Kerr's Record Goal Seals Gritty Matildas Win, But Work Awaits
Sam Kerr's 70th international goal secured three points for the Matildas, but an 85% possession share yielding just one goal reveals the work ahead.
Megan Torres Article Archive
All articles published by The Daily Perspective from 28 February to 29 March 2026.
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Megan Torres 
Sink the Street: Bold Plan to Bury Stanley Street and Build a New Woolloongabba
A proposal to tunnel beneath Stanley Street in Woolloongabba could reshape the suburb with 2,500 homes and a vast new urban park before Brisbane hosts the 2032 Olympics.
Megan Torres 
Redland Council CEO's Family Tie to Developer Raises Transparency Questions
Redland City Council's CEO has a decade-long family connection to developer Fox and Bell but has declined to say when the conflict was formally registered.
Oliver Pemberton 
First Blood: US Troops Die in Kuwait as the Iran War Enters Its Second Day
Three US troops killed in Kuwait as joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran enter their second day, with the death of Supreme Leader Khamenei reshaping the Middle East.
Daniel Kovac 
War as a Wager: Polymarket's $529M Iran Betting Scandal
As bombs fell on Tehran, prediction platform Polymarket recorded $529M in bets on the strikes. Six new accounts appear to have known the date in advance.
Andrew Marsh 
Canberra Backs Iran Strikes as Thousands of Australians Stranded in the Gulf
Australia has backed joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran, with the government now urgently trying to locate thousands of Australians stranded as Middle East airspace collapses.
Samantha Blake 
From Dubai: How the Gulf's Worst Aviation Crisis in Years Is Stranding Australians
More than 1,800 flights cancelled, airports struck, and Australian travellers stranded. The conflict's aviation fallout is now Canberra's consular emergency.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Kerr's 70th Goal and a Keeper Surprise: Matildas Squeeze Past Philippines
Sam Kerr's 70th international goal sealed a 1-0 win over the Philippines, but the real story was goalkeeper Chloe Lincoln's cool head in an extraordinary injury crisis.
Jimmy O'Brien 
F1's Biggest Shakeup in a Generation Hits Melbourne This Weekend
Formula 1 arrives at Melbourne's Albert Park on Sunday with the sport's biggest regulation reset in decades, two brand-new teams, and a rookie making his debut.
Jimmy O'Brien 
Canberra's Silence on Legality Puts Australia's Credibility at Risk
Australia backed the US-Israeli strikes on Iran but refused to assess their legality, drawing criticism from international law experts who warn the stance undermines the rules-based order.
Daniel Kovac 
Middle East War Rocks Markets: What Iran Strikes Mean for Your Hip Pocket
The joint US-Israel strikes on Iran have rattled global markets, with oil prices tipped to spike sharply and Australian motorists warned of significant pain at the bowser.
Andrew Marsh 
Khamenei Killed, Tehran Burns: What the Iran Strike Means for Australia
Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei is dead after a joint US-Israeli strike on Tehran. Australia backs the operation as oil markets brace for severe disruption.
James Callahan 
The Suburbs Nobody Talks About Are Often the Best Places to Live
While Brisbane basks in post-Olympic hype, its overlooked outer suburbs are home to horses, big skies, and a lifestyle that no property listing can fully capture.
Daniel Kovac When the Betting Slip Meets the Bomb: Kalshi Voids Khamenei Wagers
Kalshi voided bets on Khamenei's ouster after his killing in US-Israeli strikes, while rival Polymarket paid out in full. The episode has reignited a fierce debate about death-linked trading.
Andrew Marsh 
Sydney's Australian Museum to Host International Bloodsucker Exhibition
The Australian Museum in Sydney is set to host 'Bloodsuckers: Legends to Leeches', an award-winning exhibition exploring the biology, history, and cultural mythology of blood-feeding creatures.
Yuki Tamura 
After Khamenei: What Australia's Silence Said, and What the Chaos Ahead Means
The US-Israeli strike that killed Ayatollah Khamenei reshapes the Middle East overnight. For Australia, the fallout is only beginning.
Daniel Kovac 
Ponga Hits the Jackpot as Brown's Las Vegas Debut Breaks Even
Newcastle beat North Queensland 28-18 in Las Vegas, with Kalyn Ponga starring and Dylan Brown showing promise in his debut as the NRL's richest-ever player.
Patrick Donnelly 
NSW bets on broader gifted education to fix a selective system under strain
The NSW government is promising more pathways for gifted students beyond selective schools, backed by $100 million in upgrades — but critics say the equity problem runs deeper.
Aisha Khoury 
ASX Hits Records, But the Real Story Is What's Happening Underneath
The ASX 200 closed February at a fresh record high of 9,202, but the calm surface conceals brutal sector-level volatility that is reshaping how Australians should think about their portfolios.
Mitchell Tan 
Chile's Beloved Corn Pie Is the Comfort Food Your Winter Table Needs
Chile's national comfort dish combines sweet corn, spiced meat and a golden baked crust in a way no other recipe quite does. Here's everything you need to know.
Ella Sullivan 
The Ex-Convict and the $10 Billion AI Bet Shaking Australian Markets
Oliver Curtis served time for insider trading. Now he co-leads a $6 billion AI infrastructure company with a $10 billion debt deal. Not everyone is convinced.
James Callahan 
Opera, Identity and the Weight of the Stolen Generations
Deborah Cheetham Fraillon was taken from her mother at three weeks old. Six of nine siblings shared the same fate. Now she leads Australia's First Nations opera scene.
Sophia Vargas 
The Great Australian Dream Is Fading, and Policy Built the Wall
Australia's love affair with home ownership stretches back 170 years. Now, economists and historians say the policy settings that once made it possible are the very ones tearing it apart.
James Callahan 
From Florida to Rupanyup: A Former NASA Engineer's New Life in the Victorian Wheat Belt
Former NASA engineer Bobbi Waterman left Florida for Rupanyup, Victoria, joining a growing wave of trans Americans seeking safety and community outside the US.
Zara Mitchell 
Joy, Grief and a Homeland on Fire: Iran's Australian Diaspora Reacts
Scenes of celebration and quiet grief unfolded across Australia's cities as Iranian-Australians absorbed the confirmation that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed.
Ella Sullivan 
Months of Surveillance, One Morning: How Khamenei Was Killed
The assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a coordinated US-Israeli strike has sent shockwaves through global energy markets and forced Canberra into one of its most consequential foreign policy moments in years.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Barcelona Unveils the Phone With a Robot Brain and the Camera That Costs as Much as a Car
MWC 2026 in Barcelona has delivered robots, record-thin foldables, and a Leica-branded Xiaomi phone priced at nearly AU$4,000. Here's what matters.
Zara Mitchell OpenAI's Pentagon Deal: Smart Diplomacy or Capitulation?
OpenAI has struck a deal to deploy its AI models in Pentagon classified systems, hours after rival Anthropic was designated a national security risk for refusing the same demands.
Tom Whitfield 
Hormuz Closure Puts Australia's Fuel Supply Chain on a Knife's Edge
Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz following US-Israeli strikes threatens to send oil prices above $100 a barrel and expose Australia's indirect fuel dependency.
Mitchell Tan 
Australia Backs Iran Strikes as Canberra Counts the Costs
Australia has endorsed the joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran that killed supreme leader Khamenei, as Canberra weighs its strategic obligations against mounting legal and economic risks.
Daniel Kovac