Archive for year: 2025
What Are Gen Zedders Thinking?
in Life, Law & Culture
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?
in Life, Law & Culture
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
in Life, Law & Culture
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!
in Shipping News
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?
in Life, Law & Culture
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
in Life, Law & Culture
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
in Life, Law & Culture
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 …
in Life, Law & Culture
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
in Shipping News
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
in Shipping News
Fremantle College Year 8 Specialist Marine Studies students yesterday visited the Japanese Icebreaker Shirase, a frequent visitor to Fremantle who’s…