When Roebourne temperatures soared to over 50 tortuous degrees during the summer of 2022, the WA Government announced in November of that year that $10 million dollars would be provided for air-conditioning to be installed in every cell at Roebourne Regional Prison (RRP)....
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia Limited ACN 617 555 843 (the Company) will be held at the registered office Piccadilly Square 7 Aberdeen Street, Perth WA 6000 on Thursday, 16 November 2023 at 2:00 pm. Notice of Annual General Meeting...
ALSWA receives complaints about human rights violations from clients on a daily basis, however Australia’s piecemeal and inconsistent human rights framework means there are very limited options for clients to seek redress for violation of their rights....
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...
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”....
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....
The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Ltd (ALSWA) welcomes onboard Wayne Nannup, who takes over the reign from retiring CEO Dennis Eggington....
Statement of Eligible Data Breach s 26WK Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia Limited (ALSWA) has formed the view that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been unauthorised access of information about its current and recent clients and/or any other member of the public who...
Statement of Eligible Data Breach s 26WK Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia Limited (ALSWA) has formed the view that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been unauthorised access of information about its current and recent clients and/or any other member of the public...
The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Limited will CLOSE at 1.00 pm on Thursday 22nd December 2022 and RE-OPEN at 8.30am on Monday 9th January 2023. We wish you all a safe and happy holiday season. ...