Friday 10 December 2021 A broad coalition of Western Australian community organisations today launched a major campaign for the Western Australian Parliament to adopt a Human Rights Act. The announcement was made at the event Towards a Human Rights Act for Western Australia, held on the anniversary of United Nations Human Rights Day...
Guests: Hayley O’Hara, Managing Solicitor of the ALSWA Custody Notification Service (CNS) and Dennis Eggington, ALSWA CEO. This is the final program for 2021. We look forward to returning to the airwaves in 2022. [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Law-Matters-EP-1689-8-12-21.mp3"][/audio] Download ...
Law Matters Issue 5 - October/November 2021 Bi-monthly E-Newsletter of the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Ltd Striving for Justice for over 45 years Law Matters October/November 2021 ...
Guests: As part of WA Mental Health Week, hear from Danielle Cameron from BlackBirds Culture Rob Hulls, Director of the Centre for Innovative Justice at RMIT talks about the Centre, and some of the injustice he has witnessed against First Nations Peoples over the years. Rob previously served as the Attorney-General...
Law Matters Program 168, 29th September 2021 Guests: Megan Krakouer and Gerry Georgatos (The National Suicide Prevention and Trauma Recovery Project) are in Broome, Derby, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek and Kununurra this week. They are meeting with community members and organisations to let them know about a potential Class Action for anyone...
Guests on today's LAW MATTERS; Sophie Stewart, Campaign Coordinator, Social Reinvestment WA – RAISE THE AGE Rebecca Slater, Senior Legal Secretary, ALSWA Kalgoorlie, and winner of the Trevor Christian Memorial Award (with sister Leslie) Kyra Collard, ALSWA Perth Data Entry Assistant [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Law-Matters-1-9-21.mp3"][/audio] Download...
National Homelessness Week with Guests: Daniel Morrison, Wungening Aboriginal Corporation CEO https://www.wungening.com.au/ John Berger, WA Alliance to End Homelessness Executive Officer https://www.endhomelessnesswa.com/ Tina Pickett, Noongar Mia Mia Managing Director https://noongarmiamia.com.au/ Leonie Pickett, Noongar Mia Mia Homelessness Outreach Service Moorditj Mia To read the ‘Ending Homelessness in WA 2021 Report, click here https://www.endhomelessnesswa.com/post/ending-homelessness-in-western-australia-2021-report [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Law-Matters-EP-166-4-8-21.mp3"][/audio] Download...
Dennis Eggington, CEO of the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Ltd (ALSWA) has been acknowledged with the 2021 NAIDOC Perth ‘Outstanding Achievement’ Award in recognition of his commitment to striving for justice in a year that celebrates his 25th anniversary at the helm of ALSWA. Announced at the NAIDOC Perth Awards...
Guests: ALSWA CEO Dennis Eggington talks about the establishment of a Noongar Nation; Nick Abraham (Owner and lead guide at Warrang-Bridil) talks about his role at Optus Stadium for the Dreamtime Game (Essendon v Richmond) where he spoke in front of over 55,000 spectators about the history of Wadjuk land, how...