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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.

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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…

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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.

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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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Committee for Perth report charts slow progress to outdoor dining, with lessons for the city's planning future

It was back in 1977 when Fremantle cafe owner Nunzio Gumina asked the council for permission to put three tables outside on the footpath that kickstarted a dining revolution in Perth.

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Hard work key for Saints' King under Lyon

Fremantle midfielder Andrew Brayshaw credits Ross Lyon for helping him become an elite AFL player, and he hopes the veteran coach is appointed at St Kilda.

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City of Fremantle to consider limiting fossil fuel advertising on council buildings and property

The City of Fremantle weighs up restricting fossil fuel advertisements on council property as part of its effort to combat climate change.

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Demons crush Dockers with late AFLW blitz

Melbourne forward Kate Hore has kicked three goals to lead her side to a 30-point AFLW win over the Dockers at Fremantle Oval.

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Violent offenders to be banned from West Australian entertainment precincts following death of Giuseppe Raco

The West Australian government will introduce new laws to ban people convicted of violent and sexual offences from Northbridge, Fremantle, Scarborough, Hillarys and Mandurah for five years.

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Star Liberatore out of Bulldogs' AFL final

Star Western Bulldogs midfielder Tom Liberatore will not play in Saturday night's AFL elimination final against Fremantle after suffering a hamstring injury.

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Brayshaw brothers continue family football success as Andy named AFL All Australian

Wrapped in colours belonging to the Dockers and the Dees, Ian Brayshaw can't wipe the smile from his face, thanks to grandson and newly crowned All Australian Andy Brayshaw.

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Fremantle four lead AFL Under22 team

Four Fremantle players have been picked in the AFL's 22Under22 team, with star midfielder Andrew Brayshaw named as captain.

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More allegations of indecent dealings with children levelled against former Fremantle school priest

A Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing Fremantle schoolboys in the 1980s is also known for kissing and touching younger members of his flock in another southern Perth parish.

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Former CBC Fremantle student claims chaplain Damian Barker sexually abused boys in 'lockable confessional'

Former Christian Brothers College schoolboy Travis Adams tells how he tried to protect himself from the school's chaplain, Father Damian Barker, who allegedly lured boys into a purpose-built confessional to abuse them in the early 1980s.

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AFL live ScoreCentre: Western Bulldogs vs GWS, Adelaide vs North Melbourne, Gold Coast vs Geelong, Melbourne vs Carlton, Fremantle vs West Coast live scores, stats and results

Carlton was just seconds away from confirming a finals spot before a Melbourne goal condemned the Blues to defeat, while Fremantle scores a 24-point win over West Coast in the Western Derby.

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Luke Jackson has a friend in Docker Darcy

A host of ruckmen are expected to change clubs at the end of the AFL season, with Luke Jackson and Brodie Grundy at the top of the list.

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Rabia Siddique's husband, WA doctor Anthony Jenner Bell, charged with domestic violence

A Fremantle magistrate lifts a suppression order against St John of God doctor Anthony Jenner Bell, who is accused of assaulting his wife, human rights lawyer Rabia Siddique.

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Fremantle's Spare Parts Puppet Theatre cancels all upcoming shows after building deemed unsafe

The iconic Spare Parts Puppet Theatre in the heart of Fremantle closes, after a decision by the WA government which theatre staff claim comes suddenly and without warning.

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How last century's bubonic plague outbreak was met with many of the same strategies as COVID-19

A trove of unread documents in WA's state records lays bare the story of how the city tackled a sudden outbreak of deadly disease brought in by rats onboard ships.

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Leeds United Australia diary day nine: Cappuccino Strip, politicians and Fremantle

The Whites are coming to their end of their pre-season tour of Australia

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Bamford impresses, Kristensen's passion & Aaronson's extras - Inside Leeds United training in Perth

The Whites held an open training at the Fremantle Oval on Wednesday afternoon

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Time Magazine names Fremantle one of the world's top 50 travel destinations

Only two places in Australia made Time Magazine's list of the 50 best places to travel in the world.

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Fremantle named in Time magazine’s 50 Greatest Places of 2022

The port city of Fremantle has been named as one of the top travel destinations, with TIME magazine calling it the place to "eat, drink and be Aussie".

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WWII history kept alive at heritage-listed Fortress Fremantle's Leighton Battery, a window on wartime Perth

Built into a limestone hill in what's known as Fortress Fremantle, the Leighton Battery has munitions stores, secret command bunkers, and 360-degree artillery batteries with large-calibre guns. The history of these World War II defence structures is being preserved to remind us how close the enemy came to West Australian…

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Docker Sam Switkowski sent to AFL Tribunal

Fremantle forward Sam Switkowski is facing suspension after being referred straight to the AFL Tribunal for a dangerous chicken wing tackle.

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