At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia supports the recent US military action against Iran’s nuclear facilities, but he’s urging caution to avoid further conflict. Speaking to the media, Albanese made it clear that the government stands by the broader international goal: preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons. “The world has long agreed that Iran cannot be allowed to get a nuclear weapon,” he said. “We support action to prevent that – and that’s what this is.” The US had struck three nuclear sites in Iran, which President Donald Trump claimed had been "completely and totally obliterated." But despite supporting the intent behind the strikes, Albanese emphasized that Australia does not want to see the situation spiral into a full-blown war. “We don’t want escalation,” he said, adding that Iran needs to return to negotiations and stick to its international obligations. “Iran didn’t come to the table—just as it has repeatedly failed to comply with its obligations,” he added. “We urge Iran not to take any further action that could destabilise the region.” When asked whether he had spoken to President Trump since the strikes, Albanese simply said, “No.” Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Penny Wong also threw her support behind the US strikes but stressed that de-escalation and diplomacy are still key. Speaking on the Today show, Wong explained that the US targeted specific nuclear sites, which were known to be enriching uranium close to military-grade levels. “We support action to prevent Iran getting a nuclear weapon,” she said. “We know what the UN nuclear watchdog has said – Iran is enriching to almost military levels, enough for multiple nuclear weapons.” Still, Wong made it clear: Australia doesn’t want to see the conflict escalate into a broader war. And no, the US hasn’t asked Australia to get involved. “No such request has been made and I wouldn’t speculate,” she said. “We are concerned, like many others around the world, about continued escalation. No one wants to see full-scale war in the Middle East.” Wong also addressed the growing concern for Australians still stuck in the region. She said the government is actively working to help Australians stranded in both Iran and Israel. For those trying to leave Iran, Australia has deployed support near the Azerbaijani border to assist people who can reach it. As for Israel, the situation remains extremely tense. Land crossings are off the table due to security risks, but Wong said the government is working on contingency flight plans. There’s hope, with reports of airspace opening temporarily, that some evacuation flights can go ahead. “My heart goes out to Australians in Iran and in Israel, and to their loved ones back home who are so worried about them,” Wong said. She also confirmed that the Australian Embassy in Iran has been closed due to the worsening situation there. Stay tuned with Aus News Lanka  – the leading platform for news for Australians .

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At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Sri Lankan community informed with timely updates. මෑතකදී වාහන ආනයනය ලිහිල් කිරීමෙන් පසුව, මෙම වසරේ මේ දක්වා නව වාහන සහ විදුලි මෝටර් රථ ලියාපදිංචි කිරීම් 73,489 ක් වාර්තා වී ඇති බවත්, එමඟින් රටේ මුළු වාහන සංඛ්‍යාව 8,528,002 දක්වා ඉහළ ගොස් ඇති බවත් මෝටර් රථ ප්‍රවාහන දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව (DMT) නිවේදනය කළේය. DMT ආරංචි මාර්ග වලට අනුව, මැයි මාසය දක්වා මෝටර් රථ 7,542 ක් ලියාපදිංචි කර ඇති අතර, යතුරුපැදි 58,943 ක් සහ ත්‍රිරෝද රථ 1,666 ක් ලියාපදිංචි කර ඇත. මීට අමතරව, මෙම කාලය තුළ බස් රථ 293 ක්, විශේෂ කාර්ය වාහන 156 ක්, ඉඩම් වාහන 1,817 ක් සහ ද්විත්ව කාර්ය වාහන 1,123 ක් ද ලියාපදිංචි කර ඇත. මෙම එකතු කිරීම් සමඟ, රටේ මුළු මෝටර් රථ ජනගහනය 912,871 දක්වා ඉහළ ගොස් ඇති අතර ත්‍රිරෝද රථ සංඛ්‍යාව 1,186,220 දක්වා ළඟා වී තිබේ. යතුරුපැදි ජනගහනය දැන් 4,981,211 ක් වන අතර, ද්විත්ව කාර්ය වාහන 452,819 ක්, ගොඩබිම් වාහන 403,096 ක් වන අතර, මුළු බස් ජනගහනය 114,362 දක්වා ඉහළ ගොස් තිබේ. මෙම වසරේ මැයි මාසය දක්වා ධාරිතාව 1,000cc ට අඩු මෝටර් රථ 4,367 ක් සහ විදුලි වාහන ද ලියාපදිංචි කර ඇති බව වාර්තාව තවදුරටත් පවසයි. ආනයන සීමා ලිහිල් කිරීමෙන් පසු ඉදිරි මාසවලදී වාහන ලියාපදිංචි කිරීමේ ඉහළ යාමේ ප්‍රවණතාවය දිගටම පවතිනු ඇතැයි අපේක්ෂා කරන බව වාර්තාව පෙන්වා දෙයි. Stay tuned with Aus News Lanka  – the leading platform for news for Sri Lankans .

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Global community informed with timely updates. In what's being called the largest leak of stolen data ever discovered, a jaw-dropping 16 billion login credentials have been uncovered—raising serious red flags for online safety, especially here in Australia. The massive trove, first reported by CyberNews, isn’t from one big hack like Apple, Google, or Meta getting hit. Instead, it's the result of years of cybercrime—everything from malware infections to smaller data breaches—bundled into one enormous and dangerous database. And security experts are sounding the alarm. “This isn’t just a leak—it’s basically a playbook for hackers,” researchers said.“With 16 billion records out there, criminals now have unprecedented access to login info they can use for identity theft, phishing scams, and full-on account takeovers.” Worse still? A lot of this data is fresh, not just old info being recirculated. That means it’s more likely to work—and fast. Why This Matters to You Even though the database was quickly taken offline, it only takes minutes for stolen credentials to spread on the dark web. Once they’re out, they’re out. One major issue is credential stuffing. That’s when hackers take a known email and password combo and try it across multiple websites—like banking apps, streaming platforms, and online stores—hoping people reused the same login details (which, let’s face it, many do). Here’s an example:If your exposed email is myrealname@myinternet.com  and your password is You'llNeverGuessIn2025, criminals will try that same combo across hundreds of websites to see what they can access. And if you've reused it? You're in trouble. So What Can You Do? Change your passwords—especially if you’ve used the same one across different accounts. Use a password manager to create and store strong, unique passwords. Turn on two-factor authentication (2FA) wherever possible—it’s an extra layer of protection. Be on the lookout for phishing emails, scam calls, or suspicious activity tied to your accounts. You can also check if your credentials have been exposed using trusted tools like Have I Been Pwned . This leak is a wake-up call—online security isn’t optional anymore. With billions of records out there, a strong, unique password might be the only thing standing between you and a major security headache. Stay tuned with Aus News Lanka  – the leading platform for news for Global .

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Sri Lankan community informed with timely updates. ඉරානය සහ ඊශ්‍රායලය අතර උත්සන්න වන යුධ ගැටුම් හමුවේ, ඉරානයේ සිටින ශ්‍රී ලාංකික ජාතිකයින්ගේ ආරක්ෂාව සහතික කිරීම සඳහා ශ්‍රී ලංකා රජය පසුගිය දින කිහිපය තුළ ක්‍රියාකාරීව කටයුතු කරමින් සිටී. වාර්තාවලට අනුව, ශ්‍රී ලංකා විදේශ කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශය කොළඹ ඉන්දීය මහ කොමසාරිස් කාර්යාලය හරහා ඉන්දීය විදේශ කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශය වෙත ශ්‍රී ලාංකික ජාතිකයින් ඉවත් කිරීම සඳහා සහාය ඉල්ලා ඇත. ශ්‍රී ලාංකික ජාතිකයින්ට දේශසීමා හරස් මාර්ග කළ හැකි ස්ථාන කරා ළඟා විය හැකි නම්, ඉන්දියාව මෙම ක්‍රියාවලියට සහාය වීමට එකඟ වී ඇති බව වාර්තා වේ. මේ සම්බන්ධයෙන් දෙරටේ රාජ්‍ය තාන්ත්‍රික දූත මණ්ඩල සම්බන්ධ වී සිටින බව කියනු ලැබේ. මේ අතර, ඉන්දියාව සිය "සින්දු" මෙහෙයුම යටතේ සිය පුරවැසියන් ඉවත් කිරීම දැනටමත් ආරම්භ කර ඇත. ඉන්දියානු සිසුන් 110 දෙනෙකුගෙන් යුත් පළමු කණ්ඩායම උතුරු ඉරානයෙන් ඉවත් කර, 2025 ජුනි 17 වන දින දේශසීමාව හරහා ආර්මේනියාවට යාමට සහාය වූ අතර, පසුව ජුනි 19 වන දින අලුයම යෙරෙවන් සිට නවදිල්ලිය වෙත පියාසර කරන ලදී. More updates to come on AusNewsLanka .

