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Freo Today. 6 September 2026. Happy Fathers Day to the all the Dads out there! Nice image by Steve DiMatteo for Unsplash

Good Disability Housing News in Architecture + Urban Design
The Cook Labor Government has delivered new housing options for people living with disability in Perth’s south, thanks to more…
Valencia Vamos Hollywood style in Shipping & Sailing
Jean Hudson reports ‘Australia's BONDS Flying Roos Still Lead SailGP’ Australia’s BONDS Flying Roos dominated the group stage at SailGP’s…
Silver Cloud Docks Darwin in Shipping & Sailing
We see all sorts of vessels arriving in Fremantle Port, but hardly spare a thought for them after they depart…

(Almost) 10 Sights in 10 Nights

in Life, Law & Culture
Gayle O’Leary wraps the 10 Nights In Port Festival Or close enough. I did my best and if you ask me, the 150th Catalpa Anniversary celebration at Kidogo on the Wednesday night right before should count. Music, poetry, storytelling, dance, and of course Guinness at the Kidogo Arthouse Catalpa night Seeing as it doesn't, and I didn't make it to In The Block Universe, which entailed donning white hazmat suits and sunglasses while bobbing up and down to live rap and strobelights in the town hall (a whole vibe you apparently had to see in real life to appreciate), I…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – The QF 2026 V Hawthorn in Life, Law & Culture
The build-up was big. Purple popping up everywhere, bandwagon jumpers jumping and even the ABC News Breakfast team turned up in town. All wanting to be part…
Rarely a Dull Moment – The West End, 47 Pakenham Street and JDAP in Architecture + Urban Design
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle…
Big Freo Spring Clean Set to Launch a New Tradition of Civic Care in Architecture + Urban Design
The Big Freo Spring Clean is happening on 12 September 2026. What a great idea! Put it in your calendar…
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…
Places I Love:  Malta and its links to Fremantle in Life, Law & Culture
Here’s Jean Hudson’s latest Places I Love Relative to its size, Malta offers an incredible richness of history and terrain.…
De Gaulle : Resistance – Movie Review in Gig Guide
Anne-marie Medcalf* likes it and gives it 4 Stars out of 5 - so it must be good! A little…

View from the Round House with Martin Drum: The Secret Harbour By-election Special Edition

in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our regular politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Round House, Fremantle  Today, our Editor, Michael Barker asks the Prof about One Nation’s big win in the WA state seat of Secret Harbour by-election last Saturday. Is it a one-off or an indicator of just what’s coming nationwide? How could Labor lose? Why did the Liberal Party fly the white flag? How far can One Nation go? Professor Martin Drum, expounding 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…
The Wednesday Poem in Life, Law & Culture
Fremantle Shipping News is pleased to bring you The Wednesday Poem. In this feature we post poems by Freo and Freo-connected…
Build‑to‑Rent Kickstarted with nearly 100 new Mandurah rentals in Architecture + Urban Design
As if an immediate response on the housing supply front to the Cook Labor Government’s loss of the seat of…
The H5N1 Bird Flu Challenge – Chooks or Wildlife? in Our Environment
Prof Ray Wills and Prof Peter Newman* say we can replace the chooks but we can’t replace our wildlife —…

Secret Harbour – Our View from the Round House Wednesday Special with Martin Drum

in Life, Law & Culture
Last night, well before the counting was over, go-to Fremantle Shipping News political pundit, Professor Martin Drum of Notre Dame University here in Fremantle, called the by-election result in favour of One Nation candidate Luke Herdegen. Luke Herdegen. Source One Nation But well before that, in his regular Friday political podcast View from the Round House with Martin Drum, the Prof confidently predicted Herdegen would win. No ifs or buts. Professor Martin Drum, expanding on an issue during the recording of View from the Round House However you look at it, One Nation's Secret Harbour victory is momentous. For a…

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