At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia could consider a dynamic toll pricing system that changes road charges according to traffic demand, a senior Transurban executive says. Unlike current peak-hour tolls, which apply during set periods, dynamic pricing would allow tolls to rise or fall throughout the day depending on traffic levels. Transurban Victoria general manager Anup Jois said the company already uses the model

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Jetstar has launched its first direct service between Melbourne and Colombo, becoming the first Australian airline to operate the route. The inaugural flight departed Melbourne at 12.30pm on Tuesday on a refurbished Boeing 787. The flight takes about 10 hours and 20 minutes. The return service leaves Colombo at 7.50pm and reaches Melbourne the following morning after about 9 hours and 40 mi

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. More than half of international graduates working in Australia are employed below their qualification level, according to a federal government study highlighting a gap between education and the jobs market. The Jobs and Skills Australia report found many international graduates were also working outside their field of study and earning less than Australian graduates with similar qualificati

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. කොළඹ සහ තදාසන්න ප්‍රදේශ ආවරණය වන නව විදුලි දුම්රිය ව්‍යාපෘතියක් ලබන වසරේ ආරම්භ කිරීමට අපේක්ෂා කරන බවත්, එහි මූලික සැලසුම් කටයුතු මේ වන විට අවසන් කර ඇති බවත් පළාත් සභා හා පළාත් පාලන නියෝජ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය රුවන් සෙනරත් මහතා පැවසීය. යෝජිත කොළඹ විදුලි දුම්රිය ව්‍යාපෘතිය මරදානෙන් ආරම්භ කර කොළඹ මහානගර කලාපයේ ප්‍රධාන ප්‍රදේශ ආවරණය කිරීමට සැලසුම් කර ඇති අතර, එම

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Large parts of southern Australia are set for another round of heavy rain this week, with already saturated areas facing an increased risk of flooding. The Bureau of Meteorology says South Australia will be among the first areas affected on Monday. Parts of the Eyre and Yorke peninsulas and the Adelaide Hills could receive 30–50mm of rain, with locally heavier falls possible. The flood risk

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. South Australia is facing a major escalation in its bird flu outbreak after more than 1,000 crested terns died in three mass mortality events on remote offshore islands. The deaths were recorded on Troubridge Island, off Yorke Peninsula, and North Page and South Page islands, near Kangaroo Island. Premier Peter Malinauskas said the deaths were a serious development. South Australia has now

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Origin Energy has revealed that up to 60 customers had their full bank account numbers accessed during a major cyberattack in July. The breach affected around 900,000 current and former customers. Information accessed included names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers and other personal details. For some customers, the stolen information also included the last four digits of a credit

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. Veteran Sri Lankan singer Nanda Malini has died at the age of 82, according to family sources. She passed away at her home in Nawala. Born on August 23, 1943, in Lewanduwa, Aluthgama, Nanda Malini showed her musical talent from an early age and went on to become one of Sri Lanka’s most respected vocalists. She began her musical journey after movin

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. More than 5.3 million Australians will receive higher social security payments each fortnight from September 20, as payments are adjusted for inflation. The maximum Age Pension will increase by $36.80 to $1,237.70 per fortnight for singles, while couples will receive up to $1,866, an increase of $55.60. JobSeeker payments for people without children will rise by $16.20 to $833.70 per fortni