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

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. පෙබරවාරි මාසයේ මුල් දින 15 තුළ සංචාරකයින් 159,339 දෙනෙකු මෙරටට පැමිණ ඇති බව ශ්‍රී ලංකා සංචාරක සංවර්ධන අධිකාරියේ (SLTDA) දත්ත පෙන්වා දෙයි. ශ්‍රී ලංකා සංචාරක සංවර්ධන අධිකාරියේ (SLTDA) විසින් නිකුත් කරන ලද දත්ත වලට අනුව, ඉන්දියාවෙන් සංචාරකයින් 26,096 ක් පැමිණ ඇති අතර එය 16.0% කි. තවද, පෙබරවාරි මාසයේ දී එක්සත් රාජධානියෙන් පුද්ගලයින් 17,807 ක්, රුසිය

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. A fast-moving bushfire in northern Victoria has escalated to the highest emergency level, with homes under threat. The fire started around 1pm near the Goulburn Valley Highway at Trawool and is burning out of control. It is moving south-west toward Fairview Road and the Tallarook State Forest. Residents in parts of Kerrisdale, Tallarook and Trawool have been told it is too late to leave 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. In a night of dramatic contrasts at Pallekele, Sri Lanka surged into the Super Eight stage of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, delivering a crushing eight-wicket victory that has left Australia’s tournament hopes hanging by the thinnest of threads. Powered by a sublime, unbeaten century from Pathum Nissanka, the co-hosts chased down Australia's

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 spotlight is on Pallekele as Australia face Sri Lanka in a crucial Group B clash of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026. The match will be played Today (February 16), with the first ball at 7.00 pm Sri Lankan time (12.30 am - February 17 Melbourne Time) at the Pallekele International Stadium, one of Sri Lanka’s highest-scoring T20 venues. What’

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Large parts of Australia are in for a wet and steamy week, with heavy rain forecast to soak nearly half the country. Weather analysts say a broad low-pressure system stretching across the nation is drawing in deep tropical moisture. According to Weatherzone, this setup is likely to drive widespread rain across northern Australia for several days. The heaviest falls are expected in western

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 has expressed support for Sri Lanka’s potential bid to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world’s largest free trade agreement covering 15 countries and around 30% of global GDP and population. Speaking at a forum hosted by the Pathfinder Foundation, Australian High Commissioner Matthew Duckworth said Aust

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Sri Lankan community informed with timely updates. කොළඹ නගරයේ දැනට පවතින දැඩි රථවාහන තදබදයට විසඳුමක් ලෙස ලංකා මෙට්‍රෝ ට්‍රාන්සිට් බස් සේවාව හඳුන්වා දීමට සැලසුම් කර ඇති බව ප්‍රවාහන අමාත්‍යාංශය ජනාධිපති අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක මහතා සමඟ පැවති සාකච්ඡාවකදී නිවේදනය කර තිබේ. ව්‍යාපෘතිය සඳහා අවශ්‍ය යටිතල පහසුකම් දැනටමත් සකස් කරමින් පවතින අතර, මෙම වසරේ අගෝස්තු මාසය වන විට බස් රථ මෙරටට පැමිණීමට නියමිතය. මෙම නියමු ව්‍යාපෘතිය මුලින් කොළඹ අවට ප්‍රධාන මාර්ග

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia Post is seeking approval to raise the price of a standard stamp by 15 cents, lifting the basic postage rate from $1.70 to $1.85 from mid-year. The proposal has been submitted to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for review. If approved, concession stamps will remain at 60 cents, and seasonal greeting stamps will stay at 65 cents. Australia Post also plans to expa

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. ජාත්‍යන්තර දූෂණ නිරීක්ෂණ සංවිධානය වන ට්‍රාන්ස්පරන්සි ඉන්ටර්නැෂනල් (Transparency International) විසින් නිකුත් කළ 2025 වසරේ දූෂණ සංවේදන දර්ශකය (Corruption Perceptions Index – CPI) අනුව, රාජ්‍ය අංශයේ සත්‍යාපනභාවය පිළිබඳ ගෝලීය අවබෝධයේ ශ්‍රී ලංකාව වැදගත් ප්‍රගතියක් ලබා, ස්ථාන 14කින් ඉහළ ගොස් ඇත. රාජ්‍ය අංශයේ දූෂණ මට්ටම් පිළිබඳ සංවේදන මත පදනම්ව රටවල්

