At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Tens of thousands of Brisbane residents are still without power after severe storms tore through south-east Queensland overnight, toppling trees, damaging homes, and cutting electricity to large parts of the city. By 9.30am (AEST), more than 28,000 homes and businesses were still in the dark, with Energex crews working through scorching conditions to restore service. Power has already been

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 2025 නොවැම්බර් මාසයේ ආරම්භ වන උත්සව සංචාරක සමයට සූදානම් වන අතර, නව ගුවන් සමාගම්, වැඩිදියුණු කළ ගුවන් තොටුපළ සේවා සහ උසස් කළ ගුවන්තොටුපළ පහසුකම් හරහා දහස් ගණන් ජාත්‍යන්තර සංචාරිකයින් පිළිගැනීමට සැලසුම් කර ඇත. ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගුවන්තොටුපළ සහ ගුවන් සේවා සමාගම (AASL) නිවේදනය කළේ, බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ (BIA) සහ මත්තල ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Melbourne has been in the news in recent weeks following a string of violent, high-profile crimes. These incidents followed Victoria’s Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) releasing new data that reveal the highest levels of crime on record across the state. In response, Federal Opposition Leader Sussan Ley declared Melbourne the “crime capital of Australia”. Some media outlets have claimed there

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. Meta has confirmed it’s cutting around 600 jobs across its Artificial Intelligence (AI) teams, even as it ramps up hiring for its superintelligence research lab. The cuts affect Meta’s Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) division, along with product-focused AI and AI infrastructure teams. However, its TBD Lab, which leads development of advanced AI m

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. රටේ විවිධ ප්‍රජාවන් අතර සමගිය සහ අවබෝධය වර්ධනය කිරීම අරමුණු කරගත් ‘ශ්‍රී ලංකා දිනය’ නමින් ජාතික වැඩසටහනක් පැවැත්වීමට සැලසුම් කිරීමට අමාත්‍ය මණ්ඩලය අනුමැතිය ලබා දී ඇත. 2025 දෙසැම්බර් 12, 13 සහ 14 යන දිනවල පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත මෙම වැඩසටහන ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීමේ වගකීම බුද්ධශාසන, ආගමික හා සංස්කෘතික කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශයට පැවරී ඇත. මෙම උත්සව කොළඹ මහ නගර සභා භූ

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. An intense heatwave is sweeping across Queensland, with authorities warning residents to stay alert as fire danger levels rise. The Bureau of Meteorology says a very hot air mass is spreading across most of the state and will linger through the weekend. Extreme and severe heatwave warnings have been issued from the north-west to the south-east. The outback town of Birdsville set a new Octo

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Missed last night’s show? Don’t worry — the Orionids meteor shower is still lighting up Australia’s skies this week. Visible across the southern hemisphere, the annual event peaks in late October but continues through early November, giving stargazers plenty of time to catch its shooting stars. Astrophysicist Dr. Sara Webb says this week offers the best chance to spot the spectacle. “Head

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. ගුවන්තොටුපළ සහ ගුවන් සේවා (ශ්‍රී ලංකා) (පුද්ගලික) සමාගම (AASL) 2025 ජනවාරි සිට සැප්තැම්බර් දක්වා කාලය තුළ ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන් මගීන් හැසිරවීම් 14.08% ක වැඩිවීමක් සහ ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන් යානා හැසිරවීම් 15.35% ක වැඩිවීමක් වාර්තා කර ඇත. AASL ප්‍රකාශයකට අනුව, මෙම කාලය තුළ බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ (BIA), මත්තල රාජපක්ෂ ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ (MRIA) ස

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Victorians are being urged to stay alert as wild weather and strong winds sweep across the state, bringing a moderate risk of thunderstorm asthma. The Bureau of Meteorology has warned of damaging winds up to 120km/h, especially across southwestern Victoria, with gusts expected to peak in Melbourne between 3pm and 5pm. Towns including Horsham, Warrnambool, Bendigo, Geelong, Wangaratta, and

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Sri Lankan community informed with timely updates. Sri Lanka Tourism’s final B2B Roadshow on Australia’s east coast concluded in Melbourne with resounding success, drawing over 120 participants, including dignitaries, travel advisors, and tourism partners. Held at Hotel Chadstone with the support of SriLankan Airlines, the evening began with lively business networking, followed by a traditional Ayubowan welcome, oil lamp lighting, and cult

