Court accepts Bondi beach mimic was 'drunken stupidity' ahead of sentencing
A 22-year-old Koori man faces likely imprisonment after imitating the Bondi terror attack gunmen on the same bridge where 15 were killed.
Victoria Crawford Article Archive
All articles published by The Daily Perspective from 28 February to 29 March 2026.
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Victoria Crawford 
Fuel Crisis Debate: Government, Opposition Trade Blame as Petrol Prices Spike
As Middle East tensions push fuel prices sharply higher, Clare O'Neil and Chris Bowen clash over government management of Australia's fuel reserves and refining capacity.
Priya Narayanan 
Melbourne office building evacuated after bomb threat
Office workers have been evacuated from a Melbourne building following unconfirmed reports of a bomb threat. Police conducted a safety check to verify the threat's legitimacy.
Sophia Vargas 
AFL overhauls illicit drugs policy as McGuire pushes for transparency
The AFL is set to replace its decades-old illicit drugs policy with a system focused on hair testing and player accountability. Former Collingwood president Eddie McGuire has renewed calls for tougher enforcement and greater club control.
Grace Okonkwo 
Italian Indie Studio's Monster-Collector Game Smashes Kickstarter Records
A small Milan-based studio led by popular Pokémon streamer Cydonia has raised over $800,000 in record time, signalling growing appetite for fresh takes on beloved gaming genres.
Yuki Tamura 
Patchwork response to NT flooding leaves remote Aboriginal communities behind
Indigenous legal advocates are calling for urgent action after remote Aboriginal communities in the NT's Big Rivers region face evacuation and unequal access to emergency assistance compared to the regional town of Katherine.
Tanya Birch 
Bundaberg braces for major flood as river reaches critical levels
Bundaberg faces major flooding with the Burnett River expected to peak around 7.6 metres early Wednesday, potentially affecting more than 400 properties in the Queensland coastal city.
James Callahan 
King backs Pickett's Darwin dash as Demons build new culture
New Demons coach Steven King has approved Kysaiah Pickett's leave to visit Darwin for personal reasons, signalling a shift towards player welfare at the struggling club.
Jimmy O'Brien 
Police Return to Outback Station in Gus Lamont Search
South Australian police have returned to Oak Park Station near Yunta to continue searching for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont, who vanished in September. The disappearance has been declared a major crime.
James Callahan 
Gibson storms Indian Wells with career-best upset over world number seven
Australian tennis player Talia Gibson has pulled off one of the biggest wins of her young career at Indian Wells, downing world number seven Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals.
Daniel Kovac 
Vivid Sydney 2026: When Light Meets Mass Culture
Vivid Sydney 2026 expands into daytime programming and new art forms, with Chris Levine's towering laser installation at its centre. But does bigger always mean better?
Nina Papadopoulos 
RuneScape's Double Bind: Game Ditches Loot Boxes, Doubles Down on Membership Costs
RuneScape's developer has hiked subscription fees for the second time in less than two years, just months after scrapping the game's controversial loot box system that generated substantial revenue.
Mitchell Tan 
After Seven Years, LEGO Finally Gives Fans The Mario Minifigure They've Wanted
LEGO has finally announced what fans have been clamouring for since 2020: a proper Mario minifigure. The news arrived on Mario Day, with both Nintendo and LEGO confirming traditional brick-scale figures are heading to stores in 2027.
Tom Whitfield 
Disney Names New Leader for $36B Parks Division as D'Amaro Steps Into CEO Role
Disney has announced a major leadership restructuring with Thomas Mazloum becoming chairman of Disney Experiences, the company's most profitable division, as Josh D'Amaro assumes the CEO role on March 18.
Mitchell Tan 
Canavan Takes Over Nationals After Littleproud's Sudden Exit
Matt Canavan has been elected leader of the Nationals after David Littleproud's shock resignation, with Darren Chester as deputy. The party faces an uphill battle against rising One Nation in regional areas.
Daniel Kovac 
Six Dead in Kerzers Bus Blaze; Deliberate Fire Suspected
At least six people were killed and five injured when a postal bus caught fire in the Swiss town of Kerzers on Tuesday evening. Police believe the blaze may have been deliberately set.
Sarah Cheng 
Aged care home fined $150,000 years after COVID catastrophe claimed 45 lives
A Melbourne aged care home has been fined $150,000 after 45 residents died in one of Australia's deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks. The conviction, handed down after more than five years, highlights systemic failures in workplace safety.
Helen Cartwright 
Over 79,000 NSW patients fled emergency departments without finishing care
More than 79,000 patients left NSW emergency departments without completing treatment in the last quarter of 2025, up nearly 11,000 from the same period last year, as overcrowding forces people to abandon care.
Helen Cartwright 
Sarah Abo announces first pregnancy after years of fertility struggles
Today show host Sarah Abo announced her first pregnancy on Wednesday morning, sharing an emotional moment about her years-long journey through fertility challenges and loss.
Jake Nguyen 
The Internet is Eating Itself: Why AI-Generated Junk Demands Urgent Action
Brendan Greene's stark warning about AI-generated content flooding the internet reveals a systemic crisis: AI trains on junk, produces more junk, and the cycle accelerates. Without intervention, we risk an internet detached from reality.
Daniel Kovac 
When AI agents go rogue, vendors race to build the kill switch
As enterprises deploy autonomous AI agents into mission-critical workflows, technology vendors are building tools to detect and undo the mistakes these systems inevitably make.
Sophia Vargas 
Nationwide NAPLAN platform failure leaves 1.3 million students in limbo
More than 1.3 million Australian students had their NAPLAN tests disrupted when the national assessment platform crashed on the first day of testing, forcing schools nationwide to pause evaluations.
Grace Okonkwo 
Greedfall prequel stumbles after 18 months in development limbo
After 18 months in early access, Spiders' fantasy prequel shows promise but arrives at full release still plagued by bugs and pacing issues that undermine its creative ambition.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
TAFE-to-Uni Pipelines Could Save Students $18,000
Australia is moving to standardise how TAFE qualifications count toward university degrees, potentially saving students up to $18,000 and a year of study.
Grace Okonkwo 
Dispatch's 3m sales prove investors wrong, developers say
AdHoc Studio's superhero comedy Dispatch sold over 3 million copies despite investor warnings that narrative-driven games were a dead market. The developers' gamble paid off spectacularly.
Priya Narayanan 
Woman arrested after firing shots at police during Grafton pursuit
A 31-year-old learner driver was arrested in Grafton after allegedly firing shots at police during a high-speed pursuit that ended with an attempted break-in. She faces multiple charges including firearm and weapons offences.
Tanya Birch 
Australia deploys Wedgetail to Gulf as escalating tensions test regional strategy
Australia is deploying a sophisticated reconnaissance aircraft and advanced missiles to the Gulf in response to escalating Iranian attacks. The move marks a significant military commitment to the region where over 115,000 Australians live.
Kate Morrison 
Middle East crisis could stoke extremism at home, security experts warn
Australia's security chiefs are sounding alarm about homegrown terrorism risks as the Middle East conflict spirals, citing a volatile domestic environment where extremists are increasingly willing to act.
James Callahan 
Bungie's Marathon succeeds by stripping away extraction shooter excess
Bungie's new extraction shooter Marathon abandons genre conventions in favour of intense combat, cutting the menu complexity that typically defines the experience.
Sophia Vargas 
Noma loses major sponsors as abuse allegations resurface days before LA pop-up
Two major corporate sponsors have pulled out of Copenhagen's Noma restaurant ahead of its highly anticipated Los Angeles pop-up, citing allegations of past abuse by founder René Redzepi.
Jake Nguyen