At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australian households in New South Wales, South-East Queensland, and South Australia will soon enjoy three hours of free solar power every day, even if they don’t have rooftop panels. The federal government’s new “Solar Sharer” scheme will launch in July 2026, allowing homes with smart meters to run appliances, charge electric vehicles, and power up batteries at zero cost during daylight h

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australians are spending more for the fifth quarter in a row, but the boost isn’t coming from shopping sprees — it’s from everyday essentials. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) says household spending rose 0.2% in September, following a flat August and a 0.4% lift in July. Overall, spending is up 5.1% over the past year, outpacing inflation at 2.7%. But the gains aren’t as good as

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Melbourne is in for a wet week, with up to 45mm of rain expected before the Melbourne Cup. The Bureau of Meteorology says steady rain will continue through Thursday, following a soggy start to the week. Temperatures are forecast to reach a cool 16°C on Monday. In just two hours on Monday morning, Hampton recorded 25mm of rain, while Moorabbin, Frankston, and Viewbank saw between 10–16mm. 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. ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ මතභේදාත්මක මාර්ගගත වීසා පද්ධතියට සම්බන්ධ බාහිරකරණ සහ තාක්ෂණ සමාගමක් වන VFS Global, ව්‍යාපෘතිය විමර්ශනය කරන විගණකාධිපතිවරයා හෝ වෙනත් ඕනෑම අධිකාරියක් සමඟ පූර්ණ සහයෝගයෙන් කටයුතු කිරීමට සූදානම් බව පවසයි. මහජන සම්බන්ධතා ආයතනයක් හරහා නිකුත් කළ නිවේදනයක, VFS Global පැවසුවේ 2024 නොවැම්බර් 7 වන දින ජාතික විගණන කාර්යාලයේ (NAO) සමාලෝචනය සඳහා අ

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Earth has recorded its highest temperature in 125,000 years, according to the 2025 State of the Climate Report, with scientists warning that the planet’s “vital signs” are under extreme stress. The report found record losses in forest cover, soaring fossil fuel use, and unprecedented ocean heat. In 2024, the planet’s average temperature was more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, cros

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. දෙමෝදර ආරුක්කු නවයේ පාලම ආලෝකමත් කිරීමේ ව්‍යාපෘතිය මන්දගාමී වී ඇතැයි මධ්‍යම සංස්කෘතික අරමුදල (CCF) ප්‍රකාශ කළේය. මෙය සිදු වූයේ, විදුලි රැහැන් යැවීම සඳහා අවශ්‍ය භූමි ප්‍රවේශය පෞද්ගලික ඉඩම් හිමියන් විසින් අවහිර කිරීම නිසාය. CCF අධ්‍යක්ෂ ජනරාල් ඩො. නිලන් කුරේ මහතා පැවසුවේ, විදුලි බල ට්‍රාන්ස්ෆෝමරය ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීමට අවශ්‍ය විදුලි රැහැන් ගැසීමට ඉඩම්

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Reports of violence and neglect in Victorian childcare centres have sharply increased, rising 32% in the past financial year. The Victorian Commission for Children and Young People received 705 notifications of reportable allegations in 2024–25, up from 534 the previous year. These included 967 separate allegations — 627 of physical violence, 152 of neglect, 78 of sexual misconduct, and 27

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Jetstar, part of the Qantas Group, will begin direct flights between Melbourne and Colombo from 28 August 2026. The airline plans to operate three weekly services using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which can carry around 300 passengers. A Jetstar team recently met with Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) to finalize coordination and preparations for the new route. The move is expected 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. මාස කිහිපයක ඵලදායී ද්විපාර්ශ්වික සාකච්ඡාවලින් පසුව, ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාව - ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සමඟ අපනයන මූල්‍ය ණය සහන ගිවිසුමක් අත්සන් කර ඇති අතර එහි වටිනාකම ආසන්න වශයෙන් ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානු ඩොලර් මිලියන 60 කි. මෙම ගිවිසුම අද කොළඹ මුදල් අමාත්‍යාංශයේදී නිල වශයෙන් අත්සන් කරන ලදී. මුදල්, සැලසුම් සහ ආර්ථික සංවර්ධන අමාත්‍යාංශයේ ලේකම් ආචාර්ය හර්ෂණ සූරියප්පෙරුම සහ ඕස්ට්‍