Law Matters Radio Program (Episodes)

Guests: Dr. Tania Penovi ,Rod Little, Chairman of the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body,  Mel Thomas University of WA Law Coordinator Download

Guest: Tauto Sansbury – 2015 National NAIDOC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Download

Guest: Georgia Herford, ALSW Family Law Unit lawyer discusses the increasing demand being placed on grandparents in caring for grandchildren Carol Bahemia talks about the role of the Bandyup Action Group in WA Download

Guest: Tammy Solonec, Amnesty International Australia’s Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Manager talks about Amnesty’s Report which was launched at ALSWA last week: ‘There is always a brighter future: Keeping Indigenous kids in the community and out of detention in Western Australia’, ALSWA Executive Committee President Michael Blurton chats with us about the

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. Download

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

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

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

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.

Guests:Dennis Eggington, CEO Aboriginal Legal Service of WA; Shane Duffy, Chaireperson NATSILS; Angie Lee Stahl, Manager, Wangkiyupurnanupurru Radio

Guests:David Hillyard, Director of Retail and Service with Consumer Protection; Sarouche Razi, ALSWA Civil/Human Rights Solicitor

Guests: Wayne Martin (WA Chief Justice) and Marc Newhouse (Deaths in Custody Watch Committee WA)

Guests: Dennis Eggington (ALSWA CEO), Peter Collins (ALSWA DLS) and Rohan Blee (Subiaco District Development Officer)

Guests:Professor Colleen Hayward and Associate Professor Ted Wilkes.

Guests:Fred Chaney AO is the 2014 Australian Senior of the Year and Miriam Kelly, ALSWA Kalgoorlie Family Law lawyer.

Guests:Dennis Eggington ALSWA CEO and Gningala Yarran-Marks.

Guests: Eddie Cubillo, Executive Officer of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS);Krista McMeeken, Aboriginal Lawyers Committee in Perth.

This is a Tribute to the late Mr Cedric Wyatt, ALSWA Court Officer, who sadly passed away in September 2014. (****Cultural Warning****)

GUESTS:Peter Collins, Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Director of Legal Services; Delia Rickard, Deputy Chair of The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

GUESTS:Matthew Keogh, Senior Vice president of the Law Society of WA (LSWA); Tammy Solonec, Amnesty International Australia’s Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Manager.

GUESTS: Alex Walters, ALSWA Civil and Human Rights Unit solicitor

Guests:Fiona Allison- Senior Research Officer The Cairns Institute; Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim andLarissa BehrendtAuthor & Director.

The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA wishes you a fantastic NAIDOC Week! Our guests on this program are Eddie Cubillo, Executive Officer of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) with an overview of NATSILS News and Aboriginal Lawyer Krista McMeeken, talking about the Aboriginal Lawyers Committee

Guests: ALSWA CEO Dennis Eggington and ALSWA DLS Peter Collins discuss the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in WA and the detrimental effect Federal Budget cuts could have on our people in all spheres.