JIM MORRISON, Co-Convenor, Bringing Them Home WA Today marks the 5th anniversary of the National Apology and we speak with Jim Morrison, Co-Convenor of Bringing them Home WA about the importance of staying focused on our Stolen Generations and ensuring the wider community fully understands the legacy of past government legislations...
ALSWA CEO Dennis Eggington and ALSWA Media Officer Jodi Hoffmann (Law Matters presenter) host a year in Review, looking back at 2012 and discussing some of the key issues along with highlights including ALSWA being awarded the Community Organisation Human Rights Award. [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Law_Matters_Ep_32_121212.mp3"][/audio] ...
ALSWA CEO Dennis Eggington – overview of WA issues including stolen wages, our recent staff conference and ALSWA being named as a Finalist in the 2012 Human Rights Awards; Paul Gazia – Manager of ALSWA’s Civil Unit about the stolen wages deadline which is this Friday 30 November 2012. Krista Mc Keeken,...
ALSWA CEO Dennis Eggington; ALSWA Court Officer Sarah Johns; ALSWA Community Legal Education Officer Bethany Campbell [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Law_Matters_Ep_30_311012.mp3"][/audio] ...
Nicole Casley, Chairperson of the 7th National Indigenous Legal Conference Organising Committee. The conference is on in Perth this week. Bethany Campbell discusses her role as ALSWA’s newly appointed Community Legal Education Officer. Community Anouncement: From Constitutional Change to Everyday Life: The potential impact of constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...
Dennis Eggington Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA) CEO Paul Gazia Manager ALSWA Civil / Human Rights Unit discusses the assistance that ALSWA is providing for people lodging applications for stolen wages. Deadline now extended to 30 November 2012 and to date ALSWA has assisted over 1300 people. [audio mp3="https://als.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Law_Matters_Ep_28_190912.mp3"][/audio] ...
Shane Duffy CEO Chairperson of NATSILS and CEO of the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Legal Service QLD Jody Broun, Co-Chair of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples provides an overview of the role of the Congress and discusses why she is in Perth, Community meetings coming up in Bunbury...
Dennis Eggington ALSWA CEO In our final program for 2011, ALSWA CEO Dennis Eggington looks back over the past year and discusses key issues including: Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody 20 years on, continued over-representation of Aboriginal peoples, Ward matter, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS),...
Fiona Skyring, Author of the recently released book – ‘Justice: A History of the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA’ A new book about the history of the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA has just been published through UWA Press and we speak with it’s author, Fiona Skyring. Sylvie Millard, ALSWA ALSWA has...
Dennis Eggington ALSWA CEO Dennis Eggington ALSWA CEO speaks about recent issues making news, including the Police Commissioners ‘elephant in the room’ comments and plans to sweep young people off of the streets Wayne Nannup ALSWA Lawyer Wayne Nannup, ALSWA Criminal Law Unit lawyer discusses how he first embarked upon his career in...