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Freo Today. 27 April 2026. As our Jean Hudson was departing Fremantle for Rottnest Wadjemup on ANZAC Saturday morning, she took this lovely photograph of dawn breaking softly over Fremantle Harbour and the RO-RO Genuine Ace heading towards open water and Adelaide – a quiet, steady passage on a morning of remembrance.

Spirit of Tasmania V: From Finnish Shipyard to Fremantle to Dark Mofo in Shipping & Sailing
Last August here on the Shipping News we had the privilege of covering Spirit of Tasmania IV on her way…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 7 2026 V Carlton in Uncategorised
Giving thanks On this ANZAC Day, when we give thanks and remember and rather mistakenly link young footballers to old warriors, I…
A Schooner or a Barquentine? in Shipping & Sailing
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

in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Round House, Fremantle  Today, our Editor, Michael Barker asks the Prof about ANZAC Day and how it resonates these days, Iran, of course, which seems to be never ending, and the upcoming Federal Government changed to the NDIS system, as well as the likely Budget initiatives we can expect from Jim Chalmers, all of which seem to spell out Bye Bye Boomers - your days are over! Professor Martin Drum, expanding on an issue during the recording of View from the Round House Martin Drum is the Executive Dean for the Faculty…
Arts Scene Around Freo in Gig Guide
Welcome to our new feature - Arts Scene Around Freo - compiled by our Arts Editor, Gayle O’Leary. Here we…
Rarely A Dull Moment – Community Safety, Community Health, Seasonal Trading Policy Updated in Life, Law & Culture
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! in Life, Law & Culture
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 in Shipping & Sailing
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 in Life, Law & Culture
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! in Life, Law & Culture
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

in Life, Law & Culture
John Kinder is Emeritus Professor of Italian Studies at University of Western Australia. He taught at UWA for 33 years. In his academic life, John published on the Italian language among migrants in Australia and New Zealand, on Italian grammar and authored a multimedia history of the Italian language. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, a Corresponding Fellow of the Accademia della Crusca, and a Grand Ufficiale of the Order of the Star of Italy. Now he’s also the author of a new biography just published by UWA Publishing, The Canon of Ancona, which carries…
The Wednesday Poem in Life, Law & Culture
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 in Life, Law & Culture
Royal Commission has set up an National Legal Advice Service The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has advised…
SHARK 1 in Shipping & Sailing
Not just any shark, but SHARK 1! Here’s a lovely pic of a lovely vessel called SHARK 1, registered in…

After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 6 2026 v West Coast Eagles

in Life, Law & Culture
A notable cultural artefact I was worried. The way older people worry they have forgotten their passports and can be seen in departure lounges repeatedly and frantically patting at their shirt or trouser pockets, just in case their ticket to the future has been lost or mislaid or left at home. I was worried that even after winning eight of the last nine derbies, Freo might … Well, you know. Mrs Snaps and the Junior Snaps sought to remind me that whatever might happen in Derby 62 would unfold independently of my weird anxiety and could I just shut up, watch the game, and stop acting…

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