Law Matters Program 20, 10th August 2011

Les Sanders, ALSWA Criminal Law Unit Lawyer Les discusses police powers and changes to police rights of entry to houses without a search warrant. Nicholas Van Hattem, ALSWA Civil/Human Rights Lawyer Nicholas joined the team at ALSWA earlier this year and provides an insight into his own

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Law Matters Program 19, 27th July 2011

Terri Janke, Lawyer and 2011 National NAIDOC Person of the Year We chat with Terri Janke, 2011 National NAIDOC Person of the Year about her own journey as a lawyer and her Sydney based Law Firm which specialises in commercial agreements, corporate governance, employment and mediation.  

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Law Matters Program 18, 13th July 2011

Gayle Singer-Edwards, Senior Aboriginal Liaison Officer, Broome Court A former ALSWA Court Officer, Gayle discusses her work at the Broome Courthouse and her role in the NAIDOC event that took place at the Courthouse during NAIDOC Week. Tara Phillips, ALSWA Office Clerk/Courier Tara commenced working with ALSWA

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Law Matters Program 17, 6th July 2011

Dennis Eggington ALSWA CEO and Director of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples Director Joining us from Sydney where he is attending the first official meeting of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples, Dennis shares his views on the importance of NAIDOC Week. The 2010

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Law Matters Program 16, 29th June 2011

Shayne Neumann, Chair of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs We find out about the Report ‘Doing Time – Time for Doing’ that was tabled in Parliament on 20 June 2011. Peter Collins, ALSWA Director of Legal Services Find out where WA stands

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Law Matters Program 15, 15th June 2011

Sam Jeffries, Co-Chair, National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples The inaugural meeting of Australia’s First Peoples was held in Sydney last week and the inaugural Board of Directors was announced (8 June 2011).  Sam Jeffries, National Congress Co-Chair provides an overview of the Congress and discuss its

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Law Matters Program 14, 1st June 2011

Dennis Eggington CEO ALSWA ALSWA CEO Dennis Eggington was announced as the recipient of the ‘Indigenous Leadership Award’ at the WA Citizen of the Year Awards on 28 May 2011. He speaks candidly about receiving the Award and acknowledges the contributions of fellow nominees in this category. 

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Law Matters Program 13, 18th May 2011

Dr. Mark Bin Bakar Former National Indigenous Person of the Year, former WA Australian of the Year and a finalist in this month’s WA Citizen of the Year Awards. Known to many as the creator of Mary G,  Mark is also the Director of the Kimberley Stolen

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Law Matters Program 12, 4th May 2011

SERANIE GAMBLE ALSWA Law and Advocacy Unit Solicitor Find out about the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Seminar which will take place at ALSWA on 18 May 2011. LATE CHANGE / Please Note: The ALSWA RCIADIC Seminar discussed in this interview has been cancelled until

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Law Matters Program 11, 20th April 2011

Shane Duffy (Chairperson of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services Forum (NATSILS) 20 years on from the release of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC) Report, we discuss some of the issues that are still faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait

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