At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. In a world-first move, Australia will ban anyone under 16 from creating accounts on major social media platforms starting December 10, 2025. The new Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024 makes it illegal for platforms to allow children under 16 to sign up — even with parental consent. Platforms included in the ban are: Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X (Twitte

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. ලංකා විදුලිබල මණ්ඩලය (CEB) රට පුරා ජනනය වන අතිරික්ත සූර්ය ශක්තිය උපයෝගී කර ගනිමින්, දිරි දීමනා ගාස්තුවක් සමඟ වේගවත් ආරෝපණ පහසුකම් ලබා දෙන විදුලි වාහන (EV) ආරෝපණ මධ්‍යස්ථාන ස්ථාපනය කිරීම සඳහා නව ව්‍යාපෘතියක් හඳුන්වා දීමට සූදානම් වන බව CEB නියෝජ්‍ය සාමාන්‍යාධිකාරී (ව්‍යාපාර සහ මෙහෙයුම් උපායමාර්ග) නොයෙල් ප්‍රියන්ත මහතා පැවසීය. මාධ්‍ය වෙත අදහස් දක්ව

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Millions of Australians along the east coast are preparing for heavy rain, strong winds, and thunderstorms this weekend. The Bureau of Meteorology warns that a developing cold front will bring unsettled weather across much of southeastern Australia from Friday through Saturday. Forecaster Jonathon Howe said thunderstorms could hit areas from southern Victoria and South Australia up to nort

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. The Victorian Government is tightening its underquoting laws to prevent real estate agents from misleading homebuyers with unrealistic price guides. From today, CAV can compel agents to justify the comparable sales they use to set property prices - including key attributes such as a home's age, design, renovation level, size, zoning and location. Agents that fail to maintain appropriate re

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia is set to roll out its landmark social media ban for children under 16 from December 10, marking a world-first step in online safety. Under the new rules, nine major platforms — including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Reddit, and Kick — will be classed as “age-restricted platforms.” They must take reasonable steps to block underage users or face fines of up to $49.5 mill

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. Australian education continues to be a cornerstone of Sri Lanka’s development, helping shape the skilled workforce needed for its future economy. Speaking in Colombo at the 10th Anniversary of the Monash College–UCL partnership, Australian High Commissioner Matthew Duckworth highlighted education as one of the strongest and most trusted links be

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. A new ARC Research Hub for Protected Cropping has been launched to make Australian farming more sustainable, productive, and climate-resilient. Backed by the Australian Research Council (ARC), the Hub brings together top researchers, growers, and industry leaders to transform the way food is produced. Protected cropping systems—which let farmers grow fresh, high-quality produce year-round

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australians are becoming more worried about rising prices, with new data showing inflation expectations climbing to 5.2%, up 0.4 percentage points from the previous survey. According to the ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Index, confidence remains weak at 84.5 points, well below the long-term average of 109.3. Rising inflation and unemployment, now at a four-year high of 4.5%, are weigh

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 ලංකාව වාහන 220,000 කට වඩා ආනයනය කර ඇති අතර එමඟින් රුපියල් බිලියන 587.11 ක රේගු ආදායමක් උපයා ඇති බවත්, එය 2025 දී ආනයන වලින් රාජ්‍ය ආදායමට විශාලතම දායකත්වයක් සපයන බවත් නිලධාරීන් පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ මාර්ග සහ විධි පිළිබඳ කාරක සභාවට පැවසූහ. පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී විජේසිරි බස්නායක මහතාගේ සභාපතිත්වයෙන් යුත් කමිටුවට ඉදිරිපත් කරන ලද දත්