Media Comment
2012
- Open Letter from Liberty Victoria and NSWCCL to AG Nicola Roxon re Adverse ASIO security Assessments. Media release. 18 January 2012
- 'Complaints to Watchdogs Soar', The Age, 1 January 2012.
2011
- AUDIO. Immediate Past President Michael Pearce SC, interview. Steve Vizard MTR program. 'Police raid on The Age'.
- The Age newspaper raided in hacking probe, The Australian, 16 December 2011
- 'Liberty Victoria Condemns Police Action at Occupy Melbourne Protests', Media Release, 6 December 2011
- 'Law Enforcers use Data to follow Myki Passengers' Herald Sun, 8 November 2011
- 'Agencies Split over Eviction' The Age 28 October 2011
- 'Pub Police: every sip you take they'll be watching you' The Age 23 October 2011
- What is Reasonable is a dubious matter for law' Spencer Zifcak, Opinion, Legal Affairs Section, The Australian, 14 September 2011
- 'Second Watchdog Takes Aim at OPI', The Age, 14 October 2011
- 'Liberty Victoria radio interview on Andrew Bolt federal court judgment', MTR Radio with Steve Price, 4 October 2011.
- 'Moonee Valley ID Scanners plan hits a bump' Moonee Valley Weekly, 4 October 2011
- 'You'll Never Walk Alone' Public transport Safety Officers. The Age, 27 September 2011
- 'Malaysia Solution asylum-seeker allocation 'will be exhausted within months', The Australian, 24 September 2011
- Liberty Victoria Condemns Parliamentary Committee Report on Victorian Charter of Rights' Media Release, 14 September 2011
- 'Critics of Malaysia ruling miss the point' Spencer Zifcak, Opinion, Legal Affairs Section, The Australian, 9 September 2011
- 'Calls for Overhaul of Terrorism Laws', SBS News, 8 September 2011
- Lawyer ready for migration scrap', The Australian, 7 September 2011
- There's a case for review of Victoria's Charter of Rights but not abandonment', Spencer Zifcak, Opinion, The Australian, 2 September 2011
- Remember our responsibility to protect refugees' Julian Burnside AO QC, Opinion, The Australian, 2 September 2011.
- Malaysia Solution: 'Stand back and take a deep breath' says Burnside' The Conversation, 1 September 2011.
- 'Processing asylum seekers: how it works' Sydney Morning Herald, 1 September 2011
- 'Human rights lawyer discusses High Court ruling' VIDEO, Julian Burnside AO QC, on ABC Breakfast News, 1 Sept 2011
- Australians dont fully understand what is being done in their name', Julian Burnside AO QC, Opinion, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 August 2011
- 'Despite the naysayers, this system proves it can help the government and the people', Spencer Zifcak, Opinion, The Australian, 12 August 2011
- 'Legislate the right to privacy' Michael Pearce SC, Opinion, The Age 27 July 2011
- 'Station guards' powers of arrest' The Age, 28 June 2011
- 'Charter gives protection the the rights we all share', LV President Spencer Zifcak, SMH, 17 June 2011.
- 'Rally condemns Malaysia solution', The Age, 19 June 2011. Committee member Julian Burnside speaks to the crowd.
- 'President Spencer Zifcak talks about plans to rework Victoria's double jeopardy rules'. Radio: ABC breakfast. 8 June 2011
- 'Police get access to call records of 50,234 people', Herald Sun, 4 June 2011
- 'No knockbacks as cops, OPI seek wires, record', The Australian, 4 June 2011
- 'Tasers: Tools of the trade, or too risky?', ABC News, 2 June 2011
- 'Vic Government casts rules aside for revote', The Age, 1 June 2011
- 'Stoush begins on Victorian Bill re-vote', Age online, 1 June 2011
- 'The curse of the foul-language law'. The Age, 1 June 2011
- 'Hundreds slapped with fines in swearing offensive', The Age 3 May 2011
- 'Lawyers welcome Jack Rush Victoria police probe powers'. The Australian, 11 May 2011
- 'Welcome to Australia, Land of Cruelty', Sydney Morning Herald, 10 May 2011
- 'Advocates vow fight over change to visas', The Canberra Times, 27 April 2011.
- 'More heat on the beat', Herald Sun, 25 April 2011.
- 'Blurring the humanitarian welcome mat' Galus Australis, 21 April 2011.
- 'Vic human rights charter under review' Ninemsn, 19 April 2011.
- 'Taser report triggers rollout worries'ABC Central Victoria, 15 April 2011.
- 'A Fair Go for all? Then for God's sake, don't look back' SMH, 11 April 2011.
- 'Are rail guards getting above their station?' The Age, 10 April 2011.
- 'Arrest Powers for Guards' The Age, 10 April 2011
- 'Call for new laws to protect personal online data' The Canberra Times. 8 April 2011.
- 'Free speech or hate speech? How offensive can you be?'The Age, 3 April 2011.
- 'Burglar busted by Victoria Police's new iFace system' Herald Sun, 23 March 2011.
- Privacy fear over agencies' mega-merger: Medicare, Centrelink data plan, The Australian, 22 March 2011.
- 'Liberty expresses concern about campaign against Muslim prayer' Liberty Victoria, 03 March 2011.
- 'Victorian publicans get the right to punish drunks'' Herald Sun, 2 March 2011.
2010
- 'Law Experts say Wikileaks in the clear.' World Today, ABC News, 7 December 2010
- 'Gillard prejudicing Assange's right to a fair trail', ABC News 7 December 2010
- Liberty Criticizes PM and AG over Julian Assange, 6 December 2010
- Reveals: How the ALP keeps secret files on voters, The Age, 23 November 2010
- 'AFL deputy sheriff in police deal' The Age, 12 October 2010
- "Under the Cover-Up' The Age, 9 October 2010
- "Magpies furious at rape case naming' Sydney Morning Herald, 7 October 2010
- 'Move to widen police DNA powers' The Age, 6 October 2010
- 'Victoria police make 50 000 phone checks in 2009-10' Herald Sun, 1 October 2010
- 'Capsicum spray used to restrain 12yr old boy' ABC Online, 29 September 2010
- 'Overland admits journos' records accessed' The Australian, 25 September 2010
- 'Aborigines sue Bolt over racial writings' The Age, 15 September 2010
- 'AG Pushes for Shield law to protect sources' The Age, 13 September 2010
- 'Police files on AFL figures open to league' The Age, 7 August 2010
- 'Rights Watchdog savages war on knives' The Age, 29 July 2010
- 'Parties in Race to the Bottom on Knives' The Age, 26 July 2010
2009
- 'Privacy and Civil Liberties - The Federal Government's plan fails to address fundamental flaws' 16 October 2009
- 'National Human Rights Consultation Report' 11 October 2009
- 'Internet Censorship - Joint Statement with GetUp!' 13 July 2009
- 'Voltaire Award Dinner' 1 July 2009
- 'Gist of It goes Live' 29 May 2009
- ‘Asylum seekers’ 17 April 2009
- ‘Bikie gangs and the charter of human rights’ 28 March 2009
2008
- ‘Liberty Victoria leadership changes’
17 December 2008
- ‘Commonwealth human rights inquiry’
10 December 2008
- ‘Trial by media of Theo Theophanous’
16 October 2008
- ‘Time to decriminalise abortion’
9 September 2008
- ‘Keelty must go’
2 September 2008
- ‘Booze bus becomes Big Brother bus’
14 May 2008
- ‘Student register open to abuse’
5 May 2008
- ‘FOI important tool for open and accountable government’
15 February 2008
