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Freo Today. 3 August 2026. The West End of Fremantle. You’ve just gotta luv it, don’t ya?

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

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 Democracy, ICAC, the GG, Ben Carroll, Pauline & Gina, Sen Michaelia Cash & 1N, AUKUS, Gaza, Mid East, Bibi, and Z. 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 of Politics and International Relations at the University of Notre Dame Australia, a frequenter of Fremantle, and a well known political pundit. In…
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…
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…
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…
FCO and Ellie Do It Again in Gig Guide
Whatever else you do, don’t miss Ellie Malonzo playing the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Fremantle Chamber Orchestra, Paul Wright…

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

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…
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma – Film Review in Gig Guide
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma concludes Jane Schoenbrun's LGBTQI trilogy after We're All Going to the World's Fair…
Kwinana Freeway Upgrades Announced in Architecture + Urban Design
The State and Federal Governments have today announced the hoped for major upgrades to the Kwinana Freeway with the appointment…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 20 2026 V West Coast in Life, Law & Culture
It won’t surprise any of you that I have long been a keen student of the ancient Greek texts and…

View from the Round House with Martin Drum – UK & Oz, Labor’s National Conference, Trump

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 UK & Oz politics with the new UK PM in charge, the ALP National Conference and what it all means, if anything, and, off coss, the latest antics and optics of the Trump administration. 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 of Politics and International Relations at the University of Notre…