All articles published by The Daily Perspective from 28 February to 29 March 2026.
Valve has updated Steam's regional pricing tools with three new conversion methods designed to help developers price games fairly across 35 currencies. The update comes after months of complaints about games costing 20-30% more in some regions.
Liam Gallagher-Walsh 
Two major superannuation changes take effect this month and next, affecting retirement planning and employee payroll. Here's what you need to do.
Daniel Kovac 54% of Gen Z have cancelled a streaming service in the past three months. With Netflix premiums hitting $28.99 and gaming subscriptions soaring, household bills have become unsustainable.
Jake Nguyen The RBA raised rates to 4.1% on March 17 by just one vote. That narrow split is not just a statistic: it signals serious doubts about whether current policy will tame inflation without causing worse damage.
Victoria Crawford The government wants to help first home buyers. The RBA is making it harder. Neither addresses why houses cost so much in the first place.
Daniel Kovac Australians got a 3.4% wage rise, but inflation hit 3.8%. That's a losing game. And the RBA just made it worse.
Andrew Marsh Dubai airport was hit by a drone strike in March 2026, yet tourism is booming with 3% growth and 22 million visitors projected. The paradox exposes a fractured Middle East where the safest havens thrive while the broader region implodes.
Fatima Al-Rashid Australia's games industry is thriving with record government funding, but rising console prices, streaming costs, and the cost-of-living crisis are squeezing the budgets of the players who will actually buy these games.
Jake Nguyen Dubai attracted a record $5 billion in tech startup funding in 2026 despite the Middle East conflict. The boom reveals a region far more complex than headlines suggest, with governments betting on innovation as the foundation of post-oil economies.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Fremantle's Josh Treacy showcased his rising stature in the AFL with a commanding four-goal performance as the Dockers overwhelmed Richmond in slippery conditions at Optus Stadium on Saturday.
Sophia Vargas 
The killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and over 40 senior military figures in February 2026 would have collapsed most regimes. Instead, the Islamic Republic has adapted, with power dispersing across institutions and the Revolutionary Guards rising to fill the void.
Zara Mitchell 
Luke Jacobson's try with 12 minutes remaining helped the Chiefs secure a commanding 56-22 victory over the Western Force at HBF Park in Perth.
Zara Mitchell 
Victoria has banned real estate agents from charging rental application fees, part of sweeping reforms to curb rental market practices that impose costs on renters.
Darren Ong 
Payton Spencer announced his Super Rugby debut in spectacular fashion at Eden Park, capping a dominant second-half performance that saw the Blues secure their fourth consecutive victory with a commanding 40-15 win over the Fijian Drua.
Daniel Kovac 
A groundbreaking ABS study using wrist-worn devices shows Australians average just four minutes of vigorous exercise daily while sleeping less on weekends than expected.
Daniel Kovac 
A coastal low system has brought hazardous surf and strong winds to NSW's south coast over the weekend, with swells reaching up to 11 metres in some areas.
Aisha Khoury New research shows 90% of Australian teachers report extreme stress, with two-thirds experiencing depression and anxiety symptoms. The crisis points to systemic workload problems that money alone cannot fix.
Grace Okonkwo HMS Anson's unprecedented maintenance at HMAS Stirling signals Australia is building nuclear submarine capability. But experts warn a yawning capacity gap threatens the entire AUKUS enterprise.
Aisha Khoury 
Brisbane Lions defender Darcy Gardiner has suffered a serious shoulder injury after a collision during Round 3 of the 2026 AFL season.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Tropical Cyclone Narelle has isolated the holiday town of Exmouth after making landfall as a destructive category 4 system, causing widespread structural damage and leaving residents without water.
Oliver Pemberton Australian health insurance premiums are about to rise by 4.41% from April 1, the biggest increase since 2017. But there's still time to act before the deadline hits.
Ella Sullivan 
The ex-wife of celebrity dentist Steven Lin has released an open letter revealing the hidden side of a man she once believed was her soulmate, days after his fatal confrontation with police.
Sarah Cheng 
A 49-year-old Dutch tourist was fatally stabbed by two men on a motorcycle outside his villa in Bali on March 23, in what police believe was a targeted rather than random attack.
Victoria Crawford 
With global oil prices hitting three-year highs and the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, President Trump's campaign to build an international naval coalition is unravelling, leaving Australia's energy security exposed.
Mitchell Tan 
As the US-Israel war on Iran enters its fifth week, Iran's survival of the initial assault has challenged assumptions about a swift conflict, reshaping regional power dynamics in unpredictable ways.
Priya Narayanan 
Australians are abandoning petrol pumps in record numbers as fuel costs soar. The question is whether the switch to electric vehicles represents sensible economic adaptation or fear-driven decision making.
Mitchell Tan 
From prefab granny flats to tiny homes, Australians are turning to compact backyard solutions as an affordable alternative to Australia's expensive housing market.
Darren Ong Easter is six days away and Australian families are forecast to spend $8.6 billion. Here's how to plan your Easter celebration without the sticker shock.
Ella Sullivan 
Australia's AI boom demands sprawling data centres, but the electricity they'll consume threatens to derail the clean energy transition unless operators bankroll their own renewable power.
Bruce Mackinnon 
With construction materials surging up to 36 per cent due to fuel price shocks, experts say homeowners and builders must ask harder questions about cost escalation clauses and supplier resilience.
James Callahan