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Justice: A History of the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia by Fiona Skyring, published by UWA Publishing in 2011, has been awarded the 2012 Margaret Medcalf Award.

Another UWA Publishing title, Government House and Western Australian Society 1829-2010 by Jeremy C. Martens, was awarded a Special Commendation.

This is the third consecutive year that a UWA Publishing author has won the award, and the first year that an author has received a Special Commendation.

Hon. John Day MLA, Minister for Culture and the Arts, presented the Award to Dr Skyring at a special ceremony at the State Library of Western Australia this morning.

"This book makes a significant contribution to increasing our understanding of the changes in criminal justice and policing, and to attitudes about racial discrimination and land rights that have occurred in recent times in Western Australia," he said.

"Dr Skyring has produced a fine research work, which is accessible, and doesn't shy away from examining the difficulties inherent in running an organization devoted to Aboriginal justice in a complex political context ... it is a powerful and a compelling read."

For more information on the Margaret Medcalf Award, visit the State Records Office: https://www.sro.wa.gov.au/events/margaret-medcalf-award-2012

Media references

Kiri Falls (UWA Publishing)  61 8 6488 6806  /  0428 136 847

Michael Sinclair-Jones (UWA Public Affairs)  61 8 6488 3229  /  0400 700 783