Archive for year: 2026

A Schooner or a Barquentine?
That is the question! An avid Freo ship, boat, vessel and craft watcher has written in and posed a question…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – ANZAC Day, Iran, The NDIS, The Budget, The Farrer By-Election, and Bye Bye Boomers
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Round House, Fremantle  Today, our Editor, Michael Barker asks…
Rarely A Dull Moment – Community Safety, Community Health, Seasonal Trading Policy Updated
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle…
My five weeks in newspaper heaven!
Tim Slater loves newspapers. The ones you can hold in your hands and finish up with ink smudged on your…
Investigating The Investigator Investigating The Sea
Next Generation Marine Experts Set Sail  You may have seen the bright blue (RV) Investigator in Fremantle since last weekend. She’s Australia’s only research vessel and…
Shmoozing with the Mayor
Our Editor, Michael Barker caught up with the Mayor of Fremantle, Ben Lawver yesterday to find out how he has…
Freo Press Get Early 50th Birthday Pressie!
Fremantle Press shortlisted for Australian Book Industry Award in lead up to 50th Birthday Party and Open Day this Friday 24…
Interview with John Kinder – The Canon of Ancona
John Kinder is Emeritus Professor of Italian Studies at University of Western Australia. He taught at UWA for 33 years.…
The Wednesday Poem
Fremantle Shipping News is pleased to bring you The Wednesday Poem. In this feature we post poems by Freo and Freo-connected…
Bondi Royal Commission – National Legal Advice Service
Royal Commission has set up an National Legal Advice Service The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has advised…