3 April 2019 MEDIA RELEASE Abandoning standalone Commonwealth Indigenous Legal Assistance Program after 50 year long commitment threatens self-determination and cultural safety The National Peak Body for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) welcomes the overturning of the planned and ongoing cuts to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal...
Dr. Hannah Mc Glade chats with us about the Indigenous People’s Organisation who have spoken out strongly about white supremacy, racial vilification and the tragic events in Christchurch last week. ALSWA’s thoughts are with all who have been affected by this terrible tragedy. Lawyer Mark Woods from Gippsland in Victoria is the...
Excerpt from https://www.hrlc.org.au The Supreme Court of Western Australia today overturned the sentence of a 12 year old Aboriginal boy caught up by Western Australia’s draconian mandatory sentencing laws. The boy, who is represented by the Western Australian Aboriginal Legal Service and the Human Rights Law Centre, was 12 years old when he was...
Law Matters returns to the airwaves for another year, with our first program for 2019. Aboriginal Legal Service of WA CEO Dennis Eggington joins Law Matters host Jodi Hoffmann as they discuss a range of topics, including: NATSILS, Save the Murray Darling, ALSWA’s Board, Closing the Gap, Massacres and more… [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Law_Matters_EP136_060319.mp3"][/audio] Download...
This is the final Law Matters program for 2018. We will return to the airwaves in 2019. This show features the year in review as Jodi Hoffmann chats with Dennis Eggington, Aboriginal Legal Service of WA CEO, about some of the key issues of the past year. Thank you to our Law...
23 November 2018 Today’s announcement that the Custody Notification Service (CNS) is a step closer to implementation in Western Australia has been welcomed by the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA). The CNS will provide a much needed 24 hour welfare and legal advice phone line for Aboriginal people taken into police...
Release Date: 23 November 2018 Media release Joint Media Release Senator the Hon. Nigel Scullion - Commonwealth Minister for Indigenous Affairs Hon. John Quigley MLA - WA Attorney General Hon. Michelle Roberts MLA - Minister for Police Custody Notification Service (CNS) to be introduced in WA 24-hour welfare and legal advice phone line for Aboriginal people...
ALSWA Submission Number 2 to the Review of s 9AA of the Sentencing Act...
ALSWA Submission to Discussion Paper - An office for advocacy and accountability in Aboriginal Affairs in WA FINAL...
Submission to the Auditor General's Inquiry into Managing Distruptive Behaviour and Illegal Activities in Public Housing ...