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At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates.  More than 1,000 families in Sydney have received letters from NSW and Federal Police, warning them that their child may have come into contact with a man accused of serious criminal behaviour involving children. But authorities are stressing: receiving the letter doesn’t mean your child was harmed. As first reported by 2GB's Ben Fordham, the man—who worked in Sydney’s northern suburbs and the CBD—was charged in October 2024 and is currently in custody. For legal reasons, police haven’t released his name, where he worked, or any identifying details about the children involved. What we do know is that investigators allegedly found confronting material on the man’s phone, and he’s been accused of inappropriate behaviour. Despite the serious nature of the charges, police believe only a very small number of children were directly involved. Still, in an effort to be thorough and transparent, they’ve sent out more than 1,000 letters to families whose children may have crossed paths with the man. “If you received a letter, it means your child might have had contact with him—not that they were a victim,” police explained. Authorities are urging families to read the letter carefully and contact the dedicated hotline provided if they have any questions or concerns. The NSW Police Force and the Australian Federal Police are working closely with other agencies, including NSW Health, the Department of Education, the Department of Communities and Justice, and the Office of the Children’s Guardian, as part of a wider investigation and victim identification process. This remains an ongoing investigation, and families are encouraged to stay informed and reach out if they need support. More updates to come on AusNewsLanka .

At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. It’s been a rough year for Australia’s top universities, with most sliding down the latest QS World University Rankings—reflecting a sector facing pressure from all sides. The University of Melbourne, usually Australia’s standout, dropped seven places to 19th, while the University of Sydney slipped from 18th to 25th globally. UNSW also edged down a spot, from 19th to 20th. Out of 36 Australian universities ranked, a whopping 25 dropped in position, while only seven managed to climb. It’s the third-largest percentage fall globally—only Austria and Russia fared worse. So, what’s going on? According to experts, it’s a mix of funding cuts, uncertainty over international student policies, and growing competition from fast-improving universities in countries like China and India. Angel Calderon, a strategist at RMIT and advisor to the rankings board, says the sector’s problems have been building for years. “Restructuring, staff changes, funding issues—these all impact how the world sees our universities,” he explained. “We’ve seen Australia’s academic and employer reputation steadily drop.” And that reputation is key. The QS rankings are based on several factors—reputation, research impact, teaching quality, international outlook, and sustainability. This year, Australia was hit hardest in academic and employer reputation, with 20 and 30 universities falling in those categories respectively. The ongoing tension with the U.S., including suspensions of research programs and political pressure from Donald Trump’s second administration, hasn’t helped either. Seven Australian universities were directly affected, and others have been scrutinised for how closely they align with American interests. Meanwhile, Asia-Pacific rivals are rising fast. In China and India, over 40% of universities moved up the list. Even four out of New Zealand’s eight universities climbed in rank. QS CEO Jessica Turner says Australia’s global standing is now at risk due to a mix of government migration reforms, visa changes, and public debates linking international students to housing pressures. “There’s a real need for stable policy and sustainable research funding,” she said. Despite the drop, there are still some silver linings. Australia ranks fifth in the world for universities in the global top 100, with nine unis making the cut—a sign that there’s still a solid foundation to build on. Vicki Thomson, CEO of the Group of Eight (Go8), agrees the results are a wake-up call—but says there’s also reason to be proud. “Having two Go8 members in the world’s top 20 and six in the top 50 is an achievement we shouldn’t take for granted,” she said. “But to stay competitive, we need to invest, adapt, and support our students and researchers.” In short: Australia’s higher education sector is still world-class—but unless there’s strong action to protect it, it risks falling behind in an increasingly competitive global race. Stay tuned with Aus News