Archive for month: April, 2026

SEEN IN FREO – Day One FISAF
So the Freo International Street Arts Festival got underway today, Friday 3 April 2026 and our Jean Hudson was there…
The global risk of protests and terrorism
No one really wants to think about these risks, but it as well to be fully aware. Here’s the latest…
VIEW FROM THE ROUND HOUSE WITH MARTIN DRUM – MORE OF THE SAME, TRUMP, IRAN, THE PM & PETROL
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Round House, Fremantle  Today, our Editor, Michael Barker asks…
Now this is different – at the cross. live
Easter is upon us, and for Freo Christians here’s a different take on the Stations of the Cross. Well, a…
Don’t Miss Freo’s Brilliant Easter Street Arts Festival
The Fremantle International Street Arts Festival starts tomorrow, 3 April and runs through Easter in the streets of Freo. Don’t…
The Catalpa Escape Podcast Series – Episode 12
The Catalpa Escape was the escape, on 17 April 1876, of six Irish ‘military’ Fenians from the ‘Convict Establishment’, now…
Flying Roos on the Hunt in Rio: Chasing SailGP Glory in 2026
It doesn’t seem so long ago that the 1st SailGP race of 2026 was underway here in Fremantle. Suddenly, the…
Catalpa – Escape to Freedom: The Book
On Monday 23 March, a very significant piece of Shipping News was revealed at Fremantle Prison with the launch of a new book, Catalpa - Escape…
Freo-based TSL Expands Dry Bulk Fleet
Don’t miss our podcast interview with Craig Thompson, Chairman of Thompson Shipping Group as TSL adds TSL LUSAHA TO its…
Gas Tax Debate Heats Up: What’s Being Proposed — and Why It Matters to WA
Australia is in the middle of a major debate about how much the nation should earn from exporting its gas.…