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25 May

Posted at 15:29h in Media, Media Releases, Radio Programs

Guests: WA Lawyer of the Year recipient Nicholas Van Hattem (Co-founder of the Piddington Society) and Adrianne Walters, Human Rights Law Centre Acting Director of Legal Advocacy, who'll be discussing the recent report highlighting the over-representation of Aboriginal women in prison. [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Law_Matters_Ep_113_240517.mp3"][/audio] Download...

26 Apr

Posted at 14:55h in Media, Media Releases

  26 April 2017 The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (Ltd) welcomes the findings and recommendations of the State Coroner in the Inquest into the death of Ms Mandijarra. Ms Mandijarra passed away in the Broome police station lock up on 30 November 2012, after being arrested and taken into police custody...

26 Apr

Posted at 14:53h in Media, Media Releases

26 April 2017   The Federal Government’s announcement to overturn the proposed $16.7 million in cuts to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (ATSILS) until 2019-20 comes as a huge relief to the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Limited (ALSWA). ALSWA CEO Dennis Eggington said that if the cuts gone ahead, frontline...

26 Apr

Posted at 14:52h in Media, Media Releases, Radio Programs

Guests: Bob Taddeo, WA Department of the Attorney General RE Aboriginal Justice Program Open Days in Western Australia; Alain Musikanth, President of the Law Society of WA RE Law Week 15-19th May 2017; Wayne Muir, NATSILS Co-Chair RE Federal Government Decision to overturn planned funding cuts to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services [audio...

13 Apr

Posted at 11:48h in Media Releases, Radio Programs, Uncategorised

12th April 2017 Guests: Annetta Bellingeri, Kimberley Senior Regional Officer, Consumer Protection.  Topics: Employment scams. Fake ATO phone call, dodgy pop-ups; Sabah Rind, ALSWA Community Legal Education Officer.  Topics: Upcoming community legal education events in Perth and regional WA, including during Law Week [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Law_Matters_Ep_111_120417.mp3"][/audio] Download....

12 Apr

Posted at 17:00h in Media, Media Releases

  The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA) today welcomed the news that Gene Gibson has won his appeal against his conviction in the Court of Appeal. “It was the Aboriginal Legal Service which originally fought for Mr. Gibson in exposing the police investigation which resulted in his confession being thrown out. ...