This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. ජූලි මාසයේ මුල් භාගයේදී සංචාරකයින් 90,122 ක් මෙරටට පැමිණ ඇති බව ශ්‍රී ලංකා සංචාරක සංවර්ධන අධිකාරියේ (SLTDA) දත්ත පෙන්වා දෙයි. SLTDA විසින් නිකුත් කරන ලද දත්ත වලට අනුව, ඉන්දියාවෙන් සංචාරකයින් 20,480 ක් පැමිණ ඇති අතර එය 23.0% කි. තවද, ජූලි මාසයේදී එක්සත් රාජධානියෙන් පුද්ගලයින් 9,277 ක්, චීනයෙන් 5,494 ක්, ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවෙන් 5,487 ක් සහ ලන්දේසි ජාතිකයින

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia's fuel reserves have climbed to their highest level on record, providing stronger energy security as global tensions continue. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said 55 fuel shipments, carrying 3.2 billion litres, are scheduled to arrive over the next four weeks. Australia now holds around 6.5 billion litres of fuel across all fuel types more than before the recent Middle East confl

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Sydney Airport has launched a new Fast Track service, allowing international travellers to pay $20 for access to a priority security screening queue at Terminal 1. The optional pass is available to all departing international passengers and can be purchased online, including on the day of travel. After booking, travellers receive a QR code that grants access to the dedicated priority lane b

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. වරාය හා සිවිල් ගුවන් සේවා අමාත්‍යාංශය, ඩිජිටල් කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශය සමඟ එක්ව මෙරට සියලු ගුවන්තොටුපොළ සේවා සම්පූර්ණයෙන්ම ඩිජිටල්කරණය කිරීමේ වැඩපිළිවෙළක් ක්‍රියාත්මක කරමින් සිටින බව අනාවරණය කර තිබේ. මෙය අනාවරණය වූයේ 2026 වසරේ වරාය හා සිවිල් ගුවන් සේවා අමාත්‍යාංශයේ ප්‍රගතිය සහ 2027 අයවැය ප්‍රතිපාදන පිළිබඳව ජනාධිපති අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක මහතාගේ ප්‍රධානත්ව

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Climate experts are warning that 2027 could become the hottest year ever recorded, as a powerful El Niño event continues to strengthen in the Pacific Ocean. Europe is already experiencing record-breaking heat, while Australia is expected to face a hotter and drier summer, particularly across the eastern states. Australia's Bureau of Meteorology officially declared an El Niño event last mont

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia’s property market has faced major uncertainty over the past year, but new PropTrack data shows home prices have continued to rise in most suburbs. Despite changing interest rates, higher living costs, global economic pressures and recent tax changes affecting investors, property values increased in many parts of the country. According to PropTrack, house prices rose in 85% of Aust

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 ලංකාවේ තේ කර්මාන්තයේ ජාතික ඉලක්ක සපුරා ගැනීම සහ දහස් සංඛ්‍යාත සුළු තේ වතු හිමියන්ගේ ජීවනෝපාය නංවාලීම අරමුණු කරගත් "සිලෝන් ටී විලේජ්" (Ceylon Tea Village) ජාතික වැඩසටහන නිල වශයෙන් ආරම්භ කෙරිණි. වතු හා ප්‍රජා යටිතල පහසුකම් අමාත්‍යාංශය යටතේ ක්‍රියාත්මක වන මෙම වැඩසටහනේ පළමු අදියර යටතේ දිවයින පුරා තේ ගම්මාන 144ක් ආවරණය වන අතර, ඉදිරි කාලය තුළ රට ප

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Cutting Australia's annual net overseas migration below 200,000 people could reduce federal government revenue by around $80 billion over the next decade, according to new forecasts from the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO). The PBO's latest 2026–27 Medium-Term Budget Outlook says Australia's long-term budget position has improved, with a return to surplus now expected by 2034–35. The impr

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Victorian public school teachers will take further industrial action next week as their dispute with the state government over wages and working conditions continues. Members of the Australian Education Union (AEU) Victorian Branch have voted to hold a 24-hour statewide strike on Thursday, July 23, along with a ban on unpaid overtime. AEU Victorian branch president Justin Mullaly said teach

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 new road underpass in Dandenong will soon provide a direct connection between Princes Highway–Lonsdale Street and Cheltenham and Hammond roads, improving traffic flow for motorists across the area. The underpass has a 5.4-metre clearance, allowing trucks and other tall vehicles to travel beneath the rail bridge without restrictions. A new signal

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia's international education sector continues to face tighter visa rules and higher application fees aimed at slowing student arrivals. However, new figures show higher education student visa grants have remained largely stable. According to the Department of Home Affairs, 78,900 higher education student visas were granted to primary applicants between January and May 2026. That is v

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. Qantas has been named the world’s most punctual major airline for June 2026, according to aviation data from OAG. The airline achieved an 87.16% on-time arrival rate across more than 22,000 flights, finishing ahead of major international carriers. The result marks a significant turnaround after Qantas ranked much lower in the years following the p

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Sri Lankan community informed with timely updates. 2025 වසර දක්වා ගත වූ පසුගිය දශකය තුළ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ දරු උපත් සංඛ්‍යාව 120,000කට ආසන්න ප්‍රමාණයකින් පහත වැටී ඇති බව කාන්තා හා ළමා කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශය නිකුත් කළ දත්තවලින් අනාවරණය වී තිබේ. උපත් අනුපාතයේ අඛණ්ඩ පහත වැටීම හමුවේ දරු උපත් ප්‍රවර්ධනය කිරීම සඳහා අවශ්‍ය සහාය සහ දිරිගැන්වීම් ලබාදීමට රජය කටයුතු කරන බව කාන්තා හා ළමා කටයුතු අමාත්‍ය සරෝජා සාවිත්‍රී පෝල්රාජ් මහත්මිය ප්‍රකාශ කළාය. 2015 සිට 2025

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Origin Energy will refund more than 4,500 customers after an investigation found some households were charged more than expected under one of its electricity plans. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) found customers on Origin’s “Ongoing Savers” plan paid higher costs than those on the company’s basic energy plan, despite the plan name suggesting better value. Origin h

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. A major Victorian business group is calling for changes to the state’s proposed work-from-home laws, including delaying their introduction and limiting the entitlement to two days per week. The Victorian Congress of Employer Associations has urged the government to postpone the planned start date from 1 September to 1 March next year, saying businesses need more time to prepare. The propose

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. ජාත්‍යන්තර සංචාරක ප්‍රකාශනයක් වන 'Big 7 Travel' විසින් සම්පාදනය කළ 2026 වසරේ ලොව හොඳම දූපත් 50 (50 Best Islands in the World) ශ්‍රේණිගත කිරීමේදී ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ලොව අංක එකේ දූපත් සංචාරක ගමනාන්තය ලෙස නම් කර තිබේ. මෙම ගෞරවනීය ශ්‍රේණිගත කිරීමේදී ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සුවිශේෂී විවිධත්වය ඇගයීමට ලක් කර ඇති අතර, රන්වන් වැලි තීර, විහිදී ගිය වෙරළ තීරය, සශ්‍රීක තේ වගා බ

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia is set to replace paper passenger arrival cards with a digital system as part of a major upgrade to border processing at international airports and seaports. Travellers arriving from overseas will complete their customs declaration and travel information online before entering the country, making the arrival process faster and more efficient. More than 450,000 passengers have alre

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Melbourne Airport will open a new $500 million Pick Up and Drop Off hub in October, designed to reduce congestion and improve passenger access. The new T123 Transport Hub will more than double the airport’s current pickup and drop-off capacity, replacing the existing roads that have struggled to handle decades of passenger growth. Located within the T123 multi-level car park, the new facili

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. City of Moreton Bay will trial Australia’s first artificial intelligence-powered traffic light system, aiming to reduce delays and improve traffic flow. The new technology will use AI to monitor individual vehicle movements and adjust traffic signals in real time, replacing traditional systems that rely on fixed light sequences and road sensors. Mayor Peter Flannery said the system could re

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 ලංකාවේ ක්‍රිප්ටෝ මුදල් (Crypto currencies) නීත්‍යානුකූල ගෙවීම් මාධ්‍යයක් ලෙස පිළිගෙන නොමැති වුවද, ක්‍රිප්ටෝ මුදල් ගනුදෙනු සහ ඒ ආශ්‍රිත ක්‍රියාකාරකම්වලින් උපයන ආදායම දේශීය ආදායම් දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව විසින් "වෙනත් ආදායම්" ලෙස සලකා බදු අය කිරීමට යටත් වන බව මුදල් හා ක්‍රමසම්පාදන නියෝජ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය අනිල් ජයන්ත ප්‍රනාන්දු මහතා පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේදී ප්‍රකාශ කළ