Queensland Council for Civil Liberties

DFML 2025 - Aimee McVeigh — Queensland Council for Civil Liberties The QCCL is proud to announce that 2025 Derek Fielding Memorial Lecture will be presented by Aimee McVeigh, CEO of Queensland’s peak body for the social services sector QCOSS, and leader of the succe...

QLD Human Rights Act was start of continuing process to protect our #humanrights. How can we improve protection of #humanrights in QLD? Learn from one of QLD’s leaders - Aimee McVeigh CEO of QCOSS - @ 6 for 6.30 on 21/8 — in person & online Book here #qldpol

DFML 2025 - Aimee McVeigh — Queensland Council for Civil Liberties The QCCL is proud to announce that 2025 Derek Fielding Memorial Lecture will be presented by Aimee McVeigh, CEO of Queensland’s peak body for the social services sector QCOSS, and leader of the succe...

The protection of #humanrights is an ongoing project. In this year’s DFML lawyer and CEO of QCOSS Aimee McVeigh will explain how we can realise #humanrights in Queensland. Join us in person and online @ 6 for 6.30 on 21/8 🍷🍕 in person. Book here

DFML 2025 - Aimee McVeigh — Queensland Council for Civil Liberties The QCCL is proud to announce that 2025 Derek Fielding Memorial Lecture will be presented by Aimee McVeigh, CEO of Queensland’s peak body for the social services sector QCOSS, and leader of the succe...

Join us after work on 21/8 for 🍷🍕and a conversation concerning on how we can realise human rights in QLD. Our speaker will be Aimee McVeigh current CEO of QCOSS & former leader of the Human Rights for QLD Campaign. Also join us online - Book here -

DFML 2025 - Aimee McVeigh — Queensland Council for Civil Liberties The QCCL is proud to announce that 2025 Derek Fielding Memorial Lecture will be presented by Aimee McVeigh, CEO of Queensland’s peak body for the social services sector QCOSS, and leader of the succe...

🍕🍷💬🎉 as well as an important talk by Aimee McVeigh CEO of QCOSS on how to realise human rights in QLD. Join us for this year’s DFML @ 6 for 6.30 on 21/8. Book now here - qccl.org.au/events/dfml2.... Also available virtually!!

DFML 2025 - Aimee McVeigh — Queensland Council for Civil Liberties The QCCL is proud to announce that 2025 Derek Fielding Memorial Lecture will be presented by Aimee McVeigh, CEO of Queensland’s peak body for the social services sector QCOSS, and leader of the succe...

The protection of human rights is an ongoing project. In this year’s DFML lawyer and CEO of QCOSS Aimee McVeigh will explain how we can realise human rights in Queensland. Join us in person and online @ 6 for 6.30 on 21/8 Book here - qccl.org.au/events/dfml2.... 🍷🍕 in person

DFML 2025 - Aimee McVeigh — Queensland Council for Civil Liberties The QCCL is proud to announce that 2025 Derek Fielding Memorial Lecture will be presented by Aimee McVeigh, CEO of Queensland’s peak body for the social services sector QCOSS, and leader of the succe...

Join us after work on 21/8 for 🍷🍕& conversation concerning on how we can realise human rights in QLD. Our speaker will be Aimee McVeigh current CEO of QCOSS and former leader of the Human Rights for QLD Campaign. Also join us online - Book here -

DFML 2025 - Aimee McVeigh — Queensland Council for Civil Liberties The QCCL is proud to announce that 2025 Derek Fielding Memorial Lecture will be presented by Aimee McVeigh, CEO of Queensland’s peak body for the social services sector QCOSS, and leader of the succe...

The DFML honours the work of QCCL Pres in the 70s Derek Fielding. How can we continue Derek’s work in the 2020s? Aimee McVeigh CEO of QCOSS will let us know what we thinks we can do together to promote human rights @ 6 for 6.30 on 21/8 — in person & online . Book here - qccl.org.au/events/dfml2...

Age verification is coming to search engines in Australia – with huge implications for privacy and inclusion | Samantha Floreani New rules will radically change the way we use the internet in Australia, and not just social media

Opaque processes run by the e-safety commissioner threaten access to search engines which are of course how we all (at least for now) get access to basic information #freespeech #privacy

DFML 2025 - Aimee McVeigh — Queensland Council for Civil Liberties The QCCL is proud to announce that 2025 Derek Fielding Memorial Lecture will be presented by Aimee McVeigh, CEO of Queensland’s peak body for the social services sector QCOSS, and leader of the succe...

