Law Matters Radio Program (Episodes)

Guests:  Kate Colvin, CEO of Homelessness Australia and Rodney Dillon, Amnesty International Australia Indigenous Rights Campaigner Download

Guests: Nick Espie – National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) General Manager talks about the youth justice crisis and NATSILS’ recent visit to Canberra, Neville Khan – Census Spokesperson – the Census was on 11 August, but it’s still not too late to complete your Census, It’s

Guests: Sue-Anne Hunter, National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, Olivia Roberts, ALSWA Senior Lawyer, Civil and Human Rights Unit | CLE visit to Broome, Derby, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek and Kununurra this month, Hayley O’Hara, ALSWA Community Legal Education | Road Safety CLE visit to

Guests: Ben Grimes, CEO of the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency | NAAJA is taking the NT Government to the Federal Court over its laws capping compensation payouts. Gina Williams-Ghouse | Gina talks about the recent launch and release of ‘Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse – Live at the Ellington’

Guests: Melissa Clarke, Independent Member of the National Justice Policy Partnership, Nick Espie, General Manager of NATSILS, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services and Professor Emerita Eileen Baldry AO, Co-Chair of KWOOP (Keeping Women Out Of Prison). Download

Guests: Peter Collins, Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Ltd Director Legal Services, discusses the crisis situation facing regional Western Australia as 26 courthouses close their doors until the end of August. Dr. Daniel Hunt, a Jaru and Indjibarndi man, talks about his journey within the medical profession and current work

Guests: Sally Oliver, Managing Lawyer ALSWA Kununurra discusses what court closures between June 1st and the end of August, will mean for community members and clients. Lucette Quinlan, Director of Relationships with The Piddington Society talks about their First Nations Legal Education Fund which has been set up to assist First

Jodi Hoffmann is joined in the studio by ALSWA CEO Wayne Nannup for a broad discussion on the issues facing First Nations people within the justice system. Download

Guests: Megan Krakouer, Director of the @National Suicide Prevention & Trauma Recovery Project.  Tragically, there have recently been 2 deaths in custody at Bandyup Women’s Prison since March, and: In the lead up to Anzac Day, Jodi Hoffmann chats with Whadjuk and Yued Noongar and Yamatji Elder Di Ryder OAM,

Satara Uthayakumaran an Australian writer, advocate and social reform leader, dedicated to amplifying the voices of young people, particularly those from marginalised communities. Satara has spoken with young people across the country including many in youth detention centres – ‘too young for social media, but old enough for jail’. – and

Guests: Dr Jacqueline McGowan-Jones – WA Commissioner for Children and Young People RE: 2026 Profile of Children and Young People in WA. Sophie Stewart, CEO – Social Reinvestment WA RE: Giving Evidence alongside ALSWA at the National Inquiry into Australia’s Youth Justice and Incarceration System. Lucy Schroeder, Solicitor, National Justice

Guests: Chloe Wood, ALSWA Civil/Human Rights Unit Manager – Hakea Prison Update RE Lockdowns and conditions; Nina Storey, Member of the Formerly Incarcerated Girls Justice Advocates Melbourne (FIGJAM) and Family Violence Justice Project Manager at Flat Out and Sohini Mehta, Senior Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre, talk about the

Guests: Hayley O’Hara ALSWA Community Legal Education Officer speaking from Karratha, Kaylene Oakley Aboriginal Liaison Mentor with Ashburton Aboriginal Corporation in Karratha and Seb O’Meara Gordon Legal partner, talking about the Robodebt Class Action. If you were affected by Robodebt and want to be part of this Class Action, registration

This is the first program for 2026 with guests: Professor Pat Dudgeon from UWA and Sophie Stewart from Social Reinvestment WA. Download  

This the final Law Matters program for 2025 and Jodi Hoffmann is joined in the studio by ALSWA CEO Wayne Nannup and Director Legal Services  Peter Collins, for a look back at some of the highs and lows of the year. *This program talks about some sensitive issues including deaths

Guests: Dr. Jim Morrison from Yokai Healing our Spirit talks about the WA Stolen Generations Redress Scheme which officially opened this week.  More information here: https://www.wa.gov.au/…/wa-stolen-generations-redress… Grace Gooley, a senior solicitor with the Justice and Equity Centre in NSW will represent a family who are taking legal action against the police in the

Guests: WA Governor the Honourable Chris Dawson. The Governor attended Pinjarra on 28th October, to apologise for the Pinjarra Massacre in 1834, which was led by WA’s first Governor, James Stirling Allira Toby, John Moriarty Foundation Ambassador, talks about the importance of the Foundations football program for young people. Sasha

Guests:  Angela Crombie, ALSWA Senior Policy Officer, Governance talks about the new firearm laws in WA.  Find out more here:  Firearms: Current information sheets Lucy Peel, ALSWA Kununurra lawyer, talks about the remote community of Balgo, which has been without in-person court hearings for almost two years, resulting in a lack

Guests: Peter Collins, Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Ltd Director Legal Services, discusses systemic racism, the over-policing of First Nations Peoples and the tragic death in custody and upcoming inquest of a 31 year old Noongar Wongai Adnyamathanha man. Australian Human Rights Commission Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman shares his views

Guests: Guests:  Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Ltd CEO Wayne Nannup talks about the ‘Old Ways New Ways’ program and we find out more about the Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services from OICS Inspector Eamon Ryan. Download

Guests: Dr. Jim Morrison speaks about the documentary Genocide in the Wildflower State and provides an update on Sister Kates in Perth. Kate Colvin, CEO of Homelessness Australia talks about the homeless crisis facing people across the country. Homelessness Week runs from 4-10 August. Download  

Guests: Chloe Wood, ALSWA Civil/Human Rights Unit Manager – Discusses the findings of the Inquest into the death of JC. Marilyn Bromberg, ALSWA Custody Notification Service (CNS) Lawyer Download  

Guests: National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds, NATSILS General Manager Melissa Clarke and Patricia Narrier, ALSWA South Hedland secretary and member of the Stolen Generations. Download