Fremantle
Opinion
Rottnest Island
Moody, magical – and quiet: Why summer isn’t the best time to visit Perth’s favourite holiday island
There is something extraordinarily beautiful about the dramatic landscape, rocky cliffs and translucent waters of Rotto in winter.
- by Brendan Foster
Latest
Historic Freo tree faces axe as council backflips on protection – again
A prominent Moreton Bay fig is again in danger with the state’s most famously progressive council taking the 140-year-old beauty off its significant tree register.
- by Mark Naglazas and Emma Young
Australian indoor women’s hockey coach stood down over child sex abuse charges
Lauren Austin, 39, appeared in Fremantle Magistrates Court on Friday in relation to allegations that she indecently dealt with and sexually penetrated a child.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Ezra Holt
Perth transport delays and disruptions on the rise as Metronet rattles along
All train lines, except the partially-closed Armadale Line, experienced significant growth in patronage numbers when compared to the previous 12 months.
- by Sarah Brookes
Updated
Perth
Investigators descend on Fremantle over smashing of The Leeuwin
The damage sustained to the vessel is devastating, says the Fremantle Port Authority, with investigators to view the wreckage and interview those involved.
- by Holly Thompson and Emma Young
Opinion
AFL 2024
Summer slog: Top to-dos for Eagles and Dockers this off-season
The Dockers must discover a way to start delivering in big moments. And while the Eagles must first find a coach, there are other factors they can’t ignore.
- by Paddy Sweeney
Can the Dockers keep their finals hopes alive? It’s all down to this last round
Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley is ignoring Fremantle’s finals permutations ahead of Sunday’s fixture in Perth – a game they must win if they want any chance at keeping their finals hopes alive.
- by Justin Chadwick
Opinion
AFL 2024
Dockers in dangerous position; Eagles fail to read the script
The Dockers no longer have their finals fate in their own hands. And a sense of occasion should have brought a third straight win for the Eagles – but did not.
- by Paddy Sweeney
Review
Lola’s
Freo’s newly hatted restaurant has the kind of pizza you attack with a team
Flour, sugo and cheese, oh my! But there’s more than that to this raw pared-back dining room in the resurgent west end of our port city.
- by Max Veenhuyzen
‘It’s got to stop’: Perth parents’ plea after teenage son’s crash death
Nick Campo’s parents faced the media with a message for young drivers after the 18-year-old’s death in North Lake last weekend.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
The new Freo restaurant that’s like going over to a chef mate’s place for dinner
A community eatery reviving a much-loved location over winter has well-priced coastal Mediterranean dishes – and chefs trained in an influential Perth dining room.
- by Max Veenhuyzen
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