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