At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. A property investment expert has warned rents could rise sharply if the federal government changes negative gearing rules in tonight’s budget. Treasurer Jim Chalmers is expected to unveil housing and tax reforms aimed at improving affordability, including possible changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions for investors. Real estate investor Nathan Birch claims the move c

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australian passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship, linked to a hantavirus outbreak, are expected to return home this week under strict health precautions. Five travellers including four Australian citizens and one permanent resident will arrive on a charter flight from the Canary Islands accompanied by medical teams in full protective equipment. On arrival, passengers heading to New Sou

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. සාම්ප්‍රදායික මෝටර් රථ රක්ෂණ සහතික වෙනුවට ඩිජිටල් මෝටර් රථ රක්ෂණ කාඩ්පත් හඳුන්වා දීමට රක්ෂණ සමාගම් තීරණය කර ඇත. ශ්‍රී ලංකා රක්ෂණ නියාමන කොමිෂන් සභාව, ශ්‍රී ලංකා රක්ෂණ සංගමය සහ රක්ෂණ අංශයේ අනෙකුත් කොටස්කරුවන් එක්ව මෙම තීරණය ගෙන ඇත. පොලිස්පතිවරයා දැනටමත් සියලුම පොලිස් ස්ථාන දැනුවත් කර ඇති අතර මේ සම්බන්ධයෙන් අවශ්‍ය උපදෙස් නිකුත් කර ඇත. ඒ අනුව, මෝටර්

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. The Albanese government is preparing to unveil its 2026 federal budget, with a strong focus on housing, cost-of-living relief, national security and long-term economic stability. Treasurer Jim Chalmers is set to deliver the budget on May 12 as Australia faces rising living costs, global energy uncertainty and growing national debt. Here are the key measures expected in the budget: Housing a

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. A major cyberattack on global education provider Instructure has disrupted schools and universities across Australia, exposing data linked to millions of students worldwide. The breach is believed to have affected over 200 million users and more than 9,000 institutions, putting education systems on high alert. In Australia, platforms like QLearn and Canvas widely used in schools and univers

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. සංචාරක කර්මාන්තය වර්ධනය කිරීමේ අරමුණින් රජය විසින් යෝජනා කළ රටවල් 40කට free visa පහසුකම් ලබාදීම සඳහා වූ නීති රීති, ආගමන හා නිගමන පනත යටතේ පාර්ලිමේන්තුව විසින් අනුමත කර ඇත. මහජන ආරක්ෂාව හා පාර්ලිමේන්තු කටයුතු අමාත්‍ය අනන්ද විජේපාල මහතා පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට පැවසුවේ, මෙම නව නියාමන යටතේ එක්සත් රාජධානිය (United Kingdom), එක්සත් ජනපදය (United States), කැනඩාව

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. Western Australia has unveiled a new budget focused on easing cost-of-living pressures, including a $100 fuel credit for every driver’s licence holder. The state recorded a strong $3.5 billion surplus, boosted by rising GST revenue. Leaders say the plan aims to keep the economy strong while supporting families. Key highlights: • $100 fuel credit f

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. A major cybersecurity breach affecting more than 200 million people worldwide has impacted students and teachers across Queensland. The breach involves Instructure, the third-party provider behind the Queensland education system’s Qlearn online platform since 2020. John-Paul Langbroek said the global incident has affected over 9,000 educational institutions, including schools and universiti

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 announced a new AUD 2 million partnership with the FAO and Sri Lanka’s Agriculture Ministry to support recovery efforts after Cyclone Ditwah. The 12-month program, launched in Colombo, will focus on rebuilding vegetable farming in the hard-hit districts of Nuwara Eliya and Badulla two key areas for the country’s food production. The

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. The Australian Government has unveiled a massive $10.7 billion fuel security package ahead of next week’s federal budget, aiming to strengthen the country’s fuel reserves after recent supply disruptions linked to conflict in the Middle East. The plan includes $7.5 billion for a new Fuel and Fertiliser Security Facility, designed to boost local fuel storage and supply through loans, guarante

