No Showdown strut for Crows with Dockers on the horizon Emerging star Riley Thilthorpe booted five goals in last week's Showdown win, but the Crows expect Fremantle to put plenty of work into him this Saturday. AAP · Apr 5, 2023
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 · Apr 2, 2023
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 · Apr 2, 2023
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? The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2023
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 · Mar 26, 2023
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 · Mar 25, 2023
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 · Mar 22, 2023
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. AAP · Mar 21, 2023
PM condemns salutes at rally – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2023
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 · Mar 20, 2023
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 · Mar 19, 2023
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 · Mar 19, 2023
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 · Mar 19, 2023
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 · Mar 19, 2023
Daily Mirror · Feb 4, 2023 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
ABC News · Jan 21, 2023 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 · Dec 23, 2022 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 · Dec 9, 2022 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 · Dec 7, 2022 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.
ABC News · Nov 26, 2022 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 · Nov 24, 2022 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 · Oct 28, 2022 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 · Oct 28, 2022 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 · Oct 28, 2022 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 · Oct 27, 2022 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.