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. Peter Collins, Aboriginal Legal Service of WA, Director of Legal Services. “It is an unimaginable tragedy that
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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 amendments to the Racial Discrimination Act. “There are so many people within our Communities who suffer from
Read more →Guests:Fiona Allison- Senior Research Officer The Cairns Institute; Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim andLarissa BehrendtAuthor & Director.
Read more →The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA wishes you a fantastic NAIDOC Week! Our guests on this program are Eddie Cubillo, Executive Officer of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) with an overview of NATSILS News and Aboriginal Lawyer Krista McMeeken, talking about the
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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 week, when the “Law Matters” radio program broadcasts for the very first time through the National Indigenous
Read more →Guests: ALSWA CEO Dennis Eggington and ALSWA DLS Peter Collins discuss the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in WA and the detrimental effect Federal Budget cuts could have on our people in all spheres.
Read more →Cultural Warning: Please note that this Law Matters program contains an interview with the late Mr. Cedric Wyatt, who sadly passed away in September 2014. Guests: Cedric Wyatt – ALSWA Court Officer, General yarn about Cedric’s previous and current work with ALSWA in Perth and up North;
Read more →ALSWA Civil/Human Rights Unit Solicitor Sarouche Razi provides an update on Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, discusses a Forum about Homelessness which he recently participated in and talks about Identity documentation. Paula Gerber, Deputy Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law and an
Read more →Dennis Eggington discusses last night’s 2014-15 Federal Budget that was handed down and the impact it could have on Aboriginal People. Jonathan Crabtree brings us up to date with where things are at in relation to an offensive sign which was placed at Coolgardie’s Denver City Hotel
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