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecast to hit central and south-east Queensland this weekend, with the system expected to extend into northern New South Wales. A low-pressure trough moving across Queensland from today through the weekend is set to trigger several days of wet and stormy weather. While rain on Thursday is not likely to cause flooding, it will soak the ground and increase

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 has officially launched its Digital Nomad Visa, allowing remote workers to live on the island for a year or more while working for overseas employers or clients. The visa, introduced in February 2026, is designed to attract location-independent professionals who want to base themselves in Sri Lanka long-term. Who can apply? Applicants

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. විශේෂ අවශ්‍යතා ඇති පුද්ගලයින් සඳහා විශේෂ පහසුකම් සහිත වායු සමීකරණය කරන ලද, පහත් බිම් බස් රථ 10ක් හඳුන්වා දීමේ නියමු ව්‍යාපෘතියක් රජය විසින් අනුමත කර ඇත. පොදු ප්‍රවාහනයේ ප්‍රවේශ්‍යතාව සහ සුවපහසුව වැඩිදියුණු කිරීමේ අරමුණින්, පිරිසිදු ශ්‍රී ලංකා ව්‍යාපෘතිය යටතේ වෙන් කරන ලද අරමුදල් භාවිතා කරමින් මෙම මුලපිරීම ක්‍රියාත්මක කෙරේ. බස් රථ 10 මිලදී ගැනීම ස

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. A Total Fire Ban is in force across most of Victoria today as hot, dry and windy conditions drive extreme fire danger. Authorities say the state is facing its driest start to a year since 2009. With parched bushland and strong north-westerly winds, the fire risk has surged. An extreme fire danger rating applies to most districts. Only the South-West and East Gippsland areas are rated high.

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. සියලුම විශ්ව විද්‍යාල සඳහා ආබාධ සහිත සිසුන් ඇතුළත් කර ගැනීම සඳහා ප්‍රවේශය පුළුල් කිරීමට සහ කටයුතු කරමින් සිටින බව විශ්ව විද්‍යාල ප්‍රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාව (UGC) පවසයි. UGC හි සභාපති මහාචාර්ය කපිල සෙනෙවිරත්න මහතා පැවසුවේ විශේෂ අවශ්‍යතා ඇති සිසුන්ට පහසුකම් සැලසීම සඳහා සියලුම විශ්ව විද්‍යාල අවශ්‍ය පහසුකම් වලින් සමන්විත වන බවයි. වර්තමානයේ, ආබාධ සහිත ස

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Victorians are being urged to stay alert as fire danger is set to increase sharply tomorrow. An extreme fire danger rating is forecast for most of the state due to hot conditions and strong north-westerly winds, followed later by a gusty wind change. Only the South-West and East Gippsland districts are expected to face a lower, though still serious, high fire danger rating. Temperatures wi

Melbourne — Ticket sales for Naadha Gama Melbourne 2026 have marked a significant milestone for Sri Lankan live music events held in Australia, with 20% of tickets sold to audiences residing outside the state of Victoria. Interstate ticketing data shows demand led by New South Wales, followed by Queensland and South Australia, with further purchases recorded from other states and territories. For a Sri Lankan concert staged overseas, this level of interstate attendance is reg

Macktiles, Sri Lanka’s premier tile manufacturer, marked a significant milestone in its global expansion strategy last Friday (February 6) with the official launch of Macktiles Australia in Dandenong, Melbourne. The event was graced by two of Sri Lanka’s most celebrated sporting icons, former cricket captains TM Dilshan and Rangana Herath, who officiated the opening ceremony amidst a gathering of industry leaders and community members. Renowned as Sri Lanka’s largest tile man

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. Bandaranaike International Airport has welcomed the arrival of the historic Captain’s Choice Qantas flight on the famous Kangaroo Route, with 142 passengers landing in Colombo. Airport authorities said arrivals were handled smoothly through BIA’s Silk Route fast-track service, allowing passengers to move quickly and comfortably from arrival to e