At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. The Australian dollar climbed sharply overnight, reaching its strongest level against the US dollar since February 2023. It was trading around US70.11 cents, up about 1.4%. The move comes as the US dollar weakens broadly. Analysts say global uncertainty and the slide in the greenback are helping lift the Aussie. The rise also comes just before Australia’s latest inflation data, due at 11:3

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Parts of Victoria are enduring extreme temperatures, marking the hottest day since the 2009 Black Saturday fires. Several towns recorded temperatures above 48°C, while parts of Melbourne reached 45°C. The heat is worsening already severe fire conditions. Authorities have declared extreme fire danger, warning of fast-moving and unpredictable blazes as a major wind change sweeps across the s

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. 2025 දී ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ මුළු අපනයන ආදායම ඇමරිකානු ඩොලර් මිලියන 17,252.15 ක් ලෙස වාර්තා වී ඇති අතර එය 2024 දී වාර්තා වූ සංඛ්‍යාලේඛන ඉක්මවා ගොස් ඇති බව ශ්‍රී ලංකා රේගු දත්ත පෙන්වා දෙයි. ඒ අනුව, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ අපනයන අංශය 2025 දී එහි ධනාත්මක වර්ධන වේගය අඛණ්ඩව පවත්වා ගෙන ගිය අතර එය 5.6% ක කැපී පෙනෙන වාර්ෂික වර්ධනයක් වාර්තා කළ බව අපනයන සංවර්ධන මණ්ඩලය (EDB)

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Communities in southwest Victoria are being told to leave immediately as fast-moving bushfires burn out of control during a severe heatwave. A statewide total fire ban is active, with temperatures forecast to surge close to 50°C on Tuesday. Authorities warn worsening heat and strong winds could make fires unpredictable and impossible to contain in some areas. Evacuation orders Emergency wa

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Melbourne will host a community event to celebrate Sri Lanka’s 78th Independence Day, uniting the Sri Lankan diaspora in Australia in recognition of national pride. The celebration will be held on Wednesday, 4 February 2026, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Box Hill Town Hall, 1022 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill, Victoria. The event will commemorate Sri Lanka’s i

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. The Australian dollar has climbed to its highest level in roughly 16 months, marking another strong start to 2026 for the currency, as fresh jobs data and market pricing sharply boost expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may raise interest rates sooner than previously anticipated. The AUD/USD pair recently neared 0.685 US cents, its strongest since late 2024, and showed re

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. ලෝක බැංකු සමූහයට (World Bank Group) අයත් ජාත්‍යන්තර මූල්‍ය සංස්ථාව (International Finance Corporation – IFC) ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ පෞද්ගලික අංශය ශක්තිමත් කිරීමත්, ආර්ථික ස්ථාවරීකරණයෙන් දිගුකාලීන, තිරසාර වර්ධනය වෙත මාරුවීමට සහාය දීමත් අරමුණු කරගත්, ඇමරිකානු ඩොලර් මිලියන 166ක (USD 166 million) ඉහළ බලපෑම් ආයෝජන වැඩසටහනක් ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කර ඇත. රට මට්ටමින් සකස

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia Day is being marked across the country with celebrations, ceremonies and community events, as the Prime Minister urges Australians to focus on unity. Anthony Albanese says the national day is a chance to recognise shared values and the diverse backgrounds that shape modern Australia. He noted the importance of welcoming new citizens while also acknowledging the deep history of Fi

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 වසරේ ඇමරිකානු ඩොලර් බිලියන 1.5 ක විදේශ සෘජු ආයෝජන ආකර්ෂණය කර ගැනීම තම අරමුණ බව ශ්‍රී ලංකා ආයෝජන මණ්ඩලය පවසයි. මෙම වසරේ ආයෝජන කළඹට සිනොපෙක් විසින් තෙල් පිරිපහදු කිරීමේ ව්‍යාපෘති මෙන්ම කුළුබඩු සහ කෘෂිකාර්මික සැකසුම්, දත්ත මධ්‍යස්ථාන සහ මාර්ගගත විශේෂ ආර්ථික කලාප ඇතුළත් බව ආයෝජන මණ්ඩලයේ සභාපති අර්ජුන හේරත් පැවසීය. පසුගිය වසරේ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට ඇමරිකා