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Meta Platforms is rolling out new AI tools to identify and remove underage users from its platforms, including Instagram and Facebook, as part of efforts to comply with Australia’s upcoming social media rules for users under 16. The system will scan public profiles for signs of age. This includes analysing posts, captions, comments, and bios for clues such as birthday references or school-r

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 Cabinet has approved a new ground handling contract for SriLankan Airlines at Sydney Airport, ensuring services continue without disruption. The previous agreement ended on April 30, 2026, prompting a limited international tender. Three bids were reviewed, with Menzies Aviation (Australia) Pty Ltd selected as the best-qualified and mos

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. A burst of polar weather is set to bring rare snowfall to parts of south-eastern Australia this week including areas outside the usual alpine zones. According to Weatherzone, the cold front will move in from tonight, delivering snow across the mountains of Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. What makes this event unusual is how low the snow could fall.

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. A nationwide free school lunch program is being proposed in Australia, aiming to ease pressure on families and improve student wellbeing. Australia is one of the few wealthy countries where students are not guaranteed a daily meal at school. But a growing push could change that. In Tasmania, the School Food Matters initiative already provides around 21,500 freshly cooked lunches each week a

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 මහතා, දුර ගමන් බස් මගීන් සඳහා කලින් ආසන වෙන් කරවා ගැනීමට හැකි වන පරිදි මාර්ගගත ආසන වෙන්කරවා ගැනීමේ ක්‍රමයක් හඳුන්වා දෙන බව නිවේදනය කළේය. බත්තරමුල්ලේ “මගනේගුම මහමැදුර” හිදී අද (05) පැවති මාධ්‍ය හමුවකදී අමාත්‍යවරයා ප්‍රකාශ කළේ, දෛනික ප්‍රවාහන පහසුව වැඩිදියුණු කිරීම රජයේ ප්‍රධාන ප්‍රමුඛතාවයක්

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australians could receive up to $300 in tax relief under a possible measure in the upcoming federal budget, though the government has not confirmed it. Jim Chalmers says the May 12 budget will deliver a broad reform package focused on tax changes, spending cuts, and boosting productivity. The plan aims to ease cost-of-living pressures and address growing inequality, especially for younger A

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Residents in Cranbourne East say they are still waiting for a promised train station nearly 20 years after first contributing funds toward it. Council records show about $4.9 million has been collected through rail levies as of June 2025. Every new home in the area includes a contribution starting from $700, aimed at funding the Cranbourne East station and electrification of the Clyde rail

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. සමාජ ආරක්ෂණ දායකතා බද්ද (Social Security Contribution Levy - SSCL) 2.5% කින් වැඩි කිරීම සහ ඇමෙරිකානු ඩොලරයේ අගය තවදුරටත් ශක්තිමත් වීම හේතුවෙන්, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට ආනයනය කරන වාහනවල මිල මැයි 1 දිනෙන් පසු ඉහළ යාමට අපේක්ෂා කෙරේ. ලංකා වාහන ආනයනකරුවන්ගේ සංගමයේ (Lanka Vehicle Importers Association) සභාපති ප්‍රසාද් මැනේජ් මහතා පෙන්වා දෙන්නේ, වැඩි කළ බදු සහ විනි

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Police in Melbourne have launched a major taskforce after a series of suspicious fires targeted hospitality venues across the city. Since April 14, at least 15 incidents including arson attacks and attempted fires have hit restaurants, bars and nightclubs in the CBD, South Melbourne, South Yarra and Prahran. Victoria Police confirmed a specialist operation, known as Operation Eclipse, is n

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia’s housing market is showing signs of a shift, with prices dipping slightly after months of resilience. The latest data from PropTrack shows national home values fell 0.1% in April the first decline this year. March had surprised with growth, but momentum is now easing. Economists say the market has reached a turning point. Higher interest rates, global uncertainty and possible tax