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Freo Today. 7 August 2026. That’s the HMAS Stalwart in the backdrop near the South Mole. And in the near view we have some folk lolling about just off Dog Beach, South Freo. Stalwart and Friend you might say! Expect lots more pics on FSN with patrol boats, subs and leisure craft featuring on them now that we have Fleet Base West in full swing down the Cockburn Sound at Garden Island! 

View from the Round House with Martin Drum – The Polls,  Gambling, Immigration, ICAC, IBAC, Iran Oman and Hormuz, Ukraine and Russia, Dan Pastorelli. 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 we learned at the Planning Services Committee of 5 August 2026 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…

Cities of Tomorrow – Documentary Review

in Life, Law & Culture
Not to be confused with Peter Hall's chronicle of urban planning movements since 1880, although reading it would be a nice accompaniment to this documentary directed by Elena Brunello. Global warming caused by human beings is changing our climates as we speak. 70% of the world's population live in cities. 70% of pollution stems directly from them. The carbon footprint of inner city residents is substantially higher than of non urban residents due to rampant, capitalism-driven resource use and modern shifts away from walkable and cyclable neighbourhoods. It's confronting and hard to watch mounting evidence of the costs of those…
CatVideoFest 2026 in Gig Guide
Paws for applause. Doomscrollers, it's time for you to face the meowsic. How much time have you spent this week…
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…
Let’s Bright Up The Bridge! in Architecture + Urban Design
Well, before we know it, the Mighty Freo Dockers will be preparing for the finals and that big day in…
METRONET Karnup Station Moves Ahead with $10 Million Commitment in Architecture + Urban Design
It’s a Sunday. And the Secret Harbour by election isn’t far away - just 4 weeks yesterday, in fact. And…
After the Game without Snaps Truly – Rd 21 2026 V Western Bulldog in Life, Law & Culture
Freo won by 37 points sans Snaps Truly who was managed. In light of the expected outcome of this Round…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum-Democracy, ICAC, GG, Carroll, Pauline & Gina, Cash & 1N, AUKUS, Gaza, Mid East, Bibi, Z 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…

Flying Roos still – but …

in Shipping & Sailing
Bonds Flying Roos still in the lead after the Portsmouth, England SailGP, 25-26 July 2026, but only just as Los Gallos go back to back. Event 8 of the Season 6, Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix, took place in Portsmouth last weekend. Ten races and ten different winners over two days brought high- speed drama to one of the most competitive events to date. Australia’s BONDS Flying Roos arrived in Portsmouth well clear at the top of the season standings, but it was a frustrating event for them as they missed the final and finished 7th overall. Day 1…
AUKUS – Full Steam Ahead in Shipping & Sailing
We publish below the full transcript, issued this morning Fremantle time by Pat Conroy, the Minister for Defence Industry, of…
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…
Les Liaisons Dangereuses – Play Review in Gig Guide
How lucky are we that we get to see National Theatre plays on our own cinema screens, thanks to National…

There’s no HMAS Freo, but there is HMAS Perth – and she’s on the move

in Shipping & Sailing
The Anzac class frigate HMAS Perth has just departed Fleet Base West on Garden Island to commence the Australian Defence Force’s fifth Regional Presence Deployment of 2026. We should add that while there is currently no HMAS Fremantle, there have been two HMAS Freo’s in the past. The official Defence media release says that “Perth will participate in training activities and port visits with regional partners, while conducting patrols in regional waters, sailing in accordance with international law, and exercising Australia’s rights to freedom of navigation and overflight in international waters and airspace.” So you can sort of guess where she might be…

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