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

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This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. Rising Sri Lankan squash talent Sithumli Mendis has delivered a stellar performance on the international stage, securing two prestigious podium finishes during her April 2026 tour in Melbourne, Australia. Representing Sri Lanka, the young athlete captured third-place finishes in the Girls' Under-17 category at both the Australian Junior Open and t

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. All consular services for Sri Lankan citizens residing in Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania are managed by the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Melbourne. Applications for these services can be submitted either by post or in person by scheduling a prior appointment. Please note that appointments are mandatory for all attestation services,

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 global economy is facing fresh uncertainty as the Middle East conflict disrupts growth and pushes inflation higher, according to a new report from the International Monetary Fund. Before the conflict, global growth for 2026 was expected to reach 3.4%. That outlook has now weakened due to rising energy prices and supply disruptions, especiall

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. ඈපා පාරම්පරික ජ්‍යොතිෂ්‍ය දැනුමෙන් ඔස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ සෑම ප්‍රාන්තයකටම ගැලපෙන පරිදි සැකසූ නැකත් පත්‍රය එළිදැක්වේ. ශ්‍රී ලාංකීය අනන්‍යතාවය විදහා දක්වන ප්‍රධානතම සංස්කෘතික මංගල්‍යය වන සිංහල හා හින්දු අලුත් අවුරුද්ද සැමරීමට ලෝකවාසී සියලුම ශ්‍රී ලාංකිකයන් මේ වන විට සූදානම් වෙමින් සිටිති. විශේෂයෙන්ම, ඔස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ වෙසෙන දහස් සංඛ්‍යාත අපේ දූ දරුවන්ට සහ ව

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. History has been made as NASA successfully launched its Artemis II mission, sending four astronauts on a journey around the Moon. The rocket lifted off from Florida at 9:38am AEDT, marking the first human mission to the Moon since Apollo 17. The crew includes Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen. Hansen becomes the firs

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 සේවයේ සහ ශ්‍රී ලංකන් කේටරින් සමාගමේ සභාපති සරත් ගනේගොඩ මහතා 2026 මාර්තු 31 වන දින සිට බලපැවැත්වෙන පරිදි අධ්‍යක්ෂ මණ්ඩල දෙකෙන්ම ඉල්ලා අස්වීමේ ලිපිය භාර දී තිබේ. ශ්‍රී ලංකන් ගුවන් සේවය පැවසුවේ, තාවකාලිකව, භාණ්ඩාගාර ලේකම් විසින් නව සභාපතිවරයෙකු පත් කරන තෙක් ඒ.කේ.ඩී.ඩී. ඩිමාල් අරන්දර මහතා ආයතන දෙකෙහිම වැඩබලන සභාපතිවරයා ලෙස කටයුතු ක

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 ලංකාව ආයෝජන සඳහා සාමකාමී හා හිතකර ගමනාන්තයක් වන බැවින්, ඔස්ට්‍රේලියානු ආයෝජකයින් මෙරටට පැමිණ ආයෝජනය කිරීමට ආරාධනා කරන බව වෛද්‍ය ජගත් වික්‍රමරත්න කථානායකවරයා, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ඔස්ට්‍රේලියානු මහ කොමසාරිස් මැතිව් ඩක්වර්ත් මහතා වෙත ප්‍රකාශ කර ඇත. මෙම අදහස් පළ වූයේ, කථානායකවරයා සහ ඔස්ට්‍රේලියානු මහ කොමසාරිස්වරයා අතර පසුගියදා පැවැති හමුවකදීය. එම සා

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. 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. 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. 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. ජනාධිපති අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක මහතා විසින් XIV වන ලියෝ පාප් වහන්සේට ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට පැමිණෙන ලෙස නිල ආරාධනයක් කර තිබේ. ඉතාලියේ නිල සංචාරයක නිරත අමාත්‍ය බිමල් රත්නායක මහතා විසින් වතිකානුවේ රාජ්‍ය ලේකම් කාර්යාලයේ උප ලේකම් මිහයිටා බ්ලාජ් පියතුමා වෙත මෙම ආරාධනය භාර දෙන ලදී. Stay tuned with Aus News Lanka – the leading platform for news for Sri Lankans .

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. 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

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. 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. 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

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Octopus Australia is expanding its renewable energy portfolio with two major new projects, including what is set to become the largest battery in the country. The company will develop the Hanworth Battery Energy Storage System in New South Wales and the Dunmore Solar Farm and Battery project in Queensland. When complete, the Hanworth battery near Bannaby in NSW will have a capacity of 1.2