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. ජපානයේ වාහන මිල අඩු කිරීමෙන් පසු ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ආනයනික වාහනවල මිල රුපියල් මිලියන 1.5 දක්වා පහත වැටී ඇති බව ලංකා වාහන ආනයනකරුවන්ගේ සංගමයේ (VIAL) සභාපති ඉන්දික සම්පත් මෙරින්චිගේ මහතා පැවසීය. අනවසර වාහන ආනයනය දේශීය වෙළඳපොලේ ලියාපදිංචි නොකළ වාහන ගොඩගැසීමට හේතු වී ඇති අතර එය අලෙවියට බලපා ඇති බව මෙරින්චිගේ මාධ්‍ය වෙත පැවසීය. මහ බැංකු දත්ත වලට අනුව, 2025

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump have signed a major $13 billion (US$8.5 billion) agreement to boost production of critical minerals and rare earths, aiming to reduce China’s dominance in the market. Under the new US–Australia Critical Minerals Framework, both nations will invest US$1 billion each over the next six months to launch new mining and processing pro

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 Lankan athlete Purna Kahingala made his mark at the Australian Masters Games 2025 in Canberra, winning gold in the 94 kg weight category with a total lift of 198 kg. Competing against top athletes from Australia and beyond, Purna’s strength, focus, and determination stood out - earning him the top spot and bringing pride to Sri Lanka on the

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 Tourism successfully hosted a vibrant roadshow in Australia, bringing together over 80 travel advisors, media professionals, and influencers to connect with 40+ Sri Lankan tourism partners, including hotels, DMCs, and wellness brands. The event highlighted Sri Lanka’s rich culture, wildlife, wellness, and adventure experiences, positio

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia’s east coast is bracing for extreme heat this week, with several states tipped to challenge October temperature records. According to Weatherzone, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and the ACT could see temperatures soar into the mid-40s. South Australia’s long-standing October record of 45.4°C at Oodnadatta may fall, with 46°C forecast on Monday. Queensland’s far sou

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia recorded 188 workplace deaths in 2024, down from 200 the previous year — but most tragedies continue to occur in the same high-risk industries. According to Safe Work Australia, 80% of all workplace deaths happened across just six sectors: Agriculture, forestry and fishing Public administration and safety Transport, postal and warehousing Manufacturing Health care and social assi

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 ලාංකික ගමන් බලපත්‍ර හිමියන් සඳහා කටුනායක බණ්ඩාරනායක ගුවන්තොටුපළේ e-Gates පහසුකම ලබාදෙයි. බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ (BIA) තුළ ශ්‍රී ලාංකික ගමන් බලපත්‍ර හිමියන් සඳහා පමණක් e-Gates පහසුකම හඳුන්වා දී ඇති අතර එය වේගවත් සහ වඩාත් ආරක්ෂිත සේවාවක් ලබාදෙයි. සුදුසුකම් ලත් අයට පහත පියවර මඟින් මෙම පහසුකම භාවිතා කළ හැක. පියවර 01 - එක් වරක් ලියාප

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 රේගුව සිය ඉතිහාසයේ ඓතිහාසික සන්ධිස්ථානයක් සනිටුහන් කරමින්, එහි ඉහළම දෛනික ආදායම් රැස් කිරීම අත්කර ගත්තේය. රේගුවට අනුව, 2025 ඔක්තෝබර් 15 වන දින වාර්තාගත බදු ආදායමක් රුපියල් මිලියන 24,918 ක් රැස් කර ඇත. ඒ දිනය වන විට, වසර සඳහා රැස් කරන ලද මුළු ආදායම රුපියල් බිලියන 1,867 කි. මෙම කාර්ය සාධනයත් සමඟ, 2025 සඳහා නියම කර ඇති රුපියල් බිලියන 2,1

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia’s fuel reserves are running critically low — with less than a month’s supply of petrol, diesel, and jet fuel left — sparking fresh national security concerns. New government data shows the country currently holds 28 days of petrol, 24 days of diesel, and 20 days of jet fuel. With only two operating refineries, Australia relies heavily on imports from Singapore, South Korea, and J

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia’s jobless rate climbed to 4.5% in September, up from 4.3% in August, marking the highest level since November 2021, according to new data. The number of unemployed Australians rose by nearly 34,000, while total employment increased by 14,900, as more people entered the workforce. The participation rate lifted slightly to 67%. Economists say the data confirms the labour market is