All articles published by The Daily Perspective from 28 February to 29 March 2026.
Brisbane's tribunal gamble has backfired, with Harris Andrews and Darcy Gardiner both banned from Saturday's Round 1 clash at the SCG as the defending premiers prepare to face an in-form Sydney side.
Jimmy O'Brien 
NASA and SpaceX disagree on whether astronauts should be able to manually control the Starship lander during lunar descent, a dispute that mirrors similar tensions from the Crew Dragon era.
Darren Ong 
Nintendo's Super Mario Galaxy Movie arrives April 1 with returning stars Chris Pratt and Charlie Day, joined by new cast including Donald Glover as Yoshi. The film heads to space for a cosmic adventure.
Kate Morrison 
Iranian intelligence agencies are no longer just using cybercrime as cover. They're actively integrating ransomware and commercial malware into their operational toolkit.
Marcus Ashbrook 
Global oil prices have pulled back from their highest levels since 2022, easing investor fears. The ASX is positioned for modest gains, though energy supply disruption through a key shipping channel threatens long-term inflation pressures.
Oliver Pemberton 
Four All-Australian calibre players hitting free agency in 2026 could reshape the AFL landscape. From Ben King's unlikely departure to Zak Butters' Victoria homecoming question, this year's player movement will define clubs for years.
Andrew Marsh 
Victoria Legal Aid research reveals a troubling trend: intervention orders originally designed for adult violence are being weaponised by some school parents to silence their children's alleged victims.
Grace Okonkwo 
A new game called Pickmon has arrived on Steam with accusations of wholesale copying from Pokemon, Palworld, Breath of the Wild, and multiple fan artists. The brazenness suggests a cash-grab strategy with little regard for intellectual property.
Tom Whitfield 
Sega faces a troubling paradox. Its recent games earn glowing reviews, yet sales fall far short of expectations. The company is now confronting uncomfortable questions about how to convert critical acclaim into customer spending.
Daniel Kovac 
RuneScape and Fortnite have announced significant price increases, citing rising development and infrastructure costs. The moves highlight broader pressures facing the gaming industry.
Oliver Pemberton 
Australia's new age verification laws for adult content sites have prompted major platforms to block users entirely, while creators warn of lost income and privacy risks.
Tom Whitfield 
More homeowners are listing properties in Sydney and Melbourne, suggesting they believe prices have peaked. New forecasts predict price falls ahead.
Oliver Pemberton 
A single negative remark from a former colleague can echo for years, even when buried beneath mountains of praise. Science reveals why our brains are hardwired to remember the bad.
James Callahan 
Residents in Medlow Bath face a 12-month investigation into PFAS contamination linked to fires 30 years ago. Homeowners say they need action, not more studying.
Aisha Khoury 
NSW's transport minister has told Sydney Metro to protect taxpayers while managing the airport rail line's delayed opening. The project faces significant cost pressures and timeline challenges.
Rachel Thornbury 
While Naples birthed pizza, the city's true culinary soul runs far deeper. Explore the seafood, pasta, street food and heritage dishes that make Naples a gastronomic destination.
Mitchell Tan 
For people in their early 60s still working, a transition-to-retirement pension can provide extra cash while keeping most savings invested. But the strategy isn't suitable for everyone.
Yuki Tamura 
Researchers warn that AI datacenters could require as much peak daily water capacity as New York City by 2030, straining aging municipal water systems and forcing expensive infrastructure upgrades.
Sophia Vargas 
ECS has showcased a revamped mini-PC designed for Intel's upcoming Nova Lake processors, signalling the chips will demand more power and support faster memory than their predecessors.
Daniel Kovac 
With Crimson Desert launching in days, Pearl Abyss has released system requirements proving the open-world epic won't require a second mortgage.
Jake Nguyen 
Grammarly's Expert Review feature attributes AI suggestions to real authors and academics without permission. The company offers an opt-out, but not before damage is done.
Zara Mitchell 
Australia's 20% student debt cut is welcome relief for 3.1 million graduates, but it masks a deeper problem: government funding per student has collapsed while costs mount.
Daniel Kovac 
Garry Newman once thought his sandbox creation would make about $30,000 in a best-case scenario. Twenty years later, Garry's Mod has become Steam's best-selling PC exclusive ever.
Zara Mitchell 
JetBrains has launched Air, an agentic development environment built on its discontinued Fleet IDE, marking a shift toward AI-driven coding where developers oversee agents rather than write code directly.
Sophia Vargas 
Security researchers have identified over 250 compromised WordPress websites being used to distribute credential-stealing malware through convincing fake CAPTCHA verification prompts.
Aisha Khoury 
Google's Repair Mode feature prevents technicians from accessing your personal data during phone repairs. Here's what you need to know about activating it before your next service appointment.
Oliver Pemberton NAPLAN testing coincides with Ramadan in 2026, forcing schools to adapt. Early morning sessions and flexible scheduling are meant to help fasting students, but educators question whether it's enough.
Grace Okonkwo 
OpenAI has launched interactive visualisations within ChatGPT that let students manipulate maths and science equations in real time. But educators are asking whether the feature truly deepens understanding or merely repackages answers.
Darren Ong 
As the Iran conflict unfolded, X's Grok AI repeatedly failed to verify footage, confidently labelling AI-generated videos as real while creators profited from spreading false claims.
Oliver Pemberton 
Activision's new Black Ops Royale mode returns Call of Duty to battle royale basics, ditching loadouts and the Gulag in favour of pure scavenging and survival.
Mitchell Tan