At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Supermarket giant Woolworths is set to defend its pricing practices in court, rejecting claims it misled shoppers with fake discounts. The case, brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, alleges both Woolworths and Coles briefly raised prices on everyday items before promoting them as discounted. Regulators say some “discounted” prices were equal to or even higher than

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. ප්‍රවාහන, මහාමාර්ග සහ නාගරික සංවර්ධන අමාත්‍ය බිමල් රත්නායක මහතාගේ ප්‍රධානත්වයෙන් මාකුඹුර බහුමාධ්‍ය ප්‍රවාහන මධ්‍යස්ථානයේදී අද (21) සිට නියමු ව්‍යාපෘතියක් ලෙස ආබාධිත පුද්ගලයින් සඳහා විශේෂ පහත් මහලේ ප්‍රමුඛතා බස් සේවාවක් ආරම්භ කෙරේ. සැමට සමාන අවස්ථා සහතික කිරීම සහ මානව ගරුත්වය ආරක්ෂා කිරීම යන රජයේ දැක්මට අනුකූලව හඳුන්වා දුන් මෙම ව්‍යාපෘතියට රුපියල

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia is ramping up efforts to counter the rising threat of drone warfare, with millions set to be invested in homegrown defence technology. Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy announced about $31 million in initial funding for two Australian companies to develop advanced counter-drone systems. The move is part of a broader plan to spend up to $7 billion over the next decade on anti-dr

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia could soon be home to its largest AI data centre, with plans unveiled for a massive project in remote Western Australia. Known as Project Meridien, the facility is proposed for the Kimberley region, south of Broome. It’s designed to support advanced AI systems such as ChatGPT and other large-scale computing platforms. The project will be built in stages and is expected to begin o

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. නිල දත්ත වලට අනුව, 2026 අප්‍රේල් 16 වන විට ශ්‍රී ලංකා රේගුව රුපියල් බිලියන 765.7 ක ආදායමක් වාර්තා කර ඇත. රේගු නිලධාරීන් පැවසුවේ මෙය එම කාල සීමාව සඳහා ආදායම් ඉලක්කය රුපියල් බිලියන 71.8 කින් ඉක්මවා ඇති බවයි. ශ්‍රී ලංකා රේගුව 2025 දී එහි ඉහළම ආදායම රුපියල් බිලියන 2,557.5 ක් වූ අතර, 2026 සඳහා රුපියල් බිලියන 2,207.0 ක ආදායම් ඉලක්කයක් පවරා ඇත. රේගු මා

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Millions of Australians will soon be able to claim a $1,000 tax deduction instantly no receipts required. Treasurer Jim Chalmers confirmed the plan will be written into law and is expected to apply from the 2027 tax season. The change means eligible workers can claim up to $1,000 in work-related expenses with a simple tick no paperwork or detailed records needed. Around 6.2 million people

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. All consular services for Sri Lankan citizens residing in Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania are managed by the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Melbourne. Applications for these services can be submitted either by post or in person by scheduling a prior appointment. Please note that appointments are mandatory for all attestation services,

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. A new report from the Planning Institute of Australia says Australia’s rapid population growth is happening without a clear national strategy and it could cost the economy billions. The group is urging the federal government to introduce a long-term, coordinated plan to manage growth. Without it, Australians may face rising housing costs, longer commutes, and more pressure on infrastructu

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. 2025 දී අ.පො.ස. උසස් පෙළ විභාගයට පෙනී සිටින ඉහළ දක්ෂතා දක්වන සිසුන් සඳහා ජාත්‍යන්තරව පිළිගත් විශ්ව විද්‍යාලවල උපාධි අධ්‍යයන කටයුතු හැදෑරීමට අවස්ථාව ලබා දෙමින් අධ්‍යාපන, උසස් අධ්‍යාපන සහ වෘත්තීය අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශය විසින් ගෞරවනීය පූර්ණ අරමුදල් සහිත විදේශ ශිෂ්‍යත්ව වැඩසටහනක් ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කර ඇත. “සමෘද්ධිමත් ජාතියක් - ලස්සන ජීවිතයක්” යන රජයේ ප්‍රත

