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