All articles published by The Daily Perspective from 28 February to 29 March 2026.
A single mother from Adelaide is grieving after her German shepherd died following a suspected poisoning, raising concerns about pet safety and animal welfare in the community.
Aisha Khoury 
Mojtaba Khamenei, a mid-ranking cleric with deep security force ties, has been named Iran's new supreme leader just over a week after his father's assassination in US-Israeli strikes.
Aisha Khoury 
Iran's women's football team faces mounting concerns about safety upon their return home, with reports of strict surveillance during the tournament and fears of legal consequences for political defiance.
Yuki Tamura 
Venture capitalists funded AI to disrupt every industry. Now they're grappling with disruption in their own backyard.
Darren Ong 
Queensland police pulled a child from a car in floodwaters near Bundaberg as most of the state braces for flooding from intense tropical rain.
Meg Hadley 
Queensland calls for coordinated national approach to fuel security as regional suppliers run dry and farming operations face critical shortages during harvest season.
Priya Narayanan 
A man has been charged with murder after emergency services found a 37-year-old with a stab wound to the chest at a Concord home. The 41-year-old arrested at the scene was refused bail.
Sarah Cheng 
Zac Lomax's move to rugby union sparks outrage over his dismissal of rugby league as less than a 'truly international stage'.
Megan Torres 
Iran's women's football team has exited the Asian Cup. Now Australia faces a critical question about its obligations to athletes who have shown extraordinary courage.
Megan Torres 
Australia is weighing whether to deploy its most advanced surveillance aircraft to help defend Gulf nations from Iranian missile and drone strikes, as the government works to manage evacuation operations for stranded Australians.
Zara Mitchell 
Former Triple J host Tracee Hutchison is running as an independent in the Nepean by-election, betting that locals on the Mornington Peninsula no longer see themselves reflected in major party candidates.
Jake Nguyen 
Upper gastrointestinal cancers, including pancreatic and stomach cancer, now cause more deaths than lung cancer in Australia, according to new mortality data that reveals a concerning acceleration in this group of difficult-to-detect diseases.
Helen Cartwright 
A Bali court has handed down 16-year sentences to two Australian men for the June 2025 murder of fellow Australian Zivan Radmanovic at a villa in Munggu. The victim's family expressed disappointment as the sentences came in below prosecutors' 18-year demand.
Victoria Crawford 
West Footscray once lived up to its reputation as an industrial stronghold. Now it's becoming home to technology companies and young professionals, in one of Melbourne's most dramatic urban transformations.
Helen Cartwright 
The head of Australia's national testing program has urged parents to refuse requests from selective schools asking for NAPLAN results during enrolment, warning the practice undermines the test's intended purpose.
Grace Okonkwo 
Queensland police have rescued several motorists stranded in dangerous floodwaters across the Wide Bay region, but worsening conditions forced rescue helicopters to stand down.
Victoria Crawford 
The Moomba Parade drew large crowds but exposed fractures within Melbourne's multicultural fabric when organisers banned a disputed historical symbol, triggering community backlash and legal concerns.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Australia's rental crisis has reached a breaking point. Nearly a third of renters' income goes to housing, while 1.26 million households are in financial distress. New protections offer little relief.
Kate Morrison 
The reigning premiers face the AFL tribunal on Tuesday night in a bid to clear co-captain Harris Andrews and defender Darcy Gardiner, after their Opening Round loss to the Western Bulldogs left the defence stretched thin.
Patrick Donnelly 
Following a February Supreme Court decision that struck down Trump's tariffs, hundreds of companies are suing for refunds of billions paid under now-invalid duties. The refund process itself is becoming a legal and logistical nightmare.
Riley Fitzgerald 
The Queensland Greens have agreed to pay Drew Hutton's legal costs following his successful bid to have his membership reinstated after a court challenge to his expulsion.
Aisha Khoury 
A Richlands massage therapist has been charged with one count of rape following an alleged assault on a client in February. The man is due to appear in court next month.
Rachel Thornbury A landmark Macquarie University study has found gaming disorder starting in primary school rather than teenage years, with 100,000 Australian children affected and developmental impacts four times worse than previously thought.
Jake Nguyen Private health insurance premiums are set to rise by 4.41% from April 1, 2026, the largest increase since 2017. But there's a simple strategy to avoid it: lock in your current rate before mid-March.
Aisha Khoury 
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff has been making the media rounds defending the company's new AI features, but his answers reveal uncomfortable contradictions between privacy protections and surveillance capabilities.
Aisha Khoury 
Tehran residents woke to toxic black rain after overnight strikes on major oil facilities. Health experts warn of serious respiratory dangers and long-term environmental contamination.
Priya Narayanan 
Australians are scrambling for fuel containers and stockpiling petrol as Middle East tensions trigger price spikes and supply rationing. Regional fuel suppliers report being completely cut off.
Aisha Khoury 
Fresh analysis of NASA's DART asteroid impact reveals a minuscule but measurable change that could add years of warning time to deflect a dangerous asteroid.
Yuki Tamura 
The surviving suspect in Sydney's Bondi Beach terror attack has asked a court to suppress the identities of his mother, sister and brother, citing safety concerns.
Sophia Vargas Australian families are bracing for another expensive school year, with 30% unable to afford uniforms and supplies. The average bill has climbed to $712 for primary students and $1,166 for secondary students.
Kate Morrison