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Freo Today. 14 June 2026. So, it’s true. The yachts tied up at Fremantle Sailing Club sometimes go out for a sail! Here’s a great fleet of them yesterday morning around 12.30 pm. What a day for a sail!

Perth Gets 18 More Community Batteries in Our Environment
Josh Wilson, Federal Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Assistant Minister for Emergency Management & Member for Fremantle and…
Watch Out for New Patrol Boat in Shipping & Sailing
Henderson shipyard marks a new era in national maritime border security. Jean Hudson reports. Austal has just launched the first Evolved Cape–class Patrol Boat (ECCPB) for…
So, how many containers are there?! in Life, Law & Culture
How many containers are on this train? First correct EMAIL ANSWER TO THE EDITOR receives a congratulatory email in return!…

View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Ukraine, Iran, Belfast, One Nation, AUKUS, Pollies and Alcohol, SpaceX IPO

Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Round House, Fremantle  Today, our Editor, Michael Barker asks the Prof about Ukraine/Russia, Trump/Iran, Belfast, One Nation, AUKUS, Pollies and alcohol, and the SpaceX IPO. Professor Martin Drum, expanding on an issue during the recording of View from the Round House Martin Drum is the Executive Dean for the Faculty of Arts, Sciences, Law and Business and Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Notre Dame Australia, a frequenter of Fremantle, and a well known political pundit. In case you missed our earlier podcasts, you’ll find them all here! ~ If…
Tuner – Film Review in Gig Guide
Gayle O’Leary reviews Tuner, a debut narrative feature from Daniel Roher starring Leo Woodall, Havana Rose Liu and Dustin Hoffman…
Rarely A Dull Moment – Manjaree Bathers Beach & J Shed in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle…
Arts Scene Around Freo in Gig Guide
Welcome to our feature - Arts Scene Around Freo - compiled by our Arts Editor, Gayle O’Leary. Here we will…
Action Stations: Changing Hearts and Minds in Life, Law & Culture
A reflection on the UNRULY WA Right to Protest event from our regular contributor, Bruce Menzies* ‘So Fremantle!’, writes our…
Unruly in Testing Times in Life, Law & Culture
Newly formed Right to Protest WA opened UNRULY WA: protest makes progress with a bang at Kidogo Arthouse on 2…
‘I’ve just got a text message from One Nation – How come and can I STOP them?’ in Life, Law & Culture
You know things are going on when unsolicited political text messages start pinging on your smart phone. Like this one…

The Wednesday Poem

Fremantle Shipping News is pleased to bring you The Wednesday Poem. In this feature we post poems by Freo and Freo-connected poets and those who may not call themselves poets but love writing poetry or having a go! Today, we are pleased to bring you Harbour by Josephine Clarke. Harbour ~ Look here for other poems in The Wednesday Poem feature. ~ And don’t miss our podcast interviews with other poets in our Poets Paddock feature. ~ If you’d like to SUBMIT A POEM FOR THE WEDNESDAY POEM or COMMENT on this or any of our stories, don’t hesitate to email our Editor. ~ WHILE YOU ARE HERE – ~ Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to receive…
Laughing for 30 Years – Over the Fence Short Comedy Film Festival in Life, Law & Culture
FSN’s Gayle O’Leary attended this year's Over the Fence Short Comedy Film Festival night held at Luna SX Fremantle on…
Moored Exhibition Launch in Life, Law & Culture
On Friday 5 June, Moore and Moore Gallery opened its doors to reveal the "Moored" exhibition and Gayle O’Leary was…
World Ocean Day in Our Environment
Jean Hudson reports on WA World Ocean Day at Gage Roads last night! Gage Roads Freo had a packed house…

Getting scammed via a text will be harder from 1 July

– but more businesses need to act Mohiuddin Ahmed, Adelaide University From July 1, when you get a text claiming to be from the Australian Taxation Office, Australia Post or any other organisation, the first thing to check for will be one little word: “unverified”. If it says that, be extra careful. A.C. For Unsplash Australia’s phone companies blocked more than 153 million scam text messages in 2025 alone, as part of their obligations under the industry’s scam code. Yet many others are still getting through to our phones. Until now, scammers have been able to mislabel the top of their…