Archive for the Radio Programs Category

Guests: Noel Pearson – in Perth this week to talk about the Voice to Parliament and Ron Bin Swani, Social Reinvestment WA Community Campaigner talks about their ongoing campaign to raise the age. Download

Guests: Sue-Anne Hunter – Commissioner/Deputy Chair at Yoorrook Justice Commission in Victoria talks about their truth telling commission, which has the powers of a royal commission, and put forward 46 recommendations in its latest interim report released this week.  The Yoorrook report calls for self-determination to transform

23rd August 2023   ALSWA’s Jodi Hoffmann speaks with Australian Human Rights Commission President Rosalind Croucher AM who provides an insight into understanding the Referendum from a human rights perspective. AHRC recently released an Educational Resource Kit which you can view here: https://humanrights.gov.au/…/voice-referendum…   ALSWA Counsel (Appeals)

Hayley O’Hara, ALSWA Managing Solicitor discusses the role of the Custody Notification Service (CNS) Download  

Jackie Fitzgerald, Executive Director of the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research discusses the recently released report – “Why are Aboriginal Adults Less Likely to Receive Cannabis Cautions”.   Download

WA Chief Justice Peter Quinlan talks about the WA Courts and Tribunals Reconciliation Statement launched on the 29th of May which saw WA judges make a historic pledge to right the wrongs of the past and work to build trust and confidence in the justice system for

Guests:  Jim Morrison, Founder of ‘Yokai Healing our Spirit’ talks about his work and reflects upon the life of the late Rob Riley, who passed away on the 1st of May, 27 years ago.   Howard Choo, Save the Children, Australian Policy, and Advocacy Lead discusses the

Aboriginal Legal Services across the country are facing a financial crisis.  Hear from Karly Warner, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) Chair and ALS NSW/ACT CEO and Wayne Nannup ALSWA CEO. Download

On today’s program Jodi Hoffmann and Dennis Eggington discuss the Voice to Parliament, Justice Reinvestment and the ongoing racism that still exists within society. Download

Historical ALSWA Part 2: ALSWA’s Dennis Eggington and Michael Blurton take a historical look back at the origins of the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA which started almost fifty years ago.   Download