12 Jul Law Matters Program #178, 12th July 2023
Hayley O’Hara, ALSWA Managing Solicitor discusses the role of the Custody Notification Service (CNS)...
Author: Matthew Wheatley
11 Jul SUPREME COURT OF WA ORDERS GOVERNMENT TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW AFTER FINDING FREQUENT USE OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
ABORIGINAL LEGAL SERVICE OF WA LTD - MEDIA STATEMENT 11 July 2023 SUPREME COURT OF WA ORDERS GOVERNMENT TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW AFTER FINDING FREQUENT USE OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT Today the Supreme Court of WA has declared that three young people were unlawfully locked in their cells at Banksia Hill and...
04 Jul Law Matters Newsletter Issue 10 – July/August 2023
Law Matters Issue 10 - July/August 2023...
15 Jun Law Matters Program #177, 14th June 2023
Jackie Fitzgerald, Executive Director of the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research discusses the recently released report – "Why are Aboriginal Adults Less Likely to Receive Cannabis Cautions"....
01 Jun Law Matters Program #176, 31st May 2023
WA Chief Justice Peter Quinlan talks about the WA Courts and Tribunals Reconciliation Statement launched on the 29th of May which saw WA judges make a historic pledge to right the wrongs of the past...
10 May ALSWA CONDEMNS WA PREMIER’S OUTRAGEOUS FASD COMMENTS
The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Ltd (ALSWA) is outraged by comments by WA Premier Mark McGowan who claims that medical conditions such as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) are “just an excuse”....
10 May ALSWA SEEKS JUDICIAL REVIEW OF BANKSIA HILL AND UNIT 18 LOCKDOWNS
The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Ltd (ALSWA) is representing three young people who have instituted judicial review proceedings in the Supreme Court of WA in relation to ongoing lockdowns at Banksia Hill Detention Centre (BHDC) and Unit 18 at Casuarina Prison....
03 May Law Matters Program #175, 3rd May 2023
Guests: Jim Morrison, Founder of ‘Yokai Healing our Spirit’ talks about his work and reflects upon the life of the late Rob Riley, who passed away on the 1st of May, 27 years ago....
19 Apr Law Matters Program #174, 19th April 2023
Aboriginal Legal Services across the country are facing a financial crisis. Hear from Karly Warner, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) Chair and ALS NSW/ACT CEO and Wayne Nannup ALSWA CEO....
05 Apr Law Matters Program #173, 5th April 2023
On today's program Jodi Hoffmann and Dennis Eggington discuss the Voice to Parliament, Justice Reinvestment and the ongoing racism that still exists within society....