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Revisiting the forgotten saga of Australia's coal hulks

How Australia's sturdy old sailing ships were recycled into a useful fleet of coal hulks.

Newcastle Herald

Fremantle survive against injury-obliterated West Coast, Melbourne impress against Sydney, Gold Coast stun Geelong

West Coast lose five players to injury in one game, allowing Fremantle to run over the top and get their first win of the year, while Melbourne impress against Sydney and Gold Coast stunned the winless Geelong.

ABC News

Frantic finish typifies new North Melbourne and same old Clarkson

Were Fremantle robbed? Or would it have been grand larceny if the free kick was awarded and they had kicked the set shot?

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AFL says umpires correct with Perth final siren call

The AFL has ruled that the umpires correctly handled the controversial finish to North Melbourne's one-point win over Fremantle in Perth.

AAP

AFL says officials get North Melbourne-Fremantle finish right, as St Kilda, Western Bulldogs, Richmond and Collingwood earn wins

The AFL confirms officials got it right with no free before the final siren in the Kangaroos' one-point win over Fremantle, while St Kilda top the ladder with an impressive win over the Western Bulldogs.

ABC News

Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates doco may open old wounds for daughter Tiger Lily

New doco about British TV host Paula Yates and her late partner Michael Hutchence airs in UK as daughter Tiger Lily lives a quiet life in WA.

The New Daily

Dockers back in Fyfe to rebound against Roos

Former Fremantle skipper Nat Fyfe had a tough start to the AFL season against St Kilda but his teammates are backing him to regain his magic touch.

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PM condemns salutes at rally – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

McLeod’s Daughters actor Peter Hardy drowns at Western Australia beach

The 66-year-old actor, who also appeared in Chopper and Neighbours, died while snorkelling at Fremantle’s South beach

The Guardian - AU

McLeod's Daughters star Peter Hardy dies snorkelling at Fremantle beach

Family and friends pay tribute to the 66-year-old Australian actor — best known for playing Phil Rakich in McLeod's Daughters — who had been visiting from his new home in London.

ABC News

Neighbours actor Peter Hardy found dead on Australian beach aged 66

The star drowned at a beach in Fremantle near Perth, Western Australia, on Thursday after he was visiting from London.

Daily Record

Neighbours actor Peter Hardy found dead on Australian beach as family pay tribute

Neighbours actor Peter Hardy has died at the age of 66 after he drowned at a beach in Fremantle near Perth, Western Australia, on Thursday. Family and friends have been paying heartbreaking tributes.

Irish Mirror

Peter Hardy dies as Neighbours actor, 66, found dead on Australian beach

Neighbours actor Peter Hardy has died at the age of 66 after he drowned at a beach in Fremantle near Perth, Western Australia, on Thursday

Daily Mirror

Teen jetski girl mauled to death by shark in front of friends in horror river attack

A 16-year-old girl tragically died as she swam near the Fremantle Traffic Bridge over the Swan River in Perth, Australia, in the first deadly shark attack in more than a century

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Bousfields Menswear to close its doors in Fremantle, ending 121-year legacy

Bousfields Menswear was opened by Thomas Bousfield in 1902 and grew a reputation for stellar customer service, a legacy maintained for well over a century as one of WA's longest-running retailers.

ABC News

WA's new Protected Entertainment Precinct laws are now in force. Here's how they work

Police have been given extraordinary new powers to exclude people from five major parts of Perth, Fremantle, and Mandurah for up to six months for anti-social behaviour. Here's how the new laws will work.

AAP

Murder charge over WA mother's death

A 21-year-old man will face a Perth court charged with the murder of a young mother whose body was found in a Fremantle harbour.

AAP

WA police seek clues over body in harbour

West Australian police are seeking information from the public about the last movements of a woman whose body was recovered from a Fremantle harbour.

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Bali-bound cruise ship Queen Elizabeth diverted to Fremantle due to COVID-19 outbreak

The Queen Elizabeth was due to arrive in Bali on Monday, but will now travel to Western Australia with "10-15 per cent" of passengers onboard COVID-positive, according to the West Australian government.

The Conversation

Amazon's resuscitation of Neighbours: can Aussie TV become good friends with streaming?

Many were shocked by the announcement last Friday that Australian soap opera Neighbours would return to screens in 2023, courtesy of a new deal between production house Fremantle Australia and multinational digital streamer Amazon. Significantly, this announcement overturns many expectations about television in the age of streaming.

The New Daily

Cruise ships are back and carrying COVID. No, it’s not 2020. Here’s what needs to happen next

The Coral Princess, with an unconfirmed number of people testing positive on board, is set to dock at Fremantle, Western Australia.

ABC News

Coral Princess docks at Fremantle amid COVID outbreak, as guests tested before disembarking

A cruise ship with about 2,000 guests, 900 crew and a growing outbreak of COVID-19 on board has arrived in Fremantle Port, but most guests return negative tests and are free to explore the area.

The Conversation

Cruise ships are back and carrying COVID. No, it’s not 2020. But here’s what needs to happen next

Cruise ships carrying passengers with COVID are back in the news. The Coral Princess, with an unconfirmed number of people testing positive on board, is set to dock at Fremantle, Western Australia. The Quantum of The Seas, with passengers reportedly testing positive, is heading for Brisbane. There have been similar…

AAP

Virus-infected cruise ship to dock in WA

West Australian authorities are confident a COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Coral Princess cruise liner will be contained as it prepares to dock in Fremantle.

AAP

Liner with virus cases heads for Fremantle

A large cruise liner with some COVID-19 cases on board is heading for Fremantle after bad weather prevented a stop in the West Australian port of Geraldton.

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