The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Ltd (ALSWA) is appalled that the incarceration rate of our First Nations Peoples in Western Australia is the highest in the world. ALSWA Acting CEO Robyn Ninyette is shocked that in 2021, our women, men and children continue to be over-represented within the criminal justice...
The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Limited (ALSWA) is extremely proud to announce that its Law Matters radio program was named as a Finalist in the 2020 First Nations Media Awards in the following categories: Best Interview or Oral History Best News and Current Affairs Program Best Community Radio Documentary...
This is the final Law Matters program for 2020. Guests: Roxanne Moore, NATSILS Executive Officer, and ALSWA Court Officers Raymond Muir (Albany), Murray Stubbs (Kalgoorlie) and Felicity Stewart (Kununurra) Law Matters will return in 2021. We thank our listeners to tuning in to our program, not just during 2020, but since the program...
25th November 2020 Guests: Travis Coburn-Lang, Principal Project Officer, Advisory Services, Office of the Director General, Department of Justice Topic: Work and Development Permit Scheme, a partnership between the Department of Justice, Legal Aid WA and the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Ltd (ALSWA). This is a new initiative to help people who...
Dr. James Fitzpatrick from PATCHES Paediatrics talks about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) https://www.patches-paediatrics.com.au/ ALSWA Lawyer Alice Barter chats about recent outreach work in the East Pilbara region and ALSWA’s involvement in the Inquiry inti the WA Corruption and Crime Commission’s oversight of police misconduct investigations, particularly allegations of excessive use...
Jim Morrison yarns with us about YOKAI, which supports the social and emotional wellbeing of WA individuals and families adversely affected by policies and practices of separating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families, communities, Country and Culture. yokai.com.au There is a “Mogumber Mission” event coming up in Belmont...
Guests: Kriti Sharma, Author of Human Rights Watch Report (released yesterday): ‘He’s Never Coming Back’: People with Disabilities Dying in WA’s Prisons’; Dr Hannah McGlade about the solitary confinement of prisoners in WA; Gillian King, new Community Legal Education Officer (CLE) with the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Limited [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Law-Matters-EP156-16-9-2020.mp3"][/audio] Download ...
Guests: Roger Farley, Assistant Director Communication and Engagement for the Road Safety Commission -New mobile phone penalties from 1st September 2020; ALSWA Lawyer Hayley Barbarich talks about what assistance the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA can provide for community members sharing their story with the Disability Royal Commission [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Law-Matters-EP149-4-3-2020.mp3"][/audio] Download...
ABORIGINAL LEGAL SERVICE OF WA LTD MEDIA STATEMENT 12th August 2020 The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Ltd (ALSWA) is thrilled to announce that Wadjuk/Balladong woman Monica Collard has been awarded the national 2019-2020 Trevor Christian Memorial Award (TCMA). This esteemed annual award recognises the outstanding contribution of an individual Aboriginal and Torres...
Guests: Gordon Cole, Board Member of Shelter WA, about Homelessness Week; Jasmyn Yavu-Kama (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership Team Member of ‘Nutha Way’ (formerly Lore/Law) and Nick van Hattem, President of the Law Society of WA. *This week is both Homelessness Week (2-8 August) and National Missing Persons Week (4-10 August) [audio...