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Freo Today. 20 May 2026. Not sure whether this is a free ad for Wild Bakery or for the MG Cyberster. Everyone around Freo, and in this case North Freo, Queen Vic Street, knows Wild. But perhaps not everyone knows the Cyberster (or how to say it properly!). Certainly our Ed didn’t know it until this one appeared in the QV St carpark near Wild and left its front passenger door/only passenger door high in the sky as its driver wandered off, to the amusement of many onlookers including this passer-by. Turns out the fancy James Bond type doors don’t close automatically. Otherwise, as the MG online puffery explains: ‘With history rooted in icons like the MGB and our future clearly defined in tech, the Cyberster is a car 100 years in the making. The Cyberster seamlessly blends cutting-edge tech, sophisticated design and enhanced performance!’ Except, as we say, it doesn’t close its high flying doors automatically!

Freo Loses Freo Dockers AFLW Games to Cockburn in Life, Law & Culture
As sad as the news is for Freo, it was always going to happen. But life goes on. The players…
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…
Australian Government Response To The Interim Report of the Bondi Royal Commission in Life, Law & Culture
The Australian Government on Tuesday, 19 May 2026 tabled in the Commonwealth Parliament its response to the Interim Report of…

Crown Princess Calls By On Way To Dover

Hantavirus Passengers Quarantine near Perth as Crown Princess visits. Jean Hudson reports. Crown Princess arrived from Adelaide this morning at 6.50am just as dawn broke and then a rainbow. The Princess is on a transit visit and a stop off on a 59-day, one-way cruise from Auckland, NZ to Dover, England that began on 6 May. She is a regular Fremantle visitor. After Fremantle, her lucky passengers will visit an impressive string of destinations, including Port Louis, Cape Town, Walvis Bay, Mindelo, La Palma, Casablanca, A Coruna, Le Havre, Zeebrugge, Gdynia, Visby, Helsinki, Tallinn, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Amsterdam before reaching Dover. Here’s more of the Princess’ arrival this morning. Arriving on…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 10 2026 V Essendon in Life, Law & Culture
Remember Kevin Sheedy? Hard-nosed and intimidating. And he took Essendon to 23 finals in 24 years and four premierships. When he wasn’t waving…
Franz Becoming Kafka – Film Review in Gig Guide
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H is for Hawk – Movie Review. in Gig Guide
Jean Hudson went birding - at the movies. Here’s her review. I looked forward to this movie with Claire Foy…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – The Politics of the Budget, What Farrer Means, Are the Libs on Life Support, Is Starmer the canary, Xi & Trump, Are the Freo Dockers the Answer to Everything? in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Round House, Fremantle  Today, our Editor, Michael Barker asks…
Rarely A Dull Moment – Planning, Trees, Differential Rates, Other Stuff in Architecture + Urban Design
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle…
Letter to the Editor: 2030 Operational Date Questioned in Our Environment
Recently, we reported that HISTORIC RENEWABLE ENERGY BUILD A BIG DEAL, indicating that the WA State Government with the Federal…

BONDS Flying Roos Clean Up In Bermuda

Congratulations to the Australian F50 Team at the Bermuda SailGP - that’s two wins in a row! Jean Hudson reports. They’ve done it again! Tom Slingsby’s BONDS Flying Roos won again at the Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix on 9-10 May 2026. That’s two in a row and their third event win in the 2026, Rolex SailGP Championship – can anyone catch them? Racing on Bermuda’s Great Sound, Australia defeated Los Gallos (Spain) and Germany Deutsche Bank in a winner-takes-all final to extend their overall championship lead to10 points.  The two-day event got underway with 11 of the expected 13 boats, with New Zealand's Black Foils remaining sidelined…
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…
The Bridge: The Very Latest From Main Roads WA in Architecture + Urban Design
 Things seem to going gangbusters! Here’s the latest report from Main Roads WA First Deck Pour Complete for the New…
Freo May Day March in Seen in Freo
May Day returned to Fremantle on Sunday, 3 May 2026! WA unions and workers assembled at the Esplanade on the…

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 A snail’s hesitation by Ross Jackson. The Wednesday Poem ~ 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 – …