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New report details Sri Lanka's economic performance in Q2 2026
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. Sri Lanka’s economy expanded by 4.2 per cent in the second quarter of 2026, slowing from the 5.0 per cent growth recorded during the same period last year. The latest economic data shows mixed performance across key sectors. Industrial activity grew 7.3 per cent and the services sector expanded 2.7 per cent, while agriculture contracted by 2.3 per
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NSW Government takes control of $150 million Sydney Town Hall Square project
At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. The NSW Government has stepped in to oversee the planning assessment of the City of Sydney’s proposed Town Hall Square, a $94 million project aimed at creating a major public gathering space in the CBD. NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully has accepted a recommendation from the Independent Planning Commission (IPC) to classify the proposal as a State Significant Development (SSD). This means t
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Sri Lanka Plans to Reduce VAT Rates Over Next Two to Three Years
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the government plans to reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) rates over the next two to three years to ease the financial burden on the public. Speaking at a ceremony at Temple Trees on Thursday (October 8), where appointment letters were presented to 1,540 newly recruited Grama Niladhari officers, the Pr
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ATO Extends Credit Card Payments for Tax Bills Until June 2027
At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will continue accepting credit card payments for tax obligations until June 30, 2027, following discussions with the government and the provision of transitional funding. The extension gives individuals and businesses more time to prepare for alternative payment arrangements. The ATO said it would continue working with relevant stakeholders to identify o
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Victorian Councils Renew Calls for Stronger Poker Machine Controls
At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Brimbank, Monash and Hume councils are calling for stronger action to reduce gambling harm ahead of the November 2026 Victorian state election. The councils, together with the Alliance for Gambling Reform, are urging all political parties and candidates to support two key measures: mandatory carded play with fixed loss limits, and reduced poker machine operating hours, with venues closing b
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වසරේ මේ දක්වා විදේශ රැකියා සඳහා පිටවීම් දෙලක්ෂය ඉක්මවයි...
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. ශ්රී ලංකා විදේශ සේවා නියුක්ති කාර්යාංශය (SLBFE) අනුව, මෙම වසරේ පළමු මාස නවය තුළ ශ්රී ලාංකික විදේශ රැකියා අපේක්ෂකයින් 211,666 දෙනෙකු විදේශ රැකියා සඳහා පිටත්ව ගොස් තිබේ. එම පිරිසෙන් 141,916 දෙනෙකු තමන්ගේම මාර්ග ඔස්සේ විදේශ රැකියා සඳහා පිටත්ව ගොස් ඇති අතර, 69,750 දෙනෙකු විදේශ රැකියා නියෝජිතායතන හරහා විදේශගත වී තිබේ. විදේශගත වූ පිරිස අතර පිරිමි ශ්ර
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