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. The Australian government has stepped in to secure extra fuel, confirming the purchase of 100 million litres of diesel under new emergency powers. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government backed two diesel shipments about 570,000 barrels from Brunei and South Korea. The fuel was purchased by Viva Energy, with financial risk covered by the government. The move comes as global sup

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia could be heading for another interest rate hike in May, as early signs of economic pressure begin to emerge. New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows unemployment held steady at 4.3% in March. Around 18,000 people joined the workforce, pointing to continued strength in the jobs market. The solid result is increasing expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia m

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. 2026 අප්‍රේල් 21 සිට 28 දක්වා ජාත්‍යන්තරව පිළිගත් “සාමය සඳහා පා ගමන” වන්දනා ගමන ශ්‍රී ලංකාව විසින් පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත අතර, එය අතිපූජ්‍ය පඤ්ඤාකර හිමියන් සහ බෞද්ධ භික්ෂූන් දොළොස් දෙනෙකුගෙන් යුත් දූත පිරිසක් විසින් මෙහෙයවනු ලැබේ. දින හතක අධ්‍යාත්මික ගමන අනුරාධපුරයෙන් ආරම්භ වී කොළඹින් අවසන් වන පූජනීය ස්ථාන කිහිපයක් හරහා විහිදේ. සාමය සහ එකමුතුකම සංකේත

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Emergency crews were called to the Viva Energy Corio Refinery late Wednesday night after reports of explosions and flames. The facility supplies about half of Victoria’s fuel and around 10% nationally. No injuries have been reported. However, the fire is still burning and residents have been warned about air quality in the area. The refinery remains partly operational. Diesel and jet fuel

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Virgin Australia says its fuel bill will be $30–$40 million higher than expected for the second half of the financial year. In response, the airline will reduce domestic capacity by 1% over the next three months and increase revenue per seat targets. The airline says jet fuel prices have more than doubled since late February, driven by global supply disruptions. It is using fuel hedging an

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 global economy is facing fresh uncertainty as the Middle East conflict disrupts growth and pushes inflation higher, according to a new report from the International Monetary Fund. Before the conflict, global growth for 2026 was expected to reach 3.4%. That outlook has now weakened due to rising energy prices and supply disruptions, especiall

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Melbourne’s east has a new hotspot. Dutch Rules Distilling Co. in Mitcham has reopened with a complete venue upgrade, now featuring a full kitchen, expanded cocktail bar, working distillery, and event space. Originally opened in 2022 as a small distillery, the venue has grown into a lively destination combining food, drinks, and entertainment. It caters to both casual nights out and group

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. More than 150 workers were safely evacuated after a 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck near a major gold mine in New South Wales. The tremor hit on Tuesday night near Cadia Gold Mine, about 30km south-west of Orange. The quake occurred at a shallow depth of 5km and was felt across a wide area. Mining company Newmont Corporation confirmed that 153 workers underground were quickly moved to safe

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. The Victorian Government has introduced a new feature to help drivers spot the most expensive fuel stations in real time. The update to the Service Victoria app now highlights both the highest and lowest fuel prices through its “Servo Saver” tool. Stations charging the most appear in red, while the cheapest options are shown in green. The system uses live data from more than 1,200 fuel ret

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Anthony Albanese has arrived in Singapore for key talks aimed at securing fuel supplies as global uncertainty continues. He is set to meet Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, with discussions focused on strengthening fuel trade and supply chains. The visit comes amid ongoing concerns around the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil pathway affected by tensions in the Middle East. W

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. රජයේ අරමුණ වන්නේ පොදු ප්‍රවාහනය සියලු පුරවැසියන්ට පහසුවෙන් භාවිතා කළ හැකි ආරක්ෂිත, තාක්‍ෂණිකව දියුණු සේවාවක් බවට පරිවර්තනය කිරීමයි. මෙම දැක්මට අනුකූලව, අග්‍රාමාත්‍යවරිය මෑතකදී අලුතින් ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණය කරන ලද කොළඹ මධ්‍යම බස් නැවතුම්පොළේ නිරීක්ෂණ චාරිකාවක නිරත වූ අතර එය රටේ අඛණ්ඩ පොදු ප්‍රවාහන සංවර්ධන වැඩසටහනේ ප්‍රධාන සන්ධිස්ථානයකි. දශක හයකට වැඩි කා