Life, Law & Culture

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…
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…
The Shipping Forecast – A Lovely Gift!
I have to tell you folks, one of the wonderful things that comes with being the Editor of Fremantle Shipping…
The Wednesday Poem
Daytime Moon​ distance between us blue wash craters covered, glossed and you only half there winter moon so close to…
Bird – Film Review
There really are so many good films showing just now, it’s hard to keep up. Bird is another. You’ll want…