At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australian motorists are expected to pay more at the pump from Sunday, with the temporary 16-cent-per-litre fuel excise discount coming to an end. Experts say petrol prices could increase by 17 to 18 cents per litre, adding around $9 to a 50-litre tank and about $11 to a 65-litre fill-up. Transport experts expect many drivers to top up their tanks before the price rise takes effect. However

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. විදේශ ගමන් හෝ වෙනත් ඕනෑම ගමනකදී අන් අයගේ පාර්සල් හෝ ගමන් මලු රැගෙන නොයන ලෙස ශ්‍රී ලංකා රේගුව මහජනතාවගෙන් ඉල්ලා සිටින අතර, නොදැනුවත්වම මත්ද්‍රව්‍ය ඇතුළු නීතිවිරෝධී ද්‍රව්‍ය ප්‍රවාහනය කිරීම සඳහා අහිංසක මගීන් යොදාගැනීමේ අවදානමක් පවතින බවටද අනතුරු අඟවා තිබේ. ශ්‍රී ලංකා රේගු මාධ්‍ය ප්‍රකාශක සහ ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ රේගු අධ්‍යක්ෂ චන්දන පුංචිහේවා මහතා සඳහන් කළේ, තමන්

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia is expected to experience hotter and drier conditions from August to October, as a strengthening El Niño continues to influence the country's weather, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. The latest seasonal outlook forecasts below-average rainfall across much of eastern Australia, southeast South Australia, southwest Western Australia, and parts of the Northern Territory, rais

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Victoria has recorded its first detection of the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain, after the virus was found in a wild bird in the state’s south-west. Agriculture Victoria confirmed the virus was detected in a greater crested tern near Portland. Further testing is being carried out by the CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness in Geelong to confirm the result. Victoria’s Chief Veteri

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. Australia is making strong progress in developing ultra low-cost solar technology, but a new report says the biggest challenge is now building large-scale solar projects faster and more efficiently. The latest Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) report says cheaper solar power could help drive new industries such as green metals and clean f

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia's 2026 Census will take place on 11 August, with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) collecting information from everyone in the country to build a nationwide picture of the population. Households will begin receiving Census instructions from late July, with most people encouraged to complete the survey online. Paper forms are also available on request. The Census is mandato

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia has taken the first step toward building its first new oil refinery since the 1960s, as the federal government looks to strengthen the nation's fuel security. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Western Australian Premier Roger Cook have announced a $4 million joint pre-feasibility study to assess the development of a large-scale oil refinery in Karratha. If approved, the facility

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. රාජ්‍ය සේවා ඩිජිටල්කරණය සහ ආර්ථික ක්‍රියාවලීන් නවීකරණය කිරීමේ රජයේ වැඩපිළිවෙළේ තවත් පියවරක් ලෙස කඩදාසි රහිත රේගු ප්‍රකාශන සැකසුම් පද්ධතිය (Paperless Customs Declaration Processing System) ලබන ඔක්තෝබර් 1 වැනිදා සිට ක්‍රියාත්මක කරන බව රජය නිවේදනය කර ඇත. මෙය රජයේ ආර්ථික ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ වැඩසටහනේ ප්‍රධාන අංගයක් වන අතර, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ රාජ්‍ය සේවාවන් ජාත්‍යන

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. The Federal Government has not ruled out extending Australia's fuel excise discount as ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to put pressure on global oil prices. Resources Minister Madeleine King said the government is closely monitoring fuel costs and will decide whether further relief is needed before the current discount expires at the beginning of August. The fuel excise was fi