MEDIA CONTACT FOR THE ABORIGINAL LEGAL SERVICE OF WA
Media enquiries, including requests for staff bios and photos, should be directed to ALSWA Media Officer Jodi Hoffmann on 0428 948 610 or via jhoffmann@als.org.au
- 26th March 2015 MEDIA STATEMENT 26March 2015 For the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA), the anxious wait is finally over, with the news that the proposed legal assistance sector…
Read More - 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…
Read More - 26 February 2015 MEDIA STATEMENT 26 February 2015 The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA welcomes enquiries from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in relation to The Royal Commission into…
Read More - 04 February 2015 MEDIA STATEMENT 04 February 2015 "Evictions from Country will have Disastrous Effect" says ALSWA The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA) is appalled that Premier Colin Barnett…
Read More - 09 January 2015 ELECTION OF ALSWA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Nominations Open Now Close 30th January 2015 Elections will be held from 20th October 2014for members of ALSWA’s Executive Committee. Executive Committee…
Read More - 28 October 2014 MEDIA STATEMENT 13 November 2014 Proposed Removal from Country an International Disgrace” says ALSWA The proposed closure of over a hundred Aboriginal Communities in Western Australia will…
Read More - 28 October 2014 MEDIA STATEMENT 31 October 2014 Ms. Dhu’s family thank the people of Australia Family members of the late Ms. Dhu have a message. “Thank you…
Read More - 28 October 2014 MEDIA STATEMENT 28 October 2014 Coolgardie Hotel Racial Discrimination Claims Settled Last week the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA) settled racial discrimination claims on behalf of…
Read More - 24 October 2014 MEDIA STATEMENT 24 October 2014 Vale The Hon David Kingsley Malcolm AC QC The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA was saddened to learn of the passing of…
Read More - 24 October 2014 MEDIA STATEMENT 24 October 2014 Despair at another WA death in custody on eve of national day of action It is tragic to know that on the…
Read More - 14 October 2014 MEDIA STATEMENT 14 October 2014 A Custody Notification Service (CNS) in WA will save lives, and the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA) is confident that the…
Read More - MEDIA STATEMENT 6 August 2014 RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ACT: GOVERNMENT BACK DOWN WELCOMED The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA) welcomes yesterday’s announcement that the Abbott Government will scrap its proposed…
Read More - MEDIA STATEMENT 29 August 2014 The comments below, in relation to the recent death in custody of a 22 year old woman in South Hedland, have been made by Mr.…
Read More - ALSWA CEO Dennis Eggington (pictured above) MEDIA STATEMENT 30 June 2014 WA Legal issues to gain National Focus Legal issues in Western Australia will gain a national focus from this…
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Read More - 07th May 2014 MEDIA STATEMENT ALSWA dismayed at apathetic response to Coolgardie racism incident 07 May 2014 When the licensee of Coolgardie’s Denver City Hotel displayed a sign saying that…
Read More - 20thDecember 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Test Case Dismissal a Devastating Result for Family says ALSWA20 December 2013 Since the landmark WA Stolen Generations Test Case Hearing commenced in February 2013, it’s…
Read More - 20thDecember 2013 MEDIA STATEMENT Government cuts support for National Congress20 December 2013 Today the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) express concern at the Australian Government’s announcement…
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