Here are some accessible tutorials for those who are just starting out:

• Perl Babysteps 1: Your First Simple Script by webfiend
• Perl documentation documentation by brian_d_foy
• Searching Perl Documentation by blazar
• The basics
• Common Beginner Mistakes by chromatic
• Introductory Perl Tutorial Course for Windows (off-site)
• Robert Pepper's Perl Tutorial - primarily for Windows (off-site)
• Data Types and Variables
  • the basic datatypes, three
  • Data Type: Scalar
    • Scalars: How They Work (about numbers, text strings, and binary strings) by pedagogues
  • Data Type: Array
    • Arrays: A Tutorial/Reference by jdporter
    • Multidimensional Arrays by CharlesClarkson
  • Data Type: Hash
    • Not Exactly a Hash Tutorial by planetscape
    • Hash Keys (strings or numbers?) by robot_tourist
    • The Uniqueness of hashes. by injunjoel
  • True and False (aka Booleans)
    • True or False? A Quick Reference Guide by bobf
  • References
    • intro to references by busunsl
    • References quick reference by tye
    • Arrays and hashes only with references by grizzley
• Context in Perl
  • Context tutorial by kyle
• Operators
  • Operators: arithmetic and otherwise
  • The Scalar Range Operator by pbeckingham
  • Flipin good, or a total flop? by GrandFather
  • Precedence for Idiots by Melly
• Flow Control Structures
  • Control statements and looping
  • Implementing Dispatch Tables by Roy Johnson
• Special Variables, Options, and Pragmas
  • Why you should use strict by waxmop
  • Use strict and warnings by runrig
  • Perl White Magic - Special Variables and Command Line Switches by cog
  • Perl Special Variables Quick Reference by davido
  • Uncommon* but Useful Perl Command Line Options for One-liners by Sol-Invictus
  • Some things that will make your life easier as a Perl coder
• Perl Installation
  • Installing Perl on a Windows PC by giricredwolf
  • Install Perl Locally -- If this works for Catalyst, it'll work for anything! by tphyahoo
  • Install parallel Perl on Debian by ybiC
• Documenting Code
  • POD in 5 minutes by Juerd
  • The Dynamic Duo --or-- Holy Getopt::Long, Pod::UsageMan! by ybiC