Iran's Supreme Leader Killed as US-Israel Strikes Plunge Region Into Crisis
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in joint US-Israel strikes on Tehran, triggering retaliatory attacks across the region and a deep power vacuum in Iran.
Ella Sullivan Article Archive
All articles published by The Daily Perspective from 28 February to 29 March 2026.
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Ella Sullivan 
Kerr's milestone header fires Matildas to hard-fought Asian Cup win
Sam Kerr scored her 70th Matildas goal as Australia opened the 2026 Women's Asian Cup with a 1-0 win over the Philippines at Perth Stadium.
Patrick Donnelly 
Healy's 158 at Hobart Ends a Defining Chapter in Australian Women's Cricket
Alyssa Healy scored 158 off 98 balls in her final ODI at Bellerive Oval, powering Australia to 409/7 and a 185-run victory over India.
Priya Narayanan 
Kerr Delivers, But Matildas Leave Perth With Questions Unanswered
Sam Kerr's 70th international goal settled the opener at Perth Stadium, but the Matildas' failure to convert dominant possession into a bigger scoreline raised early concerns.
Patrick Donnelly 
Piracy Without Guilt: Why Streaming Giants Are Losing MENA's Youth
Across the Middle East and North Africa, sanctions, currency crises, and licensing failures are driving millions to pirate streaming content. The platforms aren't blameless.
Oliver Pemberton 
Thousands of Australians Stranded as US-Israel Strikes Kill Iran's Supreme Leader
The joint US-Israeli assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei has left thousands of Australians stranded across the Middle East as airports close and over 1,800 flights are cancelled.
Sophia Vargas 
Six-Hour Police Standoff After Armed Man Barricades in Sydney Brothel
A man believed to be armed locked down a Sydney brothel for six hours on Sunday, forcing a major police response that stretched into the evening.
Rachel Thornbury 
California's OS Age Law and Discord's Stumble Reveal a Messy Global Reckoning
California's sweeping new age verification law catches even Linux in its net, while Discord delays its global rollout after a bruising privacy backlash.
Mitchell Tan 
Tehran Burns Again as Iran Races to Fill the Void Left by Khamenei
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, Iran's military is firing back across the Middle East, and Canberra has backed the strikes — here's what it means.
Zara Mitchell 
The AI Agent That Keeps Itself in a Box
NanoClaw, a container-based AI agent platform built by Israeli developer Gavriel Cohen, is challenging the viral OpenClaw with a stripped-back, security-first approach that has already attracted thousands of GitHub stars.
Oliver Pemberton 
Petrol Could Surge 40% as Hormuz Shipping Freezes After Khamenei Killed
Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned vessels to avoid the Strait of Hormuz after a joint US-Israeli strike killed Supreme Leader Khamenei, raising fears of a 40% Australian petrol price surge.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Australian Mother Fights Italian Courts to Reclaim Her Children from Foster Care
An Australian woman and her British partner are battling Italian authorities to regain custody of their three children, removed from their Abruzzo forest home in late 2025.
Ella Sullivan 
Hannah Green Claims Back-to-Back Singapore Glory in Nervy Finish
Hannah Green wins the HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore by one stroke, becoming a two-time champion at Sentosa Golf Club.
Megan Torres The SaaS Apocalypse Was Never Coming. Here's What Is.
A single blog post spooked Wall Street and triggered billions in losses. The panic says more about investor sentiment than the actual future of enterprise software.
Oliver Pemberton 
Red V Rises in Vegas: Dragons Lose the Game but Win the Argument
The Dragons lost 15-14 in golden point to the Bulldogs at Allegiant Stadium, but Shane Flanagan's side gave their fans far more than a consolation.
Jimmy O'Brien 
Parramatta's CBD Dilemma: Offices vs Apartments in Sydney's Second City
Parramatta has grown into Sydney's second CBD, but a fierce planning debate is now underway over whether its skyline should be shaped by offices or apartments.
Sophia Vargas 
Townsville Fire Claim Fifth WNBL Title in Overtime Thriller
Townsville Fire won their fifth WNBL championship and second in four years, beating Perth Lynx 108-105 in overtime in a game that produced 41 lead changes.
Patrick Donnelly 
Blood, Bruises and a Cumbrian's Promise to the NRL
New Dolphins recruit Morgan Knowles bled on debut and kept fighting, channelling the mentorship of NRL legend James Graham as he bids to make his mark at Redcliffe.
Patrick Donnelly 
Kerr's Header Wins Opener, But Matildas Leave Perth Wanting More
Sam Kerr scored her 70th international goal in Perth as the Matildas opened the 2026 Women's Asian Cup with a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Philippines, despite commanding 85% possession.
Yuki Tamura 
AI Hunger Eats the Hard Drive Market, Leaving Consumers with Rising Prices and Shrinking Options
The world's two biggest hard drive makers have sold out their 2026 production to AI data centres, pushing consumer storage prices sharply higher with no relief in sight.
Helen Cartwright 
Discord Blinks on Age Verification, But Questions About Privacy Linger
Discord has delayed its global age verification rollout to the second half of 2026 after a fierce user backlash over privacy fears, data security, and links to a Peter Thiel-backed vendor.
Oliver Pemberton 
Flights Cancelled, Petrol Prices at Risk as Middle East Conflict Hits Australians
Dozens of flights to and from Australia are cancelled as Middle East airspace shuts down. Petrol prices could surge up to 40% if Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz.
Jake Nguyen 
End of an Era: Steven May Hangs Up the Boots With a Heavy Heart
Steven May has retired from the AFL with one year left on his deal, leaving Melbourne to start 2026 without one of the competition's finest defenders.
Jimmy O'Brien 
The Chip That Held the Line: AMD's K6-III Turns 26
Twenty-six years ago, AMD launched the K6-III 'Sharptooth', a processor that briefly topped Intel's best and showed what genuine market competition can achieve.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Destiny 2's Next Major Update Delayed Three Months and Rebranded
Bungie has pushed Destiny 2's Shadow and Order update to June 9, scrapping the original March 3 release date and announcing the update will be renamed entirely.
James Callahan The Teacher Shortage No Incentive Cheque Can Fix
Regional schools across Australia are struggling to find and keep qualified teachers. Federal incentives help at the margins, but the structural crisis demands far more.
Marcus Ashbrook 
A Game About Freezing to Death Asks Hard Questions About AI's Burning Ambitions
The makers of Frostpunk are remaking their climate disaster game using generative AI tools, prompting a pointed conversation about technological progress and its environmental cost.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Slay the Spire 2 Is Almost Here, and It's Bringing Mates Along
Slay the Spire 2 hits Steam Early Access on March 5, 2026, with a surprise four-player co-op mode and five playable characters at launch.
Jimmy O'Brien 
Fogpiercer Bets on Tactical Depth to Break Through a Crowded Roguelike Market
Fogpiercer, a post-apocalyptic train-based deckbuilder from Mad Cookies Studio, is generating Steam wishlist momentum ahead of its 2026 Early Access launch.
Darren Ong 
Dream Game, Shuttered Studio: Jake Solomon's Indie Gamble Falls Short
Jake Solomon, the celebrated designer behind XCOM, has shut down his indie studio Midsummer, revealing a glimpse of its cancelled game Burbank just as the doors close.
Jimmy O'Brien