Archive for year: 2025

What Are Gen Zedders Thinking?
The editor of FSN was telling me he’d love to know just what first time Gen Z voters might be…
Can We Really Outsource our Human Rights Obligations?
A friend asked me last week whether there was a viable alternative to offshore detention for refugees who have committed…
International Ice Bath Day – Leighton Beach
Following the success of last year’s Guinness World Record for setting a new World Record for the First Ever Biggest…
Ciao Costa Deliziosa, Benvenuta a Freo!
The beautiful, Italian flagged Costa Deliziosa arrived early this morning on her maiden visit to Fremantle. [caption id="attachment_49219" align="alignnone" width="800"]…
If you wanted to, how could you go about trying to isolate the US economically?
If the rest of the world wanted to economically isolate the United States, they could employ a combination of tariffs,…
Rarely A Dull Moment – Sign of the Times for Heritage, Roman Holiday, What’s Working, Things are in Motion
Many interesting topics to dive into this fortnight after the Ordinary Freo Council Meeting of Wednesday, 26 February 2025. Everything…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – On Repeat: Ukraine, Trump, Australia, WA
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Today we sort of repeat the…
Look Into The Sky To See The Seven Sisters …
On a clear night, look up, and you’ll see a cluster of stars—the Pleiades. But did you know this celestial…
Emotional Farewell to Shirase As She Heads Back To The Ice
Japan's famous icebreaker Shirase, a frequent visitor to Fremantle, arrived in Fremantle from Antarctica on Sunday 23 February 2025, carrying…
Freo College Kids Embark Shirase
Fremantle College Year 8 Specialist Marine Studies students yesterday visited the Japanese Icebreaker Shirase, a frequent visitor to Fremantle who’s…