At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Melbourne Airport has announced a $4.5 billion expansion to prepare for rising passenger numbers at Australia’s busiest 24-hour airport. The upgrade will focus on the international terminal. Plans include larger check-in areas, expanded baggage halls, and five new aircraft stands. These will handle up to five widebody or eight narrowbody planes, giving airlines more flexibility to add rout

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. අද කොළඹදී පැවැත්වෙන T20 ලෝක කුසලානය සුපර් අටේ තීරණාත්මක තරඟයකදී ශ්‍රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායම නවසීලන්තයට එරෙහිව තම මඟ නිවැරදි කරගැනීමට දැඩි උත්සාහයක නිරත වීමට නියමිතය. සුපර් අටේ ආරම්භක තරඟයේ අසාර්ථක වීමෙන් පසු, අර්ධ අවසන් පූර්ව වටයට පිවිසීමේ අපේක්ෂා ජීවිතවත් තබා ගැනීම සඳහා මෙම තරඟය ජයගැනීම සත්කාරකයන්ට අනිවාර්ය වී ඇත. පෙර තරඟයේදී මන්දගාමී තණතිල්ලක් වූ පල්ලෙ

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Millions of drivers in New South Wales are being urged to drive safer as major changes roll out to the state’s roadside camera program. From Sunday, March 1, Transport for NSW will upgrade its 10 transportable mobile phone and seatbelt detection cameras. The cameras will now monitor single-lane roads in both directions. Until now, they only checked traffic moving one way. No new cameras ar

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Almost half of Australia is on flood watch as a slow-moving tropical system brings widespread heavy rain over the coming days. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the system is expected to deliver prolonged rainfall across parts of the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. The heaviest rain will fall over several days. Conditions may ease later

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 ලංකාවේ වෙරළ තීරයන් දෙකක් - මිරිස්ස වෙරළ සහ බෙන්තොට වෙරළ - 2026 සංචාරකයින්ගේ තේරීම් සම්මාන හොඳම වෙරළ තීරයන් ශ්‍රේණිගත කිරීම්වල ආසියාවේ ඉහළම වෙරළ තීරයන් අතර ලැයිස්තුගත කර ඇත. මිරිස්ස වෙරළ ලැයිස්තුවේ පස්වන ස්ථානයට පත් වූ අතර, බෙන්තොට වෙරළ ආසියාව පුරා වෙරළ තීරයන් අතර හත්වන ස්ථානයට පත්විය. සංචාරකයින්ගේ තේරීම් සම්මාන හොඳම පිළිගැනීම එහි සංචාරක ක්

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. Southern Cross University has officially launched its Sri Lanka partnership with NSBM Green University, opening a new pathway for local students to earn an Australian Bachelor of Business without leaving the country. The national launch runs from 19–21 February 2026 at NSBM Green University, Homagama. The event brings together the Australian Hig

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Large parts of Victoria, including Melbourne, are on alert for possible flash flooding today as heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds move across the state. The Bureau of Meteorology says storms will develop through northern and central Victoria, with the heaviest rain expected to hit Melbourne’s western suburbs this morning before spreading east later today. Rainfall of 40–70mm in ju

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia’s red meat industry is bracing for impact after Donald Trump flagged higher import tariffs. Trump plans to lift the tariff rate from 10 to 15 per cent. The increase is expected to affect Australian lamb, mutton and goat meat exports to the United States. Australian beef, however, will remain exempt after a policy reversal last year. Meat & Livestock Australia managing director Mi

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. මෙම වසරේදී ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සංචාරක ව්‍යාපාරයෙන් ඇමරිකානු ඩොලර් බිලියන 4 ක විදේශ විනිමය ආදායමක් ලබා ගැනීමට ඉලක්ක කර ඇති බව සංචාරක නියෝජ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය රුවන් රණසිංහ මහතා පැවසීය. පසුගිය වසරේ දිවයිනට ඇමරිකානු ඩොලර් බිලියන 5 ක අභිලාෂකාමී ආදායම් ඉලක්කයක් මග හැරුණි. “අපගේ පැමිණීම වසර සඳහා මිලියන 3 ක් (පැමිණීම්) වන අතර මෙම වසරේ ඇමරිකානු ඩොලර් බිලියන 4 කට වඩා වැඩ

