Father Shaken After Knife-Point Carjacking Attempt Outside Kew School
A Melbourne father escaped injury after two men allegedly threatened him with a knife and tried to steal his Mercedes outside a Kew school.
Grace Okonkwo Article Archive
All articles published by The Daily Perspective from 28 February to 29 March 2026.
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AFL Brownlow Shake-Up: Umpires to Get Stats Access Before Voting
Umpires will now be able to access player stats before Brownlow voting, in a move the AFL says strengthens the count's integrity.
Patrick Donnelly 
ACCC Tells Federal Court Coles 'Down Down' Campaign Was Deliberate Deception
The ACCC has argued in Federal Court that Coles knowingly misled shoppers through its long-running 'down down' pricing campaign.
Mitchell Tan 
Canberra bar cleared after satirical posters seized under hate laws
Police have cleared Canberra's Dissent Cafe and Bar after seizing satirical art posters, finding they did not breach federal hate laws.
Tanya Birch 
NSW Upgrades Road Safety Cameras to Catch Offenders in Both Directions
NSW is upgrading its road safety cameras to detect phone use and seatbelt violations in both directions of traffic, with rollout beginning within weeks.
Sophia Vargas 
Flash Flood Warnings Stretch Across Four States as Summer Ends in Deluge
Severe flash flood warnings cover parts of NSW, SA, NT and Queensland as a slow-moving low-pressure system drenches much of Australia.
Bruce Mackinnon 
Trump's 'America First' Logic and What It Means for Australia
Trump's State of the Union confirmed his transactional worldview. For Australia, the risks are real but so are the opportunities it has created.
Sophia Vargas 
Bali Flash Floods Force Australian Tourists to Evacuate by Boat
Flash floods in Bali have forced Australian tourists to evacuate by boat, with streets submerged and snakes appearing in resort areas during mass evacuations.
Yuki Tamura 
Haas breaks silence on Broncos departure ahead of Rabbitohs move
Payne Haas has spoken publicly for the first time about his 2027 move to South Sydney, rejecting rumours and explaining his reasons for leaving the Broncos.
Yuki Tamura 
Prince Andrew Arrest Deepens Royal Family's Most Painful Divide
Prince Andrew's arrest has pushed the royal family into fresh crisis, with King Charles and Prince William said to be struggling to contain the fallout.
James Callahan 
Bondi Gunman's Family Denied Jail Visit After Fruit Knife and Note Found
Family members of accused Bondi Beach shooter Naveed Akram were turned away from Goulburn's supermax jail after a search uncovered a fruit knife and a handwritten note.
Rachel Thornbury 
What the BAFTA Tourette's Moment Reveals About a Misunderstood Condition
An incident at the BAFTAs has reignited public debate about Tourette syndrome. Here's what Australians should understand about the condition.
Yuki Tamura 
Maxi Shield, Beloved Sydney Drag Icon, Dies at 51
Maxi Shield, one of Sydney's most celebrated drag performers and a star of Drag Race Down Under, has died at 51 after a battle with cancer.
Mitchell Tan 
UK Border Changes Trap Australian Dual Citizens in Document Limbo
From 25 February, British and Irish citizens must hold a valid UK passport to enter the UK, leaving many Australian dual citizens scrambling for documents.
Mitchell Tan 
Australian Cyber Insider Jailed for Selling Secrets to Russia
Peter Williams, ex-Australian Signals Directorate staffer turned defence contractor executive, has been sentenced to over seven years in a US prison for selling cyber exploits to Russia.
James Callahan 
Trump Addresses Congress as Midterm Battle Lines Form
Donald Trump has delivered his State of the Union address to Congress, framing the agenda ahead of midterm elections that will determine control of the House and Senate.
Sophia Vargas 
Measles Alert: Six Sydney Locations Named After Two New Cases
Two new measles cases have triggered alerts across Sydney's CBD, inner west, and western suburbs, with six exposure sites named by NSW Health.
Ella Sullivan 
Queensland Baby Death Investigation Delayed by Scale of Infant's Injuries
A Queensland infant died at the Children's Hospital with injuries so extensive that homicide detectives have sought extra time from a court to complete their work.
Samantha Blake 
UK's New Travel Scheme Leaves Dual Citizens Scrambling for Passports
Australia's British expat community is grappling with costly passport requirements after the UK's new Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme took effect.
James Callahan High Life Earns Its Spot on the Good Food Guide in Byron Bay
High Life has earned a spot in the SMH Good Food Guide, recognised for quality Allpress espresso and wholesome brunch fare in Byron Bay.
Ella Sullivan 
WiseTech's AI Job Cuts Signal a Reckoning for Australia's Knowledge Workers
WiseTech Global's plan to cut 2000 jobs raises urgent questions about AI's impact on Australian knowledge workers and whether policy is keeping pace.
Darren Ong 
Kyle and Jackie O on ice after on-air showdown
Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O Henderson are not appearing together on their KIIS FM programme following an on-air dispute, with Sandilands moving to quash circulating rumours.
Nina Papadopoulos 
Dimon's AI Warning Carries a Familiar Ring for Australian Investors
JPMorgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon has warned that reckless AI investment could trigger loan defaults, drawing GFC parallels that matter directly for Australian super funds.
Mitchell Tan Telstra Halts Remote LEOsat Rollout as Outages Hit Triple Zero Calls
Telstra has paused its low earth orbit satellite rollout to remote mobile sites after reliability problems began affecting emergency calls in outback communities.
Oliver Pemberton 
Inflation Stays Stubbornly Hot, Putting May Rate Rise Back in Play
Australia's headline inflation held at 3.8 per cent in January while the trimmed mean rose to 3.4 per cent, fuelling growing expectations of a rate rise in May.
Nina Papadopoulos 
Cartel Violence Clouds Mexico's World Cup Promises
Mexico's president insists fans face 'no risk' at the World Cup, but cartel bloodshed following El Mencho's death tells a more complicated story.
Daniel Kovac Anthropic Refuses Pentagon Demands to Remove AI Safety Limits
Anthropic is standing its ground against Pentagon pressure to strip AI safety guardrails, with Defence Secretary Hegseth delivering an ultimatum that could reshape the US military's AI strategy.
Sophia Vargas Buyback Pressure Builds as Murray-Darling Basin Clock Ticks Down
With a 2027 water recovery deadline approaching, farming communities along the Murray-Darling are facing hard questions about buybacks and their future.
Bruce Mackinnon 
UK Police End Royal Lodge Search as Andrew Investigation Widens
British police have ended their search of Royal Lodge as their investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and his links to Jeffrey Epstein continues.
Sarah Cheng 
Gould's Warning: Dolphins Cannot Afford to Lose Katoa
Phil Gould has urged the Dolphins to do whatever it takes to hold onto halfback Isaiya Katoa, warning the club cannot afford to let his talent walk out the door.
Aisha Khoury