At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. The Victorian Government will shut down Infrastructure Victoria and Economic Growth Victoria, in a move expected to save $12 million over four years and cut up to 50 jobs. Finance Minister Enver Erdogan said the decision was aimed at reducing duplication and improving the value of government spending. Infrastructure Victoria was established in 2015 with bipartisan support to provide indepen

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. පොලිස් නිෂ්කාශන සහතික නිකුත් කිරීම සඳහා භාවිත කරන පරිගණකගත දත්ත පද්ධතියේ ඇති වූ තාවකාලික දෝෂය යථා තත්ත්වයට පත් කර ඇති බව පොලිස් මාධ්‍ය කොට්ඨාසය පවසයි. ඒ අනුව, අයදුම්කරුවන්ට සාමාන්‍ය පරිදි මාර්ගගතව අයදුම්පත් ඉදිරිපත් කළ හැකිය. පොලිස් මූලස්ථානය මගින් නිකුත් කෙරෙන පොලිස් නිෂ්කාශන සහතික සම්බන්ධ කටයුතු බත්තරමුල්ල සුහුරුපාය ගොඩනැගිල්ලේ 17 වැනි මහලේ පිහි

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Several Australians have been temporarily locked out of their myGov accounts after unusual sign-in activity triggered security protections. Services Australia said the lockouts do not indicate that myGov has been hacked. Instead, automated security systems have detected repeated or suspicious login attempts. The agency said scammers may be using stolen email addresses and passwords from pre

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Millions of Australians will receive higher government payments from September, as fresh inflation data increases concerns about further interest rate rises. Around 5.3 million Australians will benefit from the twice-yearly increase to pensions, JobSeeker, Youth Allowance, rent assistance and parenting payments. The new rates take effect from September 20. Single pension: rises by $36.80 to

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. At least 160 people have died and hundreds remain missing after devastating flash floods swept through villages along the Nepal–Tibet border. Satellite images suggest the flooding may have been triggered by a large section of Himalayan glacier ice breaking away and sending huge amounts of ice and debris into a river. Australia’s Foreign Minister P

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia’s inflation rate eased in July but remained higher than economists expected, adding pressure on the Reserve Bank of Australia. New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed annual inflation fell to 3.5 per cent, down from 3.8 per cent in June. However, the RBA’s preferred measure, trimmed mean inflation, remained at 3.6 per cent for the second consecutive month. It is n

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 is set to receive a US$1 million World Bank grant to help prepare a new project aimed at strengthening nature-based tourism. The 18-month grant will support the preparation of the THRIVE–Nature (Tourism for Heritage, Resilience, Inclusion and Value-driven Employment) project. The initiative will focus on improving tourism destinations an

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Victorian public transport passengers have been paying an extra 1 per cent levy since early 2025 to help fund the Suburban Rail Loop, according to a new Victorian Auditor-General’s Office report. The charge was included in annual fare increases linked to inflation but was not publicly identified as a separate levy. It is expected to raise about $8 billion over 37 years, with around $4.8 bil

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 is moving forward with plans to introduce an Air Cargo Community System (ACCS) to make air freight operations faster, more efficient and transparent. The initiative was previously proposed in 2023 but stalled due to a lack of coordination among key stakeholders. It has now been revived with the involvement of government agencies, airline