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Motorists in New South Wales could soon be rewarded for safe driving, with the state government moving to make its demerit point reward scheme permanent. The program, first trialled in 2023, has been introduced to Parliament to become a lasting part of the NSW demerit system. If passed, unrestricted licence holders who stay offence-free for 12 months can have one demerit point removed. Pre

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. මේ වසරේ මේ දක්වා ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට සංචාරකයින් පැමිණීම 436,000 ඉක්මවා ඇති අතර එය දිවයිනේ සංචාරක ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ ශක්තිමත් ප්‍රකෘතියක් පෙන්නුම් කරන බව සංචාරක නියෝජ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය රුවන් රණසිංහ මහතා පැවසීය. ජනවාරි 1 සිට පෙබරවාරි 15 ​​දක්වා කාලය තුළ සංචාරකයින් 436,000 ක් මෙරටට පැමිණ ඇති බවත්, එය පසුගිය වසරේ එම කාලයට සාපේක්ෂව සැලකිය යුතු වැඩිවීමක් සනිටුහන් කරන බවත්

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Parts of Central Australia could be cut off this weekend as a burst of heavy rain moves in, threatening roads and rail links. Forecasters say large areas of South Australia and the Northern Territory may see up to 200mm of rain, with isolated spots possibly exceeding 300mm, according to Weatherzone. The heaviest falls are likely around Tennant Creek and the Simpson Desert, though some mode

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Sri Lanka has named Nalin Perera as its new Honorary Consul in Brisbane, with responsibility for the state of Queensland. The official appointment was presented on February 19 by Yasoja Gunasekera at the Sri Lanka High Commission. Perera is a healthcare-sector businessman and philanthropist. He is actively involved in professional, community and Buddhist organisations across Australia, acc

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia’s unemployment rate held steady in January 2026, defying expectations and strengthening the case for another interest rate rise later this year. New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the jobless rate remained at 4.1 per cent, instead of edging up as forecast. Employment increased by 18,000, driven by a strong gain of 50,000 full-time jobs, even as part-time ro

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 ලංකාවේ ආගමන හා විගමන දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව දැනට විද්‍යුත් සංචාරක අවසර පත්‍ර (ETA) සඳහා අනුමත කිරීමේ නිවේදන නිකුත් කිරීමේදී තාවකාලික බාධාවක් අත්විඳිමින් සිටී. නිල නිවේදනයක් නිකුත් කරමින් ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ ශ්‍රී ලංකා තානාපති කාර්යාලය තහවුරු කළේ බලධාරීන් දැනට “ETA අනුමත කිරීමේ නිවේදන නිකුත් කිරීමේ තාවකාලික ප්‍රමාදයකට” මුහුණ දී සිටින බවයි. එක්සත් රාජධාන

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia’s new New Vehicle Emissions Standard (NVES) is already reshaping the car market — and many buyers may end up paying more. The policy penalises car makers if new vehicles exceed fuel and emissions targets. The government says it will lower prices over time. So far, the opposite is happening. Several brands have dropped cheaper models because the penalties are too high. Kia has end

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Inflation has overtaken wage growth for the first time in two years, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Figures show wages rose 0.8% in the December quarter, lifting annual pay growth to 3.4%. But with inflation sitting at 3.8%, real wages slipped by about 0.4% over the quarter. The wage index does not include bonuses or overtime. Public sector pay grew faster

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. Australia’s title defence at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is over. The 2021 champions have been eliminated at the group stage after the Group B match between Zimbabwe and Ireland was washed out in Pallekele due to heavy rain. No ball was bowled. The abandoned game lifted Zimbabwe to five points, putting them beyond reach of Australia. Even a

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australians may need to rethink how they live as pressure mounts on the housing market, experts warn. A new report by the Housing Industry Association and Cotality shows land prices have risen about three times faster than building and labour costs since 2000. Land is now the biggest driver of home price growth. The report says land costs reflect more than the ground itself. Before homes a

The Consulate General of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Melbourne has announced a significant relocation of its offices, moving operations to a new premise on St. Kilda Road later this month. In an official notice released today, the Consulate confirmed that effective Tuesday, 24th February 2026 , all consular services will be conducted from their new headquarters at 432, Level 9 Suite 02, St. Kilda Road, VIC 3004 . Service Interruption Warning For members