Guests: ALSWA Community Legal Education Officer Sabah Rind, and ALSWA Civil/Human Rights Unit Lawyer Ashley Truscott (discussing the rights of prisoners). [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Law_Matters_Ep122_140318.mp3"][/audio] Download...
Kevin Blurton, ALSWA Bunbury Senior Court Officer, on 30 years at ALSWA – Kevin is also the Male recipient of the NATSILS Trevor Christian Award for Employee of the Year nationally. Journalist Michael Brull from New Matilda about his 5 part series on the treatment of Aboriginal people with disabilities behind...
In our final program for 2017, ALSWA CEO Dennis Eggington and WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson discuss ways of moving forward and how the over-representation of Aboriginal people in the criminal justice system can be overcome. We also speak with David Braddock, Head of the Child Welfare & Prisoner Health Unit...
Guest: Jim Morrison, 2017 joint recipient (with Angela Ryder) of the 2017 John Curtin Medal [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Law_Matters_Ep119_111017.mp3"][/audio] Download...
LAW MATTERS Program 118, 13th September 2017 Guests: Black Comedy’s Steven Oliver is an Ambassador for R U OK. He joins us to chat about the importance of R U OK’s vision, which is of a world where we’re all connected and protected from suicide. Their mission is to...
Guests: Professor Neil Morgan, Inspector of Custodial Services in WA, and Joseph Wallan, OICS Community Liaison Officer, discussing the recent OICS Report: “Behaviour Management Practices at Banksia Hill Detention Centre” [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Law-Matters_Ep117_020817.mp3"][/audio] Download ...
Guests: Shahleena Musk, Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) Senior Policy Advocate and Raymond Muir, ALSWA (Albany based) Court Officer. [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Law_Matters_Ep_116_190717.mp3"][/audio] Download...
Guests: Monique Kickett and Sasha Greenoff talk about their roles of ALSWA Diversion Officers assisting young people and their families through the Perth Children’s Court, and ALSWA Family Law Lawyer Ashleigh Williams discussing care and protection and how ALSWA can assist families. [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Law_Matters_Ep_115_210617.mp3"][/audio] Download...
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...
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...