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08 Jun

Posted at 00:00h in Media Releases

Having advocated strongly for diversionary programs for our young people, the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA) welcomes the announcement that it will play a vital role in delivering a court-based program in Perth, designed to reduce offending by young Aboriginal people. State funding for this program will enable ALSWA to...

03 Jun

Posted at 00:00h in Radio Programs

Guest: Heather Menaglio, ALSWA Civil / Human Rights lawyer discusses ALSWA’s Outreach work occurring in the southern region of WA. This program also contains information on the newly elected ALSWA Executive Committee Members. [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/audio_Law_Matters_EP_80_030615.mp3"][/audio] Download...

20 May

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Guests: Paul Gazia and Sarouche Razi (ALSWA Civil/Human Rights Unit lawyers) chat about their recent trip to the Kimberley region where they attended Open Days run by the WA Attorney General’s Department. Jim Morrison, Co-Chair Bringing them Home (WA) and National Community Engagement Manager at Connecting Home Ltd, a service for the...

07 May

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Guests: Kirstie Parker, Co-Chair of the National Justice Coalition talks about ‘Change the Record’, a new campaign to end the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the justice system with a generation. Mick Gooda, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner discusses his role with the Australian Human...

22 Apr

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Guests: John Schumann, formerly of Redgum, penned “I was Only 19” back in 1983, and has just released a song that honours our Indigenous Service men and women, called “On Every Anzac Day”; John Schnarrs talks about the importance of ‘Honouring Indigenous War Graves’; Matthew Keogh, President of the Law Society of WA...

09 Apr

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Guest: Dennis Eggington, CEO of the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA) discusses a range of issues including National Youth Week, the ongoing funding of legal services and the proposed Community closures in WA.

18 Mar

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In Western Australia, one in fifteen Aboriginal men will spend tonight in jail, more women and children are being locked up, and deaths in custody remains a tragic reality that continues to change lives forever. Amid this turmoil, the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA) struggles on with business as usual,...