At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. The NSW Government has stepped in to oversee the planning assessment of the City of Sydney’s proposed Town Hall Square, a $94 million project aimed at creating a major public gathering space in the CBD. NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully has accepted a recommendation from the Independent Planning Commission (IPC) to classify the proposal as a State Significant Development (SSD). This means 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. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the government plans to reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) rates over the next two to three years to ease the financial burden on the public. Speaking at a ceremony at Temple Trees on Thursday (October 8), where appointment letters were presented to 1,540 newly recruited Grama Niladhari officers, the Pr

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will continue accepting credit card payments for tax obligations until June 30, 2027, following discussions with the government and the provision of transitional funding. The extension gives individuals and businesses more time to prepare for alternative payment arrangements. The ATO said it would continue working with relevant stakeholders to identify o

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Brimbank, Monash and Hume councils are calling for stronger action to reduce gambling harm ahead of the November 2026 Victorian state election. The councils, together with the Alliance for Gambling Reform, are urging all political parties and candidates to support two key measures: mandatory carded play with fixed loss limits, and reduced poker machine operating hours, with venues closing 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. ශ්‍රී ලංකා විදේශ සේවා නියුක්ති කාර්යාංශය (SLBFE) අනුව, මෙම වසරේ පළමු මාස නවය තුළ ශ්‍රී ලාංකික විදේශ රැකියා අපේක්ෂකයින් 211,666 දෙනෙකු විදේශ රැකියා සඳහා පිටත්ව ගොස් තිබේ. එම පිරිසෙන් 141,916 දෙනෙකු තමන්ගේම මාර්ග ඔස්සේ විදේශ රැකියා සඳහා පිටත්ව ගොස් ඇති අතර, 69,750 දෙනෙකු විදේශ රැකියා නියෝජිතායතන හරහා විදේශගත වී තිබේ. විදේශගත වූ පිරිස අතර පිරිමි ශ්‍ර

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. More than 25,000 cat and dog lovers are expected at the Melbourne Showgrounds this month for the 2026 Melbourne Cat Lovers Festival and Dog Lovers Festival. The two-day event will be held on Saturday, October 17, and Sunday, October 18, bringing together pet owners, animal lovers, breeders, experts, retailers and adoption groups. A major attraction at the Cat Lovers Festival will be interna

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 imported more than 800,000 vehicles worth around US$3.8 billion since vehicle import restrictions were eased in 2024, Deputy Minister of Economic Development Nishantha Jayaweera told Parliament. The Deputy Minister said Letters of Credit (LCs) worth US$1.9 billion were opened during 2024 and 2025. A further US$1.69 billion in LCs had

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia Post has announced its 2026 Christmas sending deadlines, urging Australians to post gifts and parcels early to avoid delays during the busy festive season. Millions of parcels are expected to move through the postal network during November and December, with international shipments requiring significantly earlier cut-off dates than domestic deliveries. Domestic Christmas Deadlines

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Two Sri Lankan researchers have been selected among the 13 national finalists for FameLab Australia 2026, highlighting the growing contribution of Sri Lankan talent to Australia’s STEM sector. Shanelle Tennekoon, a PhD candidate at Curtin University in Western Australia, and Nirmani Dassanayake, a PhD researcher at the University of Technology Sydney, were chosen from hundreds of applicants