Guests: Peter Collins, Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Ltd Director Legal Services, discusses the crisis situation facing regional Western Australia as 26 courthouses close their doors until the end of August. Dr. Daniel Hunt, a Jaru and Indjibarndi man, talks about his journey within the medical profession and current work with homeless...
Guests: Sally Oliver, Managing Lawyer ALSWA Kununurra discusses what court closures between June 1st and the end of August, will mean for community members and clients. Lucette Quinlan, Director of Relationships with The Piddington Society talks about their First Nations Legal Education Fund which has been set up to assist First Nations...
Jodi Hoffmann is joined in the studio by ALSWA CEO Wayne Nannup for a broad discussion on the issues facing First Nations people within the justice system. Download...
Guests: Megan Krakouer, Director of the @National Suicide Prevention & Trauma Recovery Project. Tragically, there have recently been 2 deaths in custody at Bandyup Women's Prison since March, and: In the lead up to Anzac Day, Jodi Hoffmann chats with Whadjuk and Yued Noongar and Yamatji Elder Di Ryder OAM, who served...
Satara Uthayakumaran an Australian writer, advocate and social reform leader, dedicated to amplifying the voices of young people, particularly those from marginalised communities. Satara has spoken with young people across the country including many in youth detention centres – ‘too young for social media, but old enough for jail’. – and – Rodney...
Guests: Dr Jacqueline McGowan-Jones – WA Commissioner for Children and Young People RE: 2026 Profile of Children and Young People in WA. Sophie Stewart, CEO – Social Reinvestment WA RE: Giving Evidence alongside ALSWA at the National Inquiry into Australia’s Youth Justice and Incarceration System. Lucy Schroeder, Solicitor, National Justice Project RE: A...
Guests: Chloe Wood, ALSWA Civil/Human Rights Unit Manager – Hakea Prison Update RE Lockdowns and conditions; Nina Storey, Member of the Formerly Incarcerated Girls Justice Advocates Melbourne (FIGJAM) and Family Violence Justice Project Manager at Flat Out and Sohini Mehta, Senior Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre, talk about the...
Guests: Hayley O’Hara ALSWA Community Legal Education Officer speaking from Karratha, Kaylene Oakley Aboriginal Liaison Mentor with Ashburton Aboriginal Corporation in Karratha and Seb O’Meara Gordon Legal partner, talking about the Robodebt Class Action. If you were affected by Robodebt and want to be part of this Class Action, registration...
This is the first program for 2026 with guests: Professor Pat Dudgeon from UWA and Sophie Stewart from Social Reinvestment WA. Download ...
This the final Law Matters program for 2025 and Jodi Hoffmann is joined in the studio by ALSWA CEO Wayne Nannup and Director Legal Services Peter Collins, for a look back at some of the highs and lows of the year. *This program talks about some sensitive issues including deaths in...