All articles published by The Daily Perspective from 28 February to 29 March 2026.
Brendan Cullen spent 25 years struggling with depression on his Broken Hill sheep station before swimming the English Channel. His new book documents the journey that saved his life.
Jimmy O'Brien 
Brian To'o's sensational double-kick try has put the Penrith Panthers in charge against the Sydney Roosters in Round 3, with the in-form Panthers racking up early momentum at Allianz Stadium.
Oliver Pemberton 
Australians are scrapping overseas travel plans as jet fuel costs have doubled in recent weeks, forcing airlines to raise fares sharply. Qantas and Virgin Australia have already increased ticket prices amid mounting pressure on household budgets.
Sophia Vargas 
Josh Giddey recorded a career-high 19 assists in the Chicago Bulls' 115-110 loss to Cleveland, breaking the previous Australian NBA record.
Aisha Khoury 
Izak Rankine finally takes the field again on Friday night as Adelaide faces a Western Bulldogs side that has won its first two games convincingly. His return shapes Adelaide's title credentials.
Jake Nguyen 
A WA woman has been sentenced to 18 months in jail after hitting and abandoning a Perth father following a collision on Boundary Road.
Tanya Birch 
A One Nation candidate running for Adelaide was dumped by the party on Friday after revelations he faces an arrest warrant in the UK for failing to appear in court on sexual assault charges.
Aisha Khoury 
A Victoria firefighter has been forced to pay for fire truck fuel from personal funds as Australia's fuel crisis intensifies. The incident reflects broader pressure on emergency services as petrol prices climb sharply.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
A Texas girl's death from a viral choking challenge highlights a growing crisis: TikTok's recommendation system is putting children in harm's way, and legal protections are shielding the platform from responsibility.
Yuki Tamura 
The AFL's Opening Round format has delivered record crowds in NSW and Queensland, but internal discussions reveal growing unease about its competitive fairness among league clubs.
Megan Torres 
Solomon Lew's investigation into former Smiggle boss John Cheston has crossed international borders, bringing fresh allegations of misconduct including drinking and gambling at work.
Mitchell Tan 
A 25-year-old woman was stabbed by a 16-year-old boy in a random attack at an M-City Shopping Centre in Clayton. The teenager was allegedly on bail at the time.
Victoria Crawford 
Australia's peak doctors' organisation has made an extraordinary request for outside oversight, signalling serious internal turmoil as members prepare to vote on leadership.
Meg Hadley 
A Melbourne lawyer has been convicted and fined $1500 after pleading guilty to drug and driving offences following a crash while under the influence of cannabis.
Priya Narayanan 
NSW residents lost a record $9.3 billion to poker machines in 2025, outpacing the cost of the Metro West rail project. Yet the government budgets increasingly on gambling taxes while harm deepens.
Yuki Tamura 
Byron Bay's Bluesfest, a 36-year pillar of Australia's live music scene, has collapsed into liquidation just three weeks before the festival was scheduled to open, leaving thousands of ticket holders and local contractors out of pocket.
Kate Morrison 
Alana King took 3 for 14 in Australia's 43-run victory over West Indies, reminding selectors of her World Cup credentials after a controversial omission from recent T20Is against India.
Daniel Kovac 
A teenager stabbed a woman at a shopping centre while she walked to work, and hours later a man in his 70s was attacked in a park. Both incidents highlight Victoria's rising violence problem.
Jake Nguyen 
Sydney Festival is managing the aftermath of an opening night DJ controversy that has prompted allegations and a police investigation, with corporate sponsors now facing public pressure.
Tanya Birch 
Police are hunting a man after a 71-year-old was stabbed three times during a morning walk in Port Melbourne. The victim fled to a nearby cafe and was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Tanya Birch 
A 48-year-old Sydney man who killed his three-year-old son in an attempted murder-suicide has been sentenced to up to 28.5 years' jail, with a non-parole period of 18.5 years.
Sarah Cheng 
The Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr finds Lebanon gripped by conflict, with more than a million displaced and critical humanitarian needs mounting across shelters and makeshift camps.
Mitchell Tan 
Australia faces a critical vulnerability window from 2027 to 2032, when heightened Indo-Pacific tensions will peak but AUKUS submarines won't arrive until the early 2030s. Defence strategists warn the timing mismatch threatens deterrence at the moment it matters most.
Aisha Khoury 
Sam Kerr was withdrawn from Friday's pre-match press conference ahead of the Asian Cup final, with coach Joe Montemurro insisting her absence was routine.
Megan Torres 
Sunset Visitor, the Vancouver developers behind critically acclaimed 1000xResist, is ready to surprise players again. The studio will reveal a new project on April 9 at the Triple-I Initiative Showcase.
Jimmy O'Brien 
A Delaware judge has ruled that gaming publisher Krafton breached its contract with Subnautica 2 developer Unknown Worlds, ordering the reinstatement of fired CEO Ted Gill and extending the studio's $250 million performance bonus deadline.
Andrew Marsh 
A man who shot dead a veteran Tasmanian police officer will learn his sentence in May after entering a guilty plea to the murder charge in January.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Hawthorn's Nick Watson has alleged Sydney supporters threw a full soft-drink bottle at him during an animated post-match exchange at the MCG on Thursday night.
James Callahan 
As fuel shortages grip regional Australia, critics argue successive governments failed to maintain the strategic capacity needed to weather global supply disruptions triggered by Middle East conflict.
Aisha Khoury 
Valve has released SteamOS 3.8.0 in preview, adding the first Steam Machine support alongside long-awaited features like hibernation and improved graphics performance across its gaming ecosystem.
Jake Nguyen