Law Matters Program 6, 9th February 2011

Seranie Gamble ALSWA Law and Advocacy Unit Human Rights lawyer Find out about ALSWA’s involvement in the UN Universal Periodic Review (held on 27 January 2011), a new procedure of the UN to review Australia’s human rights record. Amala Groom University of Technology (UTS) Sydney, Law student

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Law Matters Program 5, 15 December 2010

Linc Ugle, ALSWA Prisoner Support Officer Prisoner Support Officers provide support to our people who are incarcerated and ALSWA PSO Linc Ugle joins us to talk about his role with ALSWA and what assistance is available. Kenny Sutton, Manager ALSWA Court Officer Unit Do you know your

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Law Matters Program 4, 1 December 2010

    Jolene Farrell ALSWA Secretary Gilbert ‘Jack’ Calyun ALSWA Reception Meet two of the David Wirrpanda Foundation and Central Institute of Technology ‘Solid Futures’  students who helped to create ALSWA’s vibrant historical mural . (See Koori Mail articles 22/9/10 and 1/12/10).  Following their involvement with the

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Child Protection Permanency Planning Policy Consultation

ALSWA provided this submission to the WA Department of Child Protection (DCP) to provide substantive practical considerations and feedback on DCP’s draft Permanency Planning Policy. In the submission, ALSWA welcomed the development of the Permanency Planning Policy whilst noting the importance of effective implementation which would require

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