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Freo Today. 3 September 2026. Today’s the day in Fremantle. But tonight’s the night at Optus Stadium when the Freo Dockers take on Hawthorn in the first Qualifying AFL Final. GO FREO! Nice pick by Jean Hudson.

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 like its own subject, the…

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…
The Pain of Impermanence in Life, Law & Culture
Bruce Menzies* ponders the pain of impermanence as the Nepal/Tibet tragedy unfolds Himalayas. Credit Mauricio Manzato for Unsplash In the…
Kwinana Freeway Upgrade Contract Awarded in Architecture + Urban Design
A $700 million upgrade of 29 kilometres of Kwinana Freeway is set to begin in early 2027, adding new lanes,…

Rarely a Dull Moment – Leaves of Absence, Boo Park, North Freo and MRS Amendment, Trees in Hilton, Party Time on the Strip

in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome readers to our RADM report for the Ordinary Council Meeting of 26 August 2026. The first notable topic of the night was Leave of Absence – which usually doesn’t rate much of a mention. But with Councillor Graham in the room, things are never quite so straight forward. He, Councillor Clark and Mayor Ben Lawver all applied for leave over the next short while. Cr Graham then spoke against approving the Mayor’s request for leave given the upcoming Elector’s Meeting on 15 September 2026. This date was set by the Mayor and yet this is the first day of the Mayor’s requested leave, he noted. Cr Graham added - “I just don’t think it is appropriate that the Mayor is going to miss that electors’ meeting…. I don't see why the electors’ meeting shouldn't have been held while you were still…
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…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – 1N in S….. H….., Data Centres, Meta 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…
Investing in Defence in Life, Law & Culture
Pat Conroy, the Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Pacific Island Affairs, yesterday opened the Defence Industry and Capability Forum…

VR – V is for Victory, R is for Roos!

in Shipping & Sailing
Our Shipping & Sailing Correspondent Jean Hudson reports that BONDS Flying Roos Win it All at Sassnitz, Germany, on the Baltic Sea in Event 9, Rolex SailGP Season 6 | August 22–23, 2026 Guten Tag from Sassnitz - I’m not actually in Germany, but I’m in Europe and was able to watch the SailGP racing as it happened! BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team driven by Tom Slingsby celebrate as they cross the finish line to win the final race on Race Day 2 of the ROCKWOOL Germany Sail Grand Prix in Sassnitz, Germany. Sunday 23 August 2026. Rolex SailGP Championship…

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