Life, Law & Culture

History Lives! – A Case Study of Conflict
Many of us will have walked past this monument in Esplanade Park, Fremantle. Even stopped and studied it. And read…
Fremantle Actor Ewen Leslie Has a Blast in the Desert with Operation Buffalo
Who knew that when the British Government secretly blew up remote parts of the Australian desert in the mid-1950s, atom bombs weren’t the only things being tested?
On yer Mark, get set,…and on Saturday, 6 June 2020, GO!
On Friday, 29 May 2020 the Premier of Western Australia, Mark McGowan, announced the much awaited further normalisation of life…
Fine Photography – Simon Cowling
Fine Photography is a regular feature on the Shipping News. Simon is one of those reasonably rare birds, even rarer…
LAYLA O episode 7: A Lockdown Proposal
Layla O, the incomparable, the irrepressible, the irresistible, the sometimes irritating, and very famous Agony Aunt, now weaves her particular…
Joanna’s Candlelit Soirees at Kidogo – This Saturday with Tobias Gosfield
Joanna Robertson, the force behind all the wonderful things that happen at Kidogo Arthouse, Bathers Beach, Fremantle, and lots of…
Places I Love – Fremantle’s Coastal Bike Path: Cycling into the future
When covid struck the world, my treadly had been collecting dust for quite some time. Social distancing and self-isolation became the norm.…
Fremantle Shipping News Supplies Model as Murdoch Media Empire Goes Digital
Australia’s media has gone into a frenzy today reporting that so many of the regional and country titles of the…
What’s open and what’s not open – Update on City of Freo services
Playspaces, skateparks and public facilities All playspaces and skateparks are closed until further notice All public toilets are now open. An…