Media Releases

08 Jun ALSWA to Deliver Perth Landmark Diversionary Program

Having advocated strongly for diversionary programs for our young people, the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA) welcomes the announcement that it will play a vital role in delivering a court-based program in Perth, designed to reduce offending by young Aboriginal people. State funding for this program will enable ALSWA to...

29 May ALSWA Welcomes New Committee Aboard

26 Mar ALSWA relieved at Government back down on funding cuts

18 Mar FUNDING UNCERTAINTY: ANXIOUS WAIT FOR ALSWA

In Western Australia, one in fifteen Aboriginal men will spend tonight in jail, more women and children are being locked up, and deaths in custody remains a tragic reality that continues to change lives forever. Amid this turmoil, the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA) struggles on with business as usual,...

26 Feb ALSWA welcomes enquiries from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in relation to The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

05 Feb Evictions from Country will have Disastrous Effect

13 Nov Proposed Removal from Country an International Disgrace

31 Oct Ms. Dhu’s family thank the people of Australia

28 Oct Coolgardie Hotel Racial Discrimination Claims Settled