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Freo Today. 18 August 2026. You’ve just gotta luv these STS – ship-to-shore – Gantry Cranes at the Port, don’tcha? And from the Rous Head side of the Freo harbour they look particularly spectacular!

SEEING RED: An Empire is Sinking, and … in Life, Law & Culture
SEEING RED is an irregular column on Fremantle Shipping News by Barry Healy*. In this piece, Barry says Australia must not go down…
4 Traffic Lanes, 2 Shared Paths and just 2 Piers in Uncategorised
Everyone is asking, just what do we get with the new Fremantle Traffic Bridge. The answer is: quite a lot…
Interview with Howard McKenzie-Murray – Debut Novelist in Fremantle People
Howard McKenzie Murray is an author and playwright based in Fremantle. His debut novel, This is Where We Say Goodbye was published…

PC + GST = WA in a Tizz

in Life, Law & Culture
Here’s something for our Shipee policy wonks - the Executive Summary of the national Productivity Commission’s recent Interim Report on the GST distribution that benefits WA more than it does other States. The PC’s interim conclusion that the system needs to change has got local and federal pollies from WA in a tizz! What do you think? You can make a submission to the PC by the end of September. Executive summary Since Federation, the Australian Government has aimed to limit the fiscal gap between the states and territories (hereafter ‘states’). This has evolved into the principle known as horizontal…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 23 2026 v Adelaide in Life, Law & Culture
Packed tight as anchovies in a good olive oil, we were chugging our way from Freo to the city, when suddenly the lights went…
Rarely A Dull Moment – The Hilton Park Trees Special Edition in Life, Law & Culture
In the latest edition of the Fremantle Herald, its Editor, Steve Grant, reports that a number of people ‘confronted’ Freo…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Gambling, ‘The Gayest Party’, Bragging, AUKUS, Census, Red Bins, SH 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…
Rarely A Dull Moment – What happened at the Strategic Planning Committee on 12 August? in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle…
Going Inside! in Architecture + Urban Design
Here’s your chance to go inside the old South Freo Power Station - just click on the INSIDER’S VIEW link…
Sounds of Silence in Life, Law & Culture
Our regular contributor Bruce Menzies contemplates them The impetus for this article came from a small book by indigenous author and…

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 poets and those who may not call themselves poets but love writing poetry or having a go! Today, we are pleased to bring you and still by Kevin Gillam*. ~ 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 including by today’s poet, Kevin Gillam. ~ 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 –…
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…
Young Washington – Film Review in Gig Guide
"What on earth is such a young man, who sleeps in, and visibly shakes before mounting his horse to join…
Rail Cuts Trucks in Architecture + Urban Design
Rail Use Surges at Fremantle, Cutting Truck Traffic and Boosting Efficiency Fremantle Ports has recorded a nation‑leading shift to rail,…

NEW FREMANTLE TRAFFIC BRIDGE TO OPEN BEFORE END OF THE YEAR

in Architecture + Urban Design
Here’s the joint media statement released today by the Federal Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Minister Catherine King and WA Transport and Major Infrastructure Minister Rita Saffioti The Albanese and Cook Labor Governments have today confirmed construction of the new Fremantle Traffic Bridge is progressing ahead of schedule, with the project on track to fully open to road users later this year. The old Fremantle Traffic Bridge was closed on 1 February, with the closure originally expected to continue for up to 12 months and the new bridge earmarked to open in the first half of 2027. Despite…

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