At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Residents in Perth and the south-west are being urged to stay alert as ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle is expected to strengthen again over open waters. The system has already caused heavy rain and flooding across the Northern Territory and the Kimberley. It was last tracked as a tropical low near Wadeye after crossing the coast as a category 3 cyclone. Forecasters say the system will move off

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia is facing potential disruptions to fuel supply, with warnings petrol and diesel prices could climb as high as $4 per litre. Energy Minister Chris Bowen says several oil shipments scheduled between mid-April and mid-May have been delayed or cancelled. Some have been replaced, but global supply remains under pressure. The situation is being driven by ongoing conflict in the Middle

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. මෑතකදී සිදු වූ ඉන්ධන මිල ඉහළ යාම හේතුවෙන් බහාලුම් ප්‍රවාහන ගාස්තු සියයට 20 කින් වැඩි කිරීමට බහාලුම් ප්‍රවාහන හිමියන්ගේ සංගමය (CTOA) තීරණය කර තිබේ. ඉන්ධන මිල ඉහළ යාම රටේ ආනයන හා අපනයන බහාලුම් ප්‍රවාහන අංශයට සැලකිය යුතු ලෙස බලපා ඇති බව CTOA සභාපති සනත් මංජුල මහතා පැවසීය. බහාලුම් ප්‍රවාහන අංශය නියෝජනය කරන සියලුම සංගම් විසින් සාමූහිකව මෙම තීරණය ගත්

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle is continuing to lash northern Australia with intense rain, triggering major flood warnings as it moves west. The system crossed into the Northern Territory as a category 3 cyclone on Sunday, after earlier impacting Queensland. Wind gusts reached up to 185km/h before weakening into a tropical low. Despite losing strength, the system has delivered heavy rainfall

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 an unprecedented moment for Sri Lankan music, Naadha Gama is set to make history with its much-anticipated debut in the United Kingdom. The landmark event will take place at Charlton Park Estate, Malmesbury, on 11 July 2026. Tickets went on sale on 22 March 2026, and within just one hour, a record-breaking 1,000 tickets were sold, making it t

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Millions of Australians could soon see lower electricity bills, with the national regulator proposing price cuts across several states. The Australian Energy Regulator has released draft changes to its pricing benchmark, which caps what retailers can charge in New South Wales, Queensland, and South Australia. Under the proposal: Households could save up to 10% on power bills in some areas

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 ලංකන් ගුවන් සේවය විසින් නිකුත් කරන ලද ඩොලර් මිලියන 175 ක රජයේ සහතික කළ බැඳුම්කර සඳහා ප්‍රතිව්‍යුහගත කිරීමේ ක්‍රියාවලිය සාර්ථකව අවසන් කර ඇත. මෙම ක්‍රියාවලියට බැඳුම්කර හිමියන්ගෙන් 99% කට වඩා සහභාගී විය. තවද, ශ්‍රී ලංකන් ගුවන් සේවය නිකුත් කළ නිවේදනයකට අනුව, පවතින සියලුම බැඳුම්කර නව රජයේ බැඳුම්කර සහ මුදල් ගෙවීම් සඳහා හුවමාරු කර ගැනීමට එකඟ වෙමි

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Authorities have intercepted 11 shipping containers in a major crackdown on illegal waste exports at Australia’s busiest ports. The joint operation targeted ports in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne, uncovering items such as used tyres, solar panels, batteries, and inverters. Officials say many of the shipments were being exported without the required permits or approvals, which are mandato

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. New population data shows migration remains the main driver of Australia’s growth, sparking renewed debate over intake levels. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveal that net overseas migration reached 87,821 in the September 2025 quarter. If this pace continues, annual migration could again exceed 300,000 for a fourth straight year. The data also shows: Migration made up

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. විදේශ කටයුතු අමාත්‍ය විජිත හේරත් මහතා ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ඩිජිටල් සංචාරක පරිසර පද්ධතිය ශක්තිමත් කිරීමේ අවශ්‍යතාවය අවධාරණය කරමින් කියා සිටියේ, කර්මාන්තයේ අනාගත සාර්ථකත්වය රඳා පවතින්නේ රට නවීන ඩිජිටල් වේදිකාවලට කෙතරම් ඵලදායී ලෙස අනුගත වේද යන්න මත බවයි. සංචාරක කර්මාන්තයේ කොටස්කරුවන් ඉදිරියේ ඊයේ කොළඹ පැවති ලිලී ලංකා ඩිජිටල් සංචාරක වේදිකාවේ සමාරම්භක උත්සවයේ

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Tropical Cyclone Narelle is intensifying rapidly and is expected to become a Category 5 system before hitting the Queensland coast on Friday morning. The cyclone is currently sitting offshore in the Coral Sea and moving west toward land. Forecasters say it is most likely to cross between Lockhart River and Cape Melville. Authorities warn of dangerous conditions, including: Wind gusts above

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Fuel prices are rising across Australia, with petrol averaging around $2.19 per litre and diesel climbing above $2.40, as global oil costs surge due to tensions in the Middle East. With many Australians feeling the pressure at the pump, here are five simple ways to save fuel and cut costs: 1. Drive smoothly Avoid sudden acceleration and heavy braking. A steady driving style uses less fuel.

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. මැදපෙරදිග පවතින ගැටුම හේතුවෙන් ඇති විය හැකි ඉන්ධන හිඟයක් පිළිබඳව බියෙන්, රජය වාහන සඳහා ජාතික ඉන්ධන කෝටාවක් හඳුන්වා දී ඇත. කෙසේ වෙතත්, රටේ ආගන්තුක සත්කාර අංශය ආරක්ෂා කිරීම සඳහා තීරණාත්මක පියවරක් ලෙස, සංචාරක නිලධාරීන් කැපවූ ප්‍රමුඛතා ඉන්ධන පද්ධතියක් දියත් කර ඇති අතර ජාත්‍යන්තර අමුත්තන්ට සුවපහසු සහ බාධාවකින් තොරව සංචාරක අත්දැකීමක් සහතික කිරීමේ උත්ස

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. A major apartment complex in Melbourne has set a new benchmark for electric vehicle infrastructure, becoming Australia’s largest EV-ready residential building. The project at Sierra Hawthorn was officially launched on March 18, 2026, by NOX Energy and Energy Minister Chris Bowen. The development includes 252 EV charging points, covering all 241 apartments and additional shared chargers for

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. The Australian government says fuel rationing is possible if the conflict involving Iran continues for an extended period, but insists there is no need for panic buying right now. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said the situation will depend on how long the conflict lasts. While he did not rule out rationing in the future, he stressed that there are no current plans to introduce it.

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. මැදපෙරදිග ආතතීන් හේතුවෙන් බලශක්තිය ඉතිරි කර ගැනීමේ පියවරක් ලෙස සෑම බදාදා දිනකම රජයේ නිවාඩු දිනයක් ලෙස ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කිරීමට රජය තීරණය කර ඇති බව අත්‍යවශ්‍ය සේවා කොමසාරිස් ජනරාල් ප්‍රභාත් චන්ද්‍රකීර්ති මහතා පැවසීය. ජනාධිපතිවරයා සමඟ පැවති සාකච්ඡාවකදී මෙම තීරණය ගත් බව ඔහු විශේෂ මාධ්‍ය හමුවකදී පැවසීය. සෞඛ්‍ය, වරාය, ජල සේවා සහ ශ්‍රී ලංකා රේගුව සඳහා නිව

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia’s Red Centre has recorded its heaviest rainfall in a decade, with powerful thunderstorms soaking central regions. Near Uluru, Yulara Airport received 76.4mm of rain in 24 hours, with another 34mm falling in just three hours. In just two days, rainfall has reached three times the usual monthly average for this time of year. The downpour has forced some road closures around the ico

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Thousands of commuters in Melbourne can now use their bank cards, smartphones, or smartwatches to pay for train travel, as a long-awaited contactless payment trial begins across parts of the network. Until now, passengers in Victoria had to use a physical Myki card to access public transport. The new trial allows eligible travellers to simply tap their credit or debit card or digital walle

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. ජාතික ඉන්ධන අවසර පත්‍ර (QR) පද්ධතිය සම්පූර්ණයෙන්ම ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණය කිරීමෙන් පසු ඉන්ධන ලබා ගැනීමේ ක්‍රියාවලිය විස්තර කරමින් ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථික අමාත්‍යාංශය මහජන නිවේදනයක් නිකුත් කර ඇත. ඉන්ධන කෝටා ලබා ගැනීම සඳහා භාවිතා කරන QR කේත පද්ධතිය දැන් සම්පූර්ණයෙන්ම ක්‍රියාත්මක වන බවත්, ඉන්ධන බෙදා හැරීම සුමටව සිදු කිරීම සහතික කිරීමට සහ පිරවුම්හල්වල තදබදය අඩු කිරීම

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australian travellers have been urged to avoid travelling through much of the Middle East, including major airport stopovers, as the regional conflict continues to escalate. The Australian government’s travel advisory service, Smartraveller, has updated its guidance, warning that the instruction “Do not travel” also applies to transit and airport layovers. This means Australians are advise