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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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Should Migration Take the Blame for Economic Pressure?
At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australians are becoming less optimistic about the country’s future as financial pressures and concerns about social cohesion continue to grow. However, non-profit organisation SSI has warned against blaming migration or multiculturalism for the challenges facing the nation. The Scanlon Foundation’s Mapping Social Cohesion 2026 report found that 48 per cent of Australians are pessimistic ab
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SriLankan Airlines Plans to Open Its Own Office in Australia
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. SriLankan Airlines is planning to establish its own office in Australia in a move aimed at reducing operating costs and improving revenue. Deputy Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku said a cost-benefit assessment had found that running a company-owned office would be more financially beneficial than continuing with the
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Human Rights Lawyers Challenge Australia's Social Media Ban for Under-16s
At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) has raised concerns that Australia's social media ban for children under 16 could conflict with fundamental human rights. The organisation has called on policymakers to consider the impact of the legislation as the High Court hears constitutional challenges to the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024. The challenges, brought
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Study Finds 1 in 15 Australian Adults Experienced AI Image Abuse
At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. A new international study led by RMIT University has found that around one in 15 adults has experienced image-based abuse involving artificial intelligence (AI), raising concerns about the misuse of increasingly accessible technology. The survey, which included more than 7,200 adults across Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, found that 7 per cent had experienced at least o
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Cabinet Approves Rs. 700 Million Hamilton Canal Tourism Project
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. The Cabinet has approved a Rs. 700 million project to develop the Hamilton Canal and its surrounding aquatic environment as a tourism destination. The initiative aims to promote nature-based and heritage tourism by improving coastal and marine attractions across the Western Province, including the Negombo Lagoon and Hamilton Canal. Under the propo
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