Archive for the Media Releases Category

Following reports that the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA) was preparing to withdraw services from Karratha and Roebourne courts, ALSWA is now in a position to confirm that its servicing of these courts, will not cease. ALSWA CEO Dennis Eggington said that the initial decision to

A team of highly experienced and respected Community members from throughout WA have formed the newly elected Executive Committee of the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA). Consisting of eight members, the Committee held their inaugural meeting in Perth this week to discuss the complex issues facing

29th June 2015

Today’s State Government announcement that measures will be implemented to address deaths in custody and the over-representation of Aboriginal peoples within the justice system has been welcomed by the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA). “It’s been a long time coming but we’re optimistic that if properly

A West Australian Aboriginal family have asked the High Court for permission to appeal against a decision that they pay legal costs to the Western Australian Government, following an unsuccessful stolen generations test case. The Human Rights Law Centre’s Senior Lawyer, Ruth Barson, said that the High

Having advocated strongly for diversionary programs for our young people, the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA) welcomes the announcement that it will play a vital role in delivering a court-based program in Perth, designed to reduce offending by young Aboriginal people. State funding for this program

26th March 2015

26th March 2015

In Western Australia, one in fifteen Aboriginal men will spend tonight in jail, more women and children are being locked up, and deaths in custody remains a tragic reality that continues to change lives forever. Amid this turmoil, the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA) struggles on