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 been ranked as the fourth fastest-improving country in the world in the latest 2026 Investor Relations and Debt Transparency Report by the Institute of International Finance (IIF). The report highlighted Sri Lanka’s progress in debt transparency and investor relations, reflecting improvements in financial reporting and engagement wit

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Ben Carroll has been chosen as Victoria’s next premier after Jacinta Allan resigned as Labor leader following growing pressure within the party, just months before the state election. The Victorian Labor Party unanimously endorsed Carroll during a caucus meeting on Tuesday. Gabrielle Williams was elected deputy leader and will become deputy premier. Allan initially planned to contest the le

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 සංචාරක සංවර්ධන අධිකාරිය (SLTDA) නිකුත් කළ නවතම දත්ත අනුව, ජූලි මාසය තුළ මේ දක්වා සංචාරකයින් 138,730 දෙනෙකු ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට පැමිණ තිබේ. SLTDA දත්තවලට අනුව, එම සංචාරකයින් අතරින් 31,734 දෙනෙකු ඉන්දියාවෙන් පැමිණ ඇති අතර, එය සමස්ත පැමිණීම්වලින් 23%ක් නියෝජනය කරයි. එසේම, එක්සත් රාජධානියෙන් (United Kingdom) 14,949 දෙනෙකු, චීනයෙන් (China) 8,484 දෙ

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. South Australia has recorded seven new bird flu cases, prompting further testing as authorities investigate whether the virus is spreading locally. Federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said samples from infected seabirds have been sent to a CSIRO laboratory to determine how the virus was transmitted and whether local transmission has occurred. Most of the new cases were detected along

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Sri Lankan researcher and innovator Shanelle Tennekoon has earned national recognition in Australia after winning two major honours at the 2026 WAITTA INCITE Awards, one of the country's leading technology awards programs. Held on 17 July 2026, the awards celebrate outstanding achievements in information technology, telecommunications and digital innovation across Australia. Shanelle receiv

Every phone in Australia will sound a 10-second siren today in the first AusAlert test. Times by state, what to expect, and how to prepare your family.

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Macquarie Group chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake will retire in November after almost 40 years with the company, leaving with a personal shareholding worth more than $375 million. Ms Wikramanayake, who has led the banking and investment giant for eight years, owns 1.47 million Macquarie shares, recently valued at about $254.93 each. She also holds additional restricted and performance-

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia’s next Census will introduce several major updates, reflecting changes in the country’s population and social landscape. The 2026 Census, conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), will take place on August 11, with households receiving instructions from late July. One of the biggest changes is the introduction of new questions about sexual orientation and gender, whi

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. රෙජිස්ට්‍රාර් ජනරාල් දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේ e-Population Register වැඩසටහන යටතේ අතින් ලියන මරණ සහතික වෙනුවට පරිගණකගත ඩිජිටල් මරණ සහතික නිකුත් කිරීමේ නව පද්ධතිය රජය නිල වශයෙන් ආරම්භ කර තිබේ. මෙම ඩිජිටල් පද්ධතිය පසුගිය බ්‍රහස්පතින්දා (23) දින රාජ්‍ය පරිපාලන, පළාත් සභා හා පළාත් පාලන අමාත්‍ය චන්දන අබේරත්න මහතා විසින් විවෘත කරන ලදී. නව පද්ධතිය මඟින් මරණ සහතික

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Qantas’ new Airbus A350-1000ULR has landed in Australia for the first time, completing a 19-hour nonstop test flight from Toulouse, France, to Melbourne. The aircraft travelled nearly 17,000 kilometres and became the most-tracked flight worldwide on Friday, with more than 67,000 people following its journey online. The new aircraft is being developed for Project Sunrise, which aims to launc

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. ජනප්‍රිය ශ්‍රී ලාංකීය වේදිකා නාට්‍යයක් වන "ගරු කටානායකතුමනි" (Honourable Speaker) සඳහා ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාව පුරා ඉහළ ප්‍රතිචාරයක් හිමිව ඇති අතර, සංචාරය වෙනුවෙන් මේ වන විට ප්‍රවේශපත්‍ර 2,000කට ආසන්න සංඛ්‍යාවක් අලෙවි වී තිබේ. ප්‍රවීණ නාට්‍යවේදී උදයසිරි වික්‍රමරත්න විසින් රචනා කර අධ්‍යක්ෂණය කරන ලද මෙම දේශපාලන හාස්‍ය නාට්‍යය ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ වෙසෙන ශ්‍රී ලාංකික

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. The City of Casey could soon welcome its first major data centre, with a $1.1 billion development proposal submitted for a site in Clyde North. The application, lodged on 20 April, seeks approval to build a large-scale data centre facility at 585 Berwick-Cranbourne Road. The Casey Council is yet to make a final decision. The proposed facility would be built on a 53.6-hectare site located ne

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. හෙන්ලි ගමන් බලපත්‍ර දර්ශකයේ 2026 ගෝලීය ශ්‍රේණිගත කිරීම් අනුව ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගමන් බලපත්‍රය 94 වැනි ස්ථානයට පත්ව ඇති අතර, එය 2014 වසරෙන් පසු ශ්‍රී ලංකාව වාර්තා කළ ඉහළම ස්ථානය බවට පත්ව තිබේ. නවතම දර්ශකයට අනුව ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගමන් බලපත්‍රය ලොව පුරා රටවල් අතර 94 වැනි ස්ථානයේ ශ්‍රේණිගත කර ඇති අතර, එහි හිමිකරුවන්ට පෙර වීසා ලබා ගැනීමකින් තොරව හෝ ගමනාන්තයට පැමිණීමේ

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. The Labor Party is set to debate a proposal that could pave the way for a new tax on gas exports, with economists saying it could generate between $4 billion and $17 billion a year. The issue will be discussed at Labor’s national conference, where members will consider supporting a policy aimed at securing a greater return from Australia’s natural resources through changes to taxation. Supp

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Labor’s major housing initiative is facing scrutiny after an audit warned the government may struggle to deliver its promised 40,000 social and affordable homes by 2029. The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) found there is still “considerable uncertainty” over whether the Housing Australia Future Fund can meet its deadline. The $10 billion fund was a key election promise in 2022. It u

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 proposal for the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Australia’s Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). The partnership aims to strengthen research, technical expertise and professional development opportunities for NWSDB staff. Minister Nalin

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Global fintech company Revolut has officially received an Australian banking licence, marking a major step in its expansion and increasing competition for the country's big four banks. The approval allows Revolut to accept customer deposits in Australia under the Financial Claims Scheme, which protects eligible deposits of up to $250,000 per customer. The digital bank is launching savings 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. A joint investigation team from Sri Lanka’s Bribery Commission and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is expected to travel to Australia as part of the ongoing investigation into the alleged USD 2 million Airbus bribery case linked to SriLankan Airlines. The team will interview witnesses and gather evidence from people believed to have be

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia’s car market is undergoing major change, with industry experts warning that Fiat’s import halt and Peugeot’s local withdrawal may be only the beginning. The growing popularity of affordable Chinese vehicles is increasing pressure on many long-established brands. Experts say intense competition, changing consumer preferences and a crowded market could lead to more manufacturers sca

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. A new property market analysis predicts that Perth and Adelaide will be home to most of Australia’s next $1 million suburbs, reflecting strong growth outside the traditional markets of Sydney and Melbourne. According to Ray White Group, nine Perth suburbs, three Adelaide suburbs, and Howard Springs in Darwin are expected to reach an average house price of $1 million within the next year. Th