Media Releases

1st program for 2021 Dennis Eggington ALSWA CEO (Current Inquest into 2018 Swan River tragedy including story on NITV The Point program, Kyana 30th year anniversary, Thank You to Dandelions WA, Aboriginal flag flies in Ireland, Overview of ALSWA services); Jan Sadler Shine Lawyers (Stolen Wages Class Action and visits to WA)...

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...