Law Matters Radio Program (Episodes)

Guests: WA Chief Justice the Hon Peter Quinlan SC and Paul Kaplan from the First Nations Deaths in Custody Watch Committee. Download

Calla Wahlquist from The Guardian Australia discusses the Database that the Guardian have researched and established called: Deaths Inside: Indigenous Australian deaths in custody, which can be viewed online at: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2018/aug/28/deaths-inside-indigenous-australian-deaths-in-custody Download

Guests: Mel Thomas from the University of WA lets us know about the 13th National Indigenous Law Conference which takes place at UWA on 25-26 September 2018.  More information on the conference at:  http://www.nilc2018.com.au/ Richard Weston, CEO at Healing Foundation, discusses a report launched earlier today (collated by the Australian

WA’s Chief Justice Wayne Martin retires this week and he joins ALSWA CEO Dennis Eggington in the studio to chat about his 12 years spent as Western Australia’s 13th Chief Justice. *NB: Due to technical problems, audio for this program is unavailable.

WA Police and Road Safety Minister Michelle Roberts chats with us from Halls Creek about new Kimberley local crime prevention initiatives; Parliamentary Education Officer Peter Dooley provides an insight into the Parliament of WA through discussion about regular tours, educational resources and the Aboriginal Gallery; ALSWA CLE Officer Sabah Rind

Guests: Carolyn Lewis from the First Nations Deaths in Custody Watch Committee who will present a workshop on the tragic passing of Ms. Dhu at the National NAIDOC Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Conference in Sydney from 11-12 July 2018 and Andrew Meredith, Senior Library Officer/Client Services, State Library

Guests: Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Director of Legal Services Peter Collins discusses this week’s announcement that a 24 hour hotline will be set up requiring police to call the ALSWA whenever an Aboriginal person is brought into a lock-up; and: It’s Scams Awareness Week so we chat with Teena

Acclaimed author Kim Scott spoke about his latest novel ‘Taboo’ with presenters Jim Morrison and Jodi Hoffmann (ALSWA Media Officer). Listen to the program here: http://rtrfm.com.au/story/moorditj-mag-with-kim-scott-jodie-hoffman-and-jim-morrison/  

  Guests:  Greg McIntyre, Senior Vice President, Law Society of WA and Dennis Eggington, CEO, Aboriginal Legal Service of WA *Law Week is on from 14-18 May 2018 – Information available on the LSWA Website Download

Sallie McLean, Principal Legal Officer, Australian Law Reform Commission about ‘Pathways to Justice – An Inquiry into the Incarceration Rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ Rodney Dillon, Amnesty Indigenous Rights Advisor Bonnie Djordjevic, ALSWA Civil and Human Rights Unit lawyer Download

Guests: Nyoongar human rights lawyer Dr. Hannah McGlade, and from the ALSWA Broome office, Court Officer Teeka Skeen and lawyer Marcus Dyason Download

Guests: ALSWA Community Legal Education Officer Sabah Rind, and ALSWA Civil/Human Rights Unit Lawyer Ashley Truscott (discussing the rights of prisoners). 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

Guest:  Jim Morrison, 2017 joint recipient (with Angela Ryder) of the 2017 John Curtin Medal 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 inspire

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” Download  

Guests: Shahleena Musk, Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) Senior Policy Advocate and Raymond Muir, ALSWA (Albany based) Court Officer. 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. 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. 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

Guests: Dennis Eggington, CEO,  Aboriginal Legal Service of WA and Alain Musikanth, Law Society of WA President Download