This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. Vietnam Airlines has launched direct flights between Vietnam and Sri Lanka, with its first service arriving at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake. The Airbus A320, operating as flight VN-671 from Ho Chi Minh City, landed at 11.02 p.m. on August 16 and received a traditional water salute. The inaugural flight carried 164 passeng

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. A strong high-pressure system is bringing cold mornings, fog and rain across parts of south-east Australia. Tasmania and Victoria are feeling the chill, with Melbourne dropping to 6°C on Sunday and Hobart reaching 3°C. Liawenee in Tasmania recorded a low of -4.7°C. Fog and frosty mornings are expected to continue in the coming days. Meanwhile, rain is affecting the NSW coastline and south-e

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Tasmania has confirmed its second case of H5 bird flu, after the virus was detected in a crested tern on King Island. The bird was found near Currie on Thursday and tested positive overnight. It was reported through the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline. Two more crested terns from the same area have since been reported. Their test results are expected on Saturday. Tasmanian authorities say

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka, your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will begin the process this month to attract investors for the exploration and use of natural gas resources in the Mannar Basin. CPC Managing Director Dr. Mayura Neththikumara said the presence of natural gas in the basin has been scientifically confirmed by the Sri Lanka Petroleum Development Authority. The

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) was not notified about the latest Sydney Airport safety incident until four days after it happened. The incident occurred on Sunday and became the third aircraft-related safety scare at the airport in less than two weeks. A Virgin Australia flight was preparing to take off when its pilots saw a Qantas aircraft crossing the runway. Both movements

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Sydney’s eastern suburbs are expected to take the biggest share of new housing over the next 20 years under a new NSW Government plan. The Sydney Plan aims to accommodate an additional 1.3 million people by 2046, while creating around 800,000 new homes and 950,000 jobs. Planning Minister Paul Scully said the strategy would focus on building more homes around existing infrastructure rather 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. මත්පැන් බෝතල් සඳහා ඩිජිටල් සුරක්ෂිත ස්ටිකර් හඳුන්වා දී තිබුණද, එම ක්‍රමය හරහා රජයේ බදු ආදායම සැලකිය යුතු මට්ටමකින් ඉහළ ගොස් නොමැති බව නිලධාරීහු පාර්ලිමේන්තු රාජ්‍ය මුදල් පිළිබඳ කාරක සභාව (CoPF) හමුවේ ප්‍රකාශ කළහ. සුරාබදු දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේ නිලධාරීන් රාජ්‍ය මුදල් පිළිබඳ කාරක සභාව හමුවට කැඳවා තිබූ අවස්ථාවේදී මෙම කරුණ සම්බන්ධයෙන් අවධානය යොමු කෙරිණි. ඩිජ

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australian taxpayers will provide $2.5 billion to help keep Rio Tinto’s Tomago Aluminium smelter operating and protect about 1,000 direct jobs. The federal and NSW governments will each contribute half of the rescue package. The Newcastle smelter faces closure when its current electricity contract expires on December 31, 2028, with power costs expected to rise further from 2029. Tomago is A

At AusNewsLanka, we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Qantas has been voted the most popular airline in Australia and the Pacific region in AirlineRatings.com’s 2026 Flyers’ Choice Awards. The results were based on votes from about 40,000 passengers, with travellers choosing airlines they believed offered the best overall experiences. Qantas took first place in the regional favourite airline category, ahead of Air New Zealand. Virgin Australia