POLICE BADGE NOT A LICENCE TO KILL says ALSWA 14th November 2019 Tragically, at just 19 years old, Kumanjayi Walker’s short life is over, a life taken too soon at the hands of Constable Zachary Rolfe in the NT outback community of Yuendumu. His death comes just two months after the shooting death...
Guest: Peter Collins, ALSWA Director of Legal Services. This program focuses on the Custody Notification Service (CNS) which commenced operations on 2nd October 2019. [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Law-Matters-EP146_2-10-19.mp3"][/audio] Download ...
Wednesday 2nd October 2019 The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Ltd (ALSWA) is elated that the Custody Notification Service (CNS) is now fully operational in Western Australia. ALSWA CEO Dennis Eggington says the CNS will save lives, and is proud that ALSWA will run this vital and much needed service. It has been...
The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA) is devastated by the loss of life of a young mother at the hands of a police officer in Geraldton. Our thoughts and condolences go out to the family and friends of Ms. Clarke on their terrible loss. ALSWA CEO Dennis Eggington...
Guests: David Woodroffe, NAAJA Principal Legal Officer and President of Winkiku Rrumbangi NT Indigenous Lawyers Aboriginal Corporation chats about the National Indigenous Legal Conference that took part in Darwin last week; Nicole Casley, Policy Advisor in ASIC’s Indigenous Outreach Program, talks about scams. [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Law-Matters-EP145_21-8-19.mp3"][/audio] Download...
Guests: Chloe Collard, Program Manager from the Geraldton Streetwork Aboriginal Corporation, and Nikolas Barron, ALSWA Lawyer, about the importance of getting assistance to pay off your Fines. Law-Matters-EP_144_24-7-19-2Download ...
Guests: ALSWA Community Legal Education Officer Sabah Rind talks about the events that ALSWA is involved in during NAIDOC Week (7-14 July 2019); Peter Collins, ALSWA Director of Legal Services, provides an update on WA’s Custody Notification Service (CNS) which is currently being established by ALSWA. [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Law-Matters-EP143-10-7-19.mp3"][/audio] Download...
Guests: WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson talks about the WA Police Reconciliation Action Plan launched during Reconciliation Week; Co-Chair of Reconciliation WA Carol Innes talks about the significance of National Reconciliation Week and some of the events taking place. [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Law-Matters-EP142_29-5-19.mp3"][/audio] Download...
Guests: Jim Morrison from Yokai chats with us about Sorry Day which is on 26 May; Dominique Hansen, CEO of Law Access lets us know about the annual Law Walk for Access, which 600 people took part in yesterday, raising $80,000. ALSWA Civil/Human Rights lawyer Chloe Wood took part in the walk with...
Guests: Iain Cameron, Road Safety Council Chairperson discusses a road safety guide for Indigenous Communities – Keeping Your Mob Safe, the Indigenous safety campaign done with Goolarri Media and community consultation for the development of WA’s next Road Safety Strategy. Brendon Barlow, Australian Electoral Commission Operations Manager chats about all we need...