Archive for month: August, 2023

Fremantle, caught in a net – A Poem
FREMANTLE, CAUGHT IN A NET Not a city of Lego, not a jigsaw or a Rubik cube. A jumble of…
Freo’s High Line? The High Street Circus and Canyon Trail
Freo may not have the exact equivalent of New York City’s now famous High Line to walk along, but we…
Women’s History, Heritage and Woodside Maternity Hospital
What do we think of when we think of East Fremantle’s Woodside? We think of a beautiful early twentieth century…
Red Meat – the lot, a little, or none?
A juicy burger is a staple in many Australians’ diet. Yet research shows regularly eating red meat can increase your…
After The Game v Brisbane – With Snaps Truly
You might remember that last week I didn’t watch Freo beat Geelong, because I doubted they could pull it off;…
The Pacific Northwest, an Evergreen Jewel in the US’s West Coast Crown
The best way to sneak in a visit to a decommissioned nuclear site in Washington’s Columbia Basin was to disguise…
YES23 Campaign Kicks Into High Gear This Weekend
Yes23 - the YES campaign that brings together grassroots organisations all campaigning for constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
Getting The Voice – A Nation Healed and United In A Voice
Twenty years ago, during my first visit to an Aboriginal community for Centrecare, I saw a man enter a tuck…
Shipping News Editor Goes Down The Rabbit Hole
Yesterday, 2 August 2023, Fremantle Shipping News’ Editor, Michael Barker, bravely fronted the regular Fremantle Chamber of Commerce’s Down The…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Robodebt, Brittany Higgins, Trump, Russia, Rockingham, Protests, The Voice, The Matildas
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. In this podcast, the Shipping News’…