The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Ltd (ALSWA) is bitterly disappointed that the Council of Attorneys-General (CAG) has delayed the decision to raise the age of criminal responsibility. ALSWA has been a strong advocate for change for many years through its long history of working with children in WA’s criminal justice...
Guests: Jonathon Reid, ALSWA Family Law solicitor Last week’s Smoking Ceremony at the Perth Children’s Court; Commencement of the therapeutic pilot court for care and protection matters Nick Van Hattem, President – Law Society of WA RE 2020 Sir Ronald Wilson Lecture Webinar To be presented by Pauline Wright, President Law Council of Australia https://www.lawsocietywa.asn.au/swl-registration/ Dan Creasey, Head...
Alice Barter, ALSWA Managing Solicitor - WA's Inquiry into the WA Corruption and Crime Commission’s oversight of police misconduct investigations, particularly allegations of excessive use of force. Cheryl Axleby, NATSILS Co-Chair and Chief Executive of ALRM – Raise the Age Benson Saulo – Appointed Australia’s first Indigenous consul-general to the United States [audio...
29 June 2020 A second glance at the Modesty Blaise cartoon in today’s West Australian newspaper beggars belief that in 2020, offensive content like this is still surfacing. With its beginnings in the early 1960’s this cartoon should be banished never to resurface in print again. Dennis Eggington, CEO of the Aboriginal...
Roxanne Moore, NATSILS Executive Officer - Black Lives Matter, role of NATSILS, key issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in the justice system; Glenda Kickett, Social Reinvestment WA Co-Chair - WA Legislative amendments to fines, penalties and infringements (FPINE); Dennis Eggington ALSWA CEO – CCTV Footage released by The Guardian,...
POLICE INVESTIGATING THEIR OWN MUST END says ALSWA The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Limited (ALSWA) is outraged that investigations into the alleged misconduct of police officers is still dealt with internally. Amidst the worldwide Black Lives Matter movement, ALSWA says that Indigenous people continue to be unfairly targeted and over-policed in...
The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Ltd welcomes the FPINE Amendment Bill (2019) which was passed by WA’s Legislative Council last night. ALSWA said that the amendments would play a significant role in reducing the fracturing of Aboriginal families and even loss of life. “We have lobbied for change in this...
BLACK LIVES MATTER Guests: Aboriginal Legal Service of WA CEO Dennis Eggington, Dr. Hannah McGlade, Professor Ted Wilkes, Tanesha Bennell (Co-Organiser of the Perth Black Lives Matter protest on Saturday 13 June 2020 starting at 12 noon at Langley Park in Perth. [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Law-Matters-EP150-10-6-2020.mp3"][/audio] Download ...
Today is National Sorry Day - 26 May 2020 The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Limited acknowledges the strength and resilience of our 'Stolen Generations'. We reflect upon the trauma faced by the generations of our children who were forcibly removed from their families. We pay tribute to all who have...
The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Ltd (ALSWA) congratulates Mara Barone SC on her appointment as a Judge of the District Court. Ms Barone is a former Managing lawyer and in-house counsel with ALSWA’s Criminal Law Unit, where she worked for eight years until leaving to establish her own legal practice...