Archive for the Media Category

Guest:Patricia Adjei, Indigenous Communications Coordinator and Legal Officer with CopyrightAgency/Viscopy : Assistance and support available for artists across the country in protecting their rights. Nikki Dwyer, ALSWA Civil and Human Rights Lawyer about the Racial Discrimination Act – Submissions to Government due by today. Annetta Bellingeri, Senior

Guest: Annetta Bellingeri, Senior Regional Officer, Kimberley, Consumer Protection, Department of Commerce, WA discuses consumer protection and how people can protect themselves from scams. Nyungar woman Delaney Atkinson has been ALSWA’s Head Office Receptionist since October 2013. She talks about the diversity of this role and life

Guest: ALSWA Kununurra Managing Solicitor Glen Dooley provides an insight into life and work in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Associate Professor Ted Wilkes and Professor Fiona Stanley discuss the importance of Aboriginal involvement in seeking solutions in keeping families healthy and strong, following on from recent comments by Police Commissioner Karl O’Callaghan.

Welcome back to Law Matters on our first program for 2014! We chat with ALSWA CEO Dennis Eggington and ALSWA Director Legal Services Peter Collins about the important role played by ALSWA and the ongoing issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples within the justice system.

On the final program for 2013, Law Matters guests are: Shane Duffy, Chairperson, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, discussing the NATSILS’ work over the past year, and commenting on this week’s announcement that Aboriginal legal services will be affected by Government cuts. Associate Professor

Murray Stubbs, ALSWA Kalgoorlie Court Officer and ZoeGilders ALSWA Kalgoorlie solicitor discuss working in and around Kalgoorlie andthe diversity of their roles with the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA