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Donald Trump tariff hikes to hit some Aussie meat exports
At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia’s red meat industry is bracing for impact after Donald Trump flagged higher import tariffs. Trump plans to lift the tariff rate from 10 to 15 per cent. The increase is expected to affect Australian lamb, mutton and goat meat exports to the United States. Australian beef, however, will remain exempt after a policy reversal last year. Meat & Livestock Australia managing director Mi
Feb 231 min read


මේ වසරේදී සංචාරක ව්යාපාරයෙන් ඩොලර් බිලියන 4ක ආදායමක් ඉලක්ක කරයි...
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. මෙම වසරේදී ශ්රී ලංකාව සංචාරක ව්යාපාරයෙන් ඇමරිකානු ඩොලර් බිලියන 4 ක විදේශ විනිමය ආදායමක් ලබා ගැනීමට ඉලක්ක කර ඇති බව සංචාරක නියෝජ්ය අමාත්ය රුවන් රණසිංහ මහතා පැවසීය. පසුගිය වසරේ දිවයිනට ඇමරිකානු ඩොලර් බිලියන 5 ක අභිලාෂකාමී ආදායම් ඉලක්කයක් මග හැරුණි. “අපගේ පැමිණීම වසර සඳහා මිලියන 3 ක් (පැමිණීම්) වන අතර මෙම වසරේ ඇමරිකානු ඩොලර් බිලියන 4 කට වඩා වැඩ
Feb 231 min read


NSW drivers rewarded under permanent demerit point system changes
At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Motorists in New South Wales could soon be rewarded for safe driving, with the state government moving to make its demerit point reward scheme permanent. The program, first trialled in 2023, has been introduced to Parliament to become a lasting part of the NSW demerit system. If passed, unrestricted licence holders who stay offence-free for 12 months can have one demerit point removed. Pre
Feb 231 min read


සංචාරක පැමිණීම් 436,000 ඉක්මවයි; කොළඹ හෝටල් සම්පූර්ණ ධාරිතාවයට ආසන්නයි...
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. මේ වසරේ මේ දක්වා ශ්රී ලංකාවට සංචාරකයින් පැමිණීම 436,000 ඉක්මවා ඇති අතර එය දිවයිනේ සංචාරක ක්ෂේත්රයේ ශක්තිමත් ප්රකෘතියක් පෙන්නුම් කරන බව සංචාරක නියෝජ්ය අමාත්ය රුවන් රණසිංහ මහතා පැවසීය. ජනවාරි 1 සිට පෙබරවාරි 15 දක්වා කාලය තුළ සංචාරකයින් 436,000 ක් මෙරටට පැමිණ ඇති බවත්, එය පසුගිය වසරේ එම කාලයට සාපේක්ෂව සැලකිය යුතු වැඩිවීමක් සනිටුහන් කරන බවත්
Feb 201 min read


Large parts of Central Australia set for heavy rain
At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Parts of Central Australia could be cut off this weekend as a burst of heavy rain moves in, threatening roads and rail links. Forecasters say large areas of South Australia and the Northern Territory may see up to 200mm of rain, with isolated spots possibly exceeding 300mm, according to Weatherzone. The heaviest falls are likely around Tennant Creek and the Simpson Desert, though some mode
Feb 201 min read


Sri Lanka appoints new Honorary Consul in Brisbane
At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Sri Lanka has named Nalin Perera as its new Honorary Consul in Brisbane, with responsibility for the state of Queensland. The official appointment was presented on February 19 by Yasoja Gunasekera at the Sri Lanka High Commission. Perera is a healthcare-sector businessman and philanthropist. He is actively involved in professional, community and Buddhist organisations across Australia, acc
Feb 201 min read


Unemployment steady as Australia awaits next interest rate decision
At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia’s unemployment rate held steady in January 2026, defying expectations and strengthening the case for another interest rate rise later this year. New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the jobless rate remained at 4.1 per cent, instead of edging up as forecast. Employment increased by 18,000, driven by a strong gain of 50,000 full-time jobs, even as part-time ro
Feb 191 min read


ශ්රී ලංකාවේ විද්යුත් සංචාරක බලපත්ර (ETA) නිකුත් කිරීමේ තාවකාලික බාධාවක්...
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 ආගමන හා විගමන දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව දැනට විද්යුත් සංචාරක අවසර පත්ර (ETA) සඳහා අනුමත කිරීමේ නිවේදන නිකුත් කිරීමේදී තාවකාලික බාධාවක් අත්විඳිමින් සිටී. නිල නිවේදනයක් නිකුත් කරමින් ඕස්ට්රේලියාවේ ශ්රී ලංකා තානාපති කාර්යාලය තහවුරු කළේ බලධාරීන් දැනට “ETA අනුමත කිරීමේ නිවේදන නිකුත් කිරීමේ තාවකාලික ප්රමාදයකට” මුහුණ දී සිටින බවයි. එක්සත් රාජධාන
Feb 192 min read


Australian Car Buyers Face Higher Costs as NVES Reshapes Market
At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia’s new New Vehicle Emissions Standard (NVES) is already reshaping the car market — and many buyers may end up paying more. The policy penalises car makers if new vehicles exceed fuel and emissions targets. The government says it will lower prices over time. So far, the opposite is happening. Several brands have dropped cheaper models because the penalties are too high. Kia has end
Feb 192 min read



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