Civil Liberties Co-ordinating Committee (1967-1968). Name used again 1977-1978.
Objectives - To arouse public concern for the amendment of certain illiberal provisions in the Queensland Traffic Regulations and to make known acts of political discrimination that have been exercised under these Regulations by the police - all with a view towards preventing future abuses of the fundamental freedoms of speech, press and assembly.
Publicists - Sven Condon, Helen Isles, Brian Laver, Leo McNamara, Dan O'Neill, Michael O'Neill, Ralph Summy, Mitch Thompson, Peter Wertheim.
Note: Consisted of University of Queensland Labor Club, University of Queensland Liberal Club, Newman Society, Society for Democratic Action, Student Christian Movement, University of Queensland Union and members of staff.
Dan O'Neill was appointed a lecturer in the Department of English, University of Queensland, in 1965.
Mitch Thompson was a leader in student left-wing politics in Brisbane, in the early 1970's.
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