NewsTwo asylum seekers arrrived from Sri Lanka on separate boats almost ten years ago. They fell in love and married, had two children and setlled in the small QLD town of Biloela. Three years ago the Federal government decided they were not entitled...
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Liberty Victoria welcomes Court decision concerning the Biloela Family
February 16, 2021 | Press ReleaseLiberty Victoria welcomes the decision handed down by the Full Federal Court today concerning the Biloela family. A unanimous Full Federal Court has upheld the earlier decision of the Honourable Justice Moshinsky that the Minister for Home Affairs...
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Planned AFP data powers are like Minority Report
February 15, 2021 | Liberty Victoria in the NewsIn a separate submission, a coalition of digital and civil rights groups including Liberty Victoria, Electronic Frontiers Australia, the Australian Privacy Foundation and the QLD Council of Civil Liberties, said the powers in the legislation amount...
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Review of the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Act 2018 (Cth)
February 12, 2021 | SubmissionThe ability of charity groups and non-government advocacy bodies to freely speak on political issues is therefore a key component of a healthy democracy. In this submission, Liberty Victoria discourages proposed changes to electoral laws to reduce...
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Police seize 90 firearms using controversial ‘warrantless’ searches
February 05, 2021 | Liberty Victoria in the News“Liberty Victoria is aware that members of the legal profession have serious concerns about the impact of the FPO regime on the rights of suspects, accused persons and those within the vicinity of someone who is the subject of an FPO,” the rights...
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Improving the Response of the Justice System to Sexual Offences
February 03, 2021 | SubmissionRead our submission to the @VLRC inquiry into Improving the Response of the Justice System to Sexual Offences. Liberty Victoria calls for careful rights-based reform and the introduction of a restorative justice model for suitable matters.
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Inquiry into the Victorian Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
February 02, 2021 | Liberty Victoria in the NewsLiberty Victoria's submission response and press release were quoted in the Victorian Government's report - Inquiry into the Victorian Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic released in early February.
See pages 181 261,262 and 322
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How Victoria's year from hell battling coronavirus has changed the state
January 24, 2021 | Liberty Victoria in the NewsLiberty Victoria's Julia Kretzenbacher said she hoped Victoria would learn from the tower lockdown and other instances where the balance between state power and human rights came into focus.
Of particular concern was the focus on using police to...
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“It’s preposterous that Facebook has left in place accounts which share false information or conspiracy theories, while blocking vital health,...
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Two asylum seekers arrrived from Sri Lanka on separate boats almost ten years ago. They fell in love and married, had two children and setlled in the...
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In a separate submission, a coalition of digital and civil rights groups including Liberty Victoria, Electronic Frontiers Australia, the Australian...
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