At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Queenslanders are being urged to prepare for life-threatening flash flooding, with very heavy rain forecast across much of the state’s north in the coming days. A severe weather warning covers a vast area from the Gulf of Carpentaria to the east coast. Forecasters say up to 260mm of rain could fall in just six hours, with South Mission Beach already recording close to 200mm overnight. The

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. දිට්වා සුළි කුණාටුව හේතුවෙන් වසා දමා තිබූ හක්ගල ජාතික උද්භිද උද්‍යානය අද සිට සංචාරකයින් සඳහා නැවත විවෘත කර ඇති බව පරිසර අමාත්‍යාංශය පවසයි. ජාතික ගොඩනැගිලි පර්යේෂණ සංවිධානය (NBRO) සහ ආපදා කළමනාකරණ මධ්‍යස්ථානය (DMC) විසින් සපයන ලද අදාළ නිර්දේශ සහ උපදෙස් වලට අනුකූලව මෙම නැවත විවෘත කිරීම සිදු කරන ලද බව අමාත්‍යාංශය පවසයි. අනතුරුදායක භූමි තත්ත්වයන් මත

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Rain has begun falling across northern Queensland, with authorities warning of possible flash flooding that could last into next week. The Bureau of Meteorology says isolated parts of the state’s north-west may receive more than 200mm of rain a day, with widespread showers and storms forecast across the northern half of Queensland this weekend. Severe storms are possible from the tropical

Melbourne’s annual Carols by Candlelight will be held tonight at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The venue is scheduled to host its 1st Sri Lankan event, Naadha Gama in OCT 2026. Melbourne’s annual Carols by Candlelight takes place tonight at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, bringing thousands together at one of Australia’s most iconic outdoor performance venues. The long-standing Christmas tradition continues to be a major cultural moment in the city’s event calendar. With a history

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Cricket fans are in for a marathon this Boxing Day, with around 15 hours of live action scheduled across formats and cities. The day begins at 9am (AEST) with the Ashes Test as Australia takes on England at the MCG. T20 action follows in the evening. At 6pm, the Melbourne Stars face the Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League. The night wraps up at 9:15pm, with the Perth Scorchers taking on t

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. දිත්වා සුළි කුණාටුවෙන් ඇති වූ විනාශය නොතකා, ශ්‍රී ලංකා සංචාරක සංවර්ධන අධිකාරිය (SLTDA) සැලකිය යුතු සංචාරක පැමිණීම් සංඛ්‍යාවක් වාර්තා කර ඇත. SLTDA ට අනුව, 2025 දෙසැම්බර් මාසයේ මුල් සති තුන තුළ සංචාරකයින් 154,609 කට වඩා මෙහි පැමිණ ඇත. SLTDA ට අනුව, 2025 දෙසැම්බර් 01 සිට 22 දක්වා කාලය තුළ සංචාරකයින් 154,609 ක් මෙරටට පැමිණ ඇත. මෙම අමුත්තන්ගෙන් බහුතර

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Car theft across Victoria has surged to its highest level in 25 years, according to new data from the Crime Statistics Agency. Almost 33,000 vehicles were stolen in the 12 months to June 2025. That’s up sharply from just over 23,000 the year before. The rise means theft levels are now worse than both pre-pandemic and post-pandemic years. The hardest-hit local government areas were Casey, M

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. නොබෙල් ත්‍යාගලාභී ජෝසප් ස්ටිග්ලිට්ස් ඇතුළු ලොව කීර්තිමත් ආර්ථික විද්‍යාඥයින් 121 දෙනෙකුගෙන් යුත් කණ්ඩායමක්, දිත්වා සුළි කුණාටුවෙන් ඇති වූ විනාශය හේතුවෙන් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ණය ගෙවීම් කල්දමන ලෙස ඉල්ලීමක් නිකුත් කර තිබේ. "ශ්‍රී ලංකාව දැන් මෑත කාලීන සුළි කුණාටුව, පුළුල් ගංවතුර සහ නායයෑම් හේතුවෙන් ඇති වූ දැඩි ආර්ථික කම්පනයකට මුහුණ දී සිටින අතර එමඟින් යටිත

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. With Christmas just around the corner, major shopping centres and retailers have confirmed their holiday opening hours. Here’s a simple guide to help you plan ahead. Westfield Christmas Eve (Dec 24): Most centres close around 5–6pm Christmas Day: Closed nationwide Boxing Day: Reopens, with some centres trading late New Year’s Eve: Hours vary by centre New Year’s Day: Closed in NSW (ex