🍕🍷💬🎉 as well as an important talk by Aimee McVeigh CEO of QCOSS on how to realise human rights in QLD. Join us for this year’s DFML @ 6 for 6.30 on 21/8. Book now! Also available virtually!!

DFML 2025 - Aimee McVeigh — Queensland Council for Civil Liberties The QCCL is proud to announce that 2025 Derek Fielding Memorial Lecture will be presented by Aimee McVeigh, CEO of Queensland’s peak body for the social services sector QCOSS, and leader of the succe...

The Human Rights Act was start of a process to protect civil liberties. How can we improve protection of #humanrights? Learn how from an important leaders in this area - Aimee McVeigh CEO of QCOSS - @ 6 for 6.30 on 21/8 — in person & online . Book here -

Anti Semitism Envoy’s Report — Queensland Council for Civil Liberties “The Segal report is a rather woolly document - long on assertions and claims for power to be given to the Envoy but short on argument and facts.”

In the Council’s view the Anti Semitism Envoy’s poorly argued report threatens basic liberties #auspol #freespeech

DFML 2025 - Aimee McVeigh — Queensland Council for Civil Liberties The QCCL is proud to announce that 2025 Derek Fielding Memorial Lecture will be presented by Aimee McVeigh, CEO of Queensland’s peak body for the social services sector QCOSS, and leader of the succe...

How do we realise #humanrights in Queensland? As one of the leaders of the Human Rights Act for QLD campaign,Aimee McVeigh, CEO of QCOSS will provide her insights into this question @ 6 for 6.30 on 21/8 — in person & online . Book here -

DFML 2025 - Aimee McVeigh — Queensland Council for Civil Liberties The QCCL is proud to announce that 2025 Derek Fielding Memorial Lecture will be presented by Aimee McVeigh, CEO of Queensland’s peak body for the social services sector QCOSS, and leader of the succe...

Join us after work on 21/8 for 🍷🍕and a conversation concerning how we can realise human rights in QLD. Our speaker will be Aimee McVeigh current CEO of QCOSS & former leader of Human Rights for QLD Campaign. Also feel free to join us online - Book here qccl.org.au/events/dfml2...

DFML 2025 - Aimee McVeigh — Queensland Council for Civil Liberties The QCCL is proud to announce that 2025 Derek Fielding Memorial Lecture will be presented by Aimee McVeigh, CEO of Queensland’s peak body for the social services sector QCOSS, and leader of the succe...

Join us after work on 21/8 for 🍷🍕and a conversation concerning on how we can realise human rights in QLD. Our speaker will be Aimee McVeigh current CEO of QCOSS and former leader of the Human Rights for QLD Campaign. Also feel free to join us online - Book here -

The Push for a Cashless Society: Privacy and Freedom Concerns Discover the systematic movement towards a cashless society and what it means for your financial freedom, privacy, and control.

QCCL supports measures to preserve the use of cash which protects our privacy & the interests of the elderly and other disadvataged groups #KeepCashAlive #aupol #privacy

DFML 2025 - Aimee McVeigh — Queensland Council for Civil Liberties The QCCL is proud to announce that 2025 Derek Fielding Memorial Lecture will be presented by Aimee McVeigh, CEO of Queensland’s peak body for the social services sector QCOSS, and leader of the succe...

🍕🍷💬🎉 as well as an important talk by Aimee McVeigh CEO of QCOSS on how to realise human rights in QLD. Join us for this year’s DFML @ 6 for 6.30 on 21/8. Book now here - qccl.org.au/events/dfml2.... Also available virtually!!

DFML 2025 - Aimee McVeigh — Queensland Council for Civil Liberties The QCCL is proud to announce that 2025 Derek Fielding Memorial Lecture will be presented by Aimee McVeigh, CEO of Queensland’s peak body for the social services sector QCOSS, and leader of the succe...

How do we realise human rights in Queensland? As one of the leaders of the Human Rights Act for QLD campaign,Aimee McVeigh, CEO of QCOSS will provide her insights into this question @ 6 for 6.30 on 21/8 — in person & online . Book here - #qldpol

As AI Gains Power, We Must Push for Guardrails to Protect Civil Liberties | ACLU As AI increasingly makes decisions in hiring, policing, and social services, the ACLU’s Civil Rights in the Digital Age Summit focuses on promoting responsible AI design to ensure technology protects ...

we know that when it comes to AI adoption, moving carefully and intentionally is often much more fruitful than moving fast and breaking things #auspol www.aclu.org/news/civil-l...

The slow authoritarian slide of Giorgia Meloni's Italy It is just over two and a half years since Giorgia Meloni became Italy's prime minister. Her influence continues to grow among Europe's far-right politicians and parties. Under the guise of pragmatism...

Threats to civil liberties in Italy voxeurop.eu/en/giorgia-m...

QCCL Opposes Change to Public Drunkenness Law — Queensland Council for Civil Liberties “Inconvenience or offence, as opposed to violence, experienced by some people cannot justify a law which needlessly exposes some of the most disadvantaged people in our community to the loss of libert...

The offence of public drunkenness criminalises poverty and homelessness. Inconvenience and offence cannot justify the harms suffered by those gaoled especially indigenous Queenslanders. The offence must not be reinstated @danpurdiemp @qldpol qccl.org.au/newsblog/qcc...

Media release: New Australian privacy laws come in... | Clayton Utz Australia’s long-anticipated statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy comes into effect today, marking a significant milestone in the development of Australian privacy law.

QCCL welcomes the tort of serious invasion of #privacy as it gives individuals a new tool to protect their privacy. It is a major advance in protecting your privacy. It also respects the right of free speech, though we will be watching this issue. #auspol www.claytonutz.com/about/media-...

YouTube video by Queensland Council for Civil Liberties DFML 2022 - Bernard Collaery on the difficulties of representing Australian Intelligence Personnel

With last week’s bad news in the McBride and Boyle cases it is time to revisit Bernard Collaery’s speech to QCCL in 2022 #auspol youtu.be/IGDSM5dG1ZE?.... You can also see a discussion about improving whistleblower protections

Letter from Education Mininster concerning Qld Music Awards — Queensland Council for Civil Liberties This letter responds to our letter of 16 April 2025. We are disappointed the Minister has doubled down on this anti free speech position. Unlike the Minister we are consistent eg we opposed the laws b...

Qld Education minister @jplangbroek displays lack of understanding of free speech #qldpol qccl.org.au/newsblog/let...

Submission on police protection directions and related issues — Queensland Council for Civil Liberties The QCCL submits that there is no version of a PPD scheme that limits human rights in this way which could possibly be justifiable in accordance with section 13 of the Human Rights Act

Police Protection Directions for DFV raise serious issues: ousting the role of courts; compromising the right to a hearing; over criminalisation; risks for victims of DFV; a significant expansion of police powers. QCCL opposes this proposal #qldpol qccl.org.au/newsblog/sub...

— Queensland Council for Civil Liberties Associations of workers, consumers and residents must have legal standing as a remedy to regulatory capture and lackadaisical administration of laws designed to protect them from the powerful. This fu...

QCCL’s sub on the Olympics Bill opposes depriving residents of right to go to court The pressure that will come on the government to “do whatever it takes” to have a successful games makes the risk of bad decisions and hence the need for a check on government even greater qccl.org.au/newsblog/19t...

Banning young people from social media sounds like a silver bullet. Global evidence suggests otherwise Social media isn’t just a distraction for teens – it’s part of their world.

QCCL continues to oppose banning young people from social media, which is not a solution. The government could start by implementing recommended #privacy reforms restricting collection of personal information @mrowlandmp #auspol

Law Reform Commisssion Review of Criminal Defences — Queensland Council for Civil Liberties The current project by the Commission ‘ticks all the boxes’ in relation to the primary principles guiding Law Reform Commissions namely independence, transparency, accessibility and coherence.

QCCL has made a submission to the QLD Law Reform Commisssion Review of Criminal Defences — which includes self defence, provocation, the mandatory sentence for murder and domestic & family violence case

YouTube video by Queensland Council for Civil Liberties It's Time for a National Human Rights Act - 29 April 2025

If you missed our highly informative event on why we need a National Human Rights Act it is now available on our YouTube Channel #auspol #humanrights youtube.com/watch?v=VMet...

Australia doesn’t have a federal Human Rights Act – but the election clears the way for overdue reform On election night, the prime minister talked about ‘fairness’ and ‘Australian values’. To legally protect those values, we need a national human rights act.

QCCL support a federal Human Rights Act and calls on the Albanese Labor government to implement one within 12 months #auspol #humanrights theconversation.com/australia-do...

QCCL Opposes Police Protection Directions — Queensland Council for Civil Liberties “Whatever you think of people who perpetrate domestic and family violence, the idea that police could turn up to your property and have the power to throw you out of your own home without any interven...

QCCL opposes the government’s legislation to introduce Police Protection Directions (PPDs). The PPDs enable police – not courts – to make an order lasting for up to 12 months including being excluded from their home for that time #qldpol