At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Fuel shortages are being reported at service stations across Australia, triggering panic buying and long queues in some areas. However, residents in the small town of Batlow are facing an even tougher situation their only petrol station has completely run out of fuel. The independent service station, located more than 400 kilometres from Sydney, ran dry earlier this week. Staff say they st

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. අගෝස්තු 2 වන දින සිට ක්‍රියාත්මක වන පරිදි කොළඹ සහ මෙල්බර්න් අතර සතිපතා ගුවන් ගමන් 10 දක්වා වැඩි කිරීමට ශ්‍රී ලංකන් ගුවන් සේවය සූදානම් වන අතර, වර්ධනය වන ඉල්ලුමට සහ විකාශනය වන වෙළඳපල ගතිකතාවයන්ට ප්‍රතිචාර වශයෙන් තවත් කාලසටහන්ගත ගුවන් ගමන් තුනක් එකතු කරනු ලැබේ. විනෝද චාරිකා සහ පවුලේ අය සහ මිතුරන්ගේ පැමිණීම් වැඩිවීම හේතුවෙන් මෑතකදී ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට වේගය

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Heavy rainfall is expected to continue across large parts of Australia this month, extending a very wet start to autumn that has already triggered flooding in several states. In recent weeks, multiple low-pressure systems and troughs have delivered intense rain to areas already soaked by summer storms. This has caused widespread flooding in New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. F

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia’s property outlook is becoming more uncertain, with analysts now divided over whether prices will continue rising or begin to fall in some major cities. New forecasts from SQM Research suggest housing prices in Sydney and Melbourne could decline in 2026. The firm now predicts Sydney property prices may drop between 2% and 6%, while Melbourne could fall between 1% and 4%. The upda

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 දක්වා ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට පැමිණි සංචාරකයින් සංඛ්‍යාව 600,000 ඉක්මවා ඇති බව ශ්‍රී ලංකා සංචාරක සංවර්ධන අධිකාරිය (SLTDA) පැවසීය. ශ්‍රී ලංකා සංචාරක සංවර්ධන අධිකාරිය විසින් නිකුත් කරන ලද නවතම දත්ත නිවේදනයට අනුව, 2026 ජනවාරි 01 සිට මාර්තු 08 දක්වා කාලය තුළ සංචාරකයින් 604,301 ක් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට පැමිණ ඇත. මේ අතර, මාර්තු මාසයේ මුල් දින අට තුළ සංචාරකයින් 47,646

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Hundreds more Australians have safely returned home from the Middle East as tensions continue to escalate between Iran and Israel. Two flights from the United Arab Emirates landed in Sydney and Melbourne on Thursday morning, while another flight from Qatar also arrived in Melbourne. Together, the three flights carried 434 Australians returning from the conflict-affected region. Since March

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. SriLankan Airlines has announced it will expand its flight schedule between Colombo and Melbourne, boosting travel links between Sri Lanka and Australia. From August 2, the airline will increase services to 10 flights per week in response to growing passenger demand and rising tourism interest from Australia. The additional flights will operate

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. A new national study has revealed that the safest places to live in Australia are determined by more than just crime rates. Researchers assessed neighbourhood safety by looking at four key factors: property crime, building strength, exposure to natural disasters and how well communities are prepared for emergencies. According to iSelect, these elements together give a clearer picture of th

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. මැද පෙරදිග රටවල පවතින ගැටුම් හේතුවෙන් එම රටවල පදිංචි ශ්‍රී ලාංකිකයින්ට හදිසි පහසුකම් සැපයීම සඳහා තානාපති කාර්යාලවලට මූල්‍ය ප්‍රතිපාදන වෙන් කර ඇති බව ශ්‍රී ලංකා විදේශ සේවා නියුක්ති කාර්යාංශය (SLBFE) පවසයි. මැද පෙරදිග රැකියා සඳහා ශ්‍රී ලාංකිකයින් පිටත්ව යාම අඛණ්ඩව සිදුවන බව කාර්යාංශයේ සභාපති කෝෂල වික්‍රමසිංහ මහතා සඳහන් කළේය. More updates to come o

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Floodwaters have damaged hundreds of homes and properties in Bundaberg as widespread flooding continues across the region. The Burnett River peaked at about 7.4 metres, slightly lower than earlier forecasts of 7.6 metres, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. David Crisafulli said the flood level is not as severe as previous disasters but the damage remains significant for many residents

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 ලංකා සිවිල් ගුවන් සේවා අධිකාරිය පවසන්නේ අද දින විශේෂ ගුවන් ගමන් හතක් ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීමට නියමිත බවයි. ශ්‍රී ලංකන් ගුවන් සේවයේ ගුවන් ගමන් දෙකක් අද රියාද් සහ ඩුබායි බලා පිටත් වන බව අධ්‍යක්ෂ ජනරාල් දමින්ද රඹුක්වැල්ල මහතා පැවසීය. මැදපෙරදිග කලාපයේ සමහර ප්‍රදේශවල පවතින ආතතීන් ගුවන් සේවා මෙහෙයුම් වලට අඛණ්ඩව බලපාන අතර, කලින් වසා දමා තිබූ ගුවන් ගමන්

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australians could soon face petrol prices above $2 per litre as rising global oil costs push inflation higher, economists warn. The surge follows escalating tensions in the Middle East and concerns over shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices have already climbed above US$84 a barrel, increasing pressure on fuel prices across Australia. Economists at National Australi

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia will deploy a high-tech surveillance aircraft and advanced missiles to the Middle East as regional tensions continue to rise. Anthony Albanese confirmed that an Boeing E‑7A Wedgetail aircraft will be sent to the region along with medium-range air-to-air missiles. The move is aimed at helping protect civilian infrastructure and Australians living in the area. About 85 Australian D

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. Melbourne-based finance professional Janaka Dissanayake (ACMA, CGMA) has been recognised as Best New Broker of 2026 at the prestigious LMG Awards, one of the most anticipated and highly regarded events in Australia’s mortgage broking industry. The award is presented by Loan Market Group (LMG), the largest mortgage broker aggregation group in Aus

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australians are being urged to avoid travelling to much of the Middle East as security concerns continue to escalate across the region. The Australian government has raised its travel warning for the United Arab Emirates to the highest level — “Do not travel.” The update from Smartraveller cites the rapidly changing security situation and ongoing military strikes across the region. Authori

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 පෙබරවාරි මාසයේදී ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට ලැබුණු විදේශ රැකියා මුදල් ප්‍රේෂණ (remittances) ශක්තිමත්ව පවතිමින් ඇමෙරිකානු ඩොලර් මිලියන 729.0ක් ලෙස වාර්තා වී ඇති අතර, එය පසුගිය වසරේ එම මාසයේ ලැබුණු ඩොලර් මිලියන 548.1ට වඩා සැලකිය යුතු ලෙස ඉහළ අගයක් වේ. එහෙත් එය ජනවාරි මාසයේ වාර්තා වූ ඩොලර් මිලියන 751.1ට වඩා සුළු ලෙස පහළ අගයකි. පෙබරවාරි මාසයේදී විදේශගත ශ්‍රී

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Police have rescued a schoolboy from a car trapped in fast-moving floodwaters in Queensland as severe weather continues to impact large parts of the state. The dramatic rescue happened on a causeway at Bargara near Bundaberg. Video shared online shows two officers wading through thigh-deep rushing water to reach the vehicle before pulling the boy through a window and carrying him to safety

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia has deployed military assets to the Middle East as tensions escalate between Israel and Iran, with both sides continuing missile and drone strikes. Anthony Albanese confirmed the move in parliament, saying it forms part of contingency plans to respond to the growing conflict in the region. He also welcomed the safe return of hundreds of Australians who recently departed Dubai on

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 ලංකා ජාතික කාන්තා කණ්ඩායමේ ප්‍රධාන පුහුණුකරු ලෙස හිටපු ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානු ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩික ජේමි සිඩන්ස් පත් කිරීම නිවේදනය කිරීමට ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් ආයතනය කැමැත්තෙන් සිටී. සිඩන්ස් 2007 සිට 2011 දක්වා බංග්ලාදේශ ජාතික පිරිමි කණ්ඩායමේ ප්‍රධාන පුහුණුකරු ලෙස සේවය කර ඇති අතර, එය ඔහුගේ ඉහළම ජාත්‍යන්තර පුහුණු අත්දැකීම් සනිටුහන් කරයි. 3 වන මට්ටමේ සුදු

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Heavy rain has lashed North Queensland overnight as a tropical low moves closer to the coast, bringing widespread wet weather across the region. Areas near the Daintree River recorded about 425mm of rain, while nearby Daintree Village received around 300mm. Further north, Cooktown saw totals close to 200mm. The weather system, known as Tropical Low 29U, is currently in the Coral Sea. While