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Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia

Index Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia

The Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia or ALSWA is an organisation in Western Australia, founded in the early 1970s, that provides legal services to Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders. [1]

24 relations: Aboriginal Australians, Attorney-General's Department (Australia), Australian dollar, Colin Barnett, Custody Notification Scheme, Death of Ms Dhu, Essie Coffey, Freddo, George Winterton, Gordon Bryant, Heat stroke, Junkee, Laverton, Western Australia, National Indigenous Times, Northam, Western Australia, Perth, Pro bono, Rob Riley (Aboriginal activist), Robert French, Torres Strait Islanders, UWA Publishing, Van, Western Australia, Western Australian Premier's Book Awards.

Aboriginal Australians

Aboriginal Australians are legally defined as people who are members "of the Aboriginal race of Australia" (indigenous to mainland Australia or to the island of Tasmania).

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Attorney-General's Department (Australia)

The Attorney-General's Department is a department of the federal government of Australia responsible for law and justice.

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Australian dollar

The Australian dollar (sign: $; code: AUD) is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including its external territories Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.

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Colin Barnett

Colin James Barnett (born 15 July 1950) is a former Australian politician who was the 29th Premier of Western Australia.

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Custody Notification Scheme

The Custody Notification Schemes (CNS) is a 24-hour legal advice and support telephone hotline for any Australian Aboriginal person brought into custody, connecting them with lawyers from the Aboriginal Legal Service.

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Death of Ms Dhu

Julieka Ivanna Dhu (commonly referred to as Ms Dhu; her first name was generally not used in media reports out of respect for Aboriginal naming customs) was a 22-year-old Australian Aboriginal woman who died in police custody in South Hedland, Western Australia, in 2014.

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Essie Coffey

Essie Coffey OAM (born Essienina Shillingsworth 1941–1998) was born near Goodooga in Northern NSW.

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Freddo

Freddo (originally Freddo Frog) is a brand of chocolate bar shaped like an anthropomorphic cartoon frog.

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George Winterton

George Graham Winterton (15 December 1946 – 6 November 2008) was an Australian academic specialising in Australian constitutional law.

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Gordon Bryant

Gordon Munro Bryant (3 August 1914 – 14 January 1991) was an Australian politician.

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Heat stroke

Heat stroke, also known as sun stroke, is a type of severe heat illness that results in a body temperature greater than and confusion.

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Junkee

Junkee is an Australian popular culture and news website run by new media company, Junkee Media.

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Laverton, Western Australia

Laverton, originally known as British Flag, is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, and the centre of administration for the Shire of Laverton.

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National Indigenous Times

The National Indigenous Times is an indigenous Australian affairs website first published in newspaper form on 27 February 2002.

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Northam, Western Australia

Northam is a town in Western Australia, situated at the confluence of the Avon and Mortlock Rivers, about east-northeast of Perth in the Avon Valley.

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Perth

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia.

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Pro bono

Pro bono publico (for the public good; usually shortened to pro bono) is a Latin phrase for professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment.

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Rob Riley (Aboriginal activist)

Robert Riley (1954–1996) was an Aboriginal activist advancing Indigenous issues in Australia.

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Robert French

Robert Shenton French (born 19 March 1947) is a retired Australian lawyer and judge who served as the twelfth Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 2008 to 2017.

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Torres Strait Islanders

Torres Strait Islanders are the indigenous people of the Torres Strait Islands, part of Queensland, Australia.

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UWA Publishing

UWA Publishing, formerly known as the University of Western Australia Press, is a Western Australian publisher established in 1935.

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Van

A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people.

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Western Australia

Western Australia (abbreviated as WA) is a state occupying the entire western third of Australia.

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Western Australian Premier's Book Awards

The Western Australian Premier's Book Awards (PBA) is an award for books, scripts, digital narrative and a People's Choice.

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Western Australian Aboriginal Legal Service.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aboriginal_Legal_Service_of_Western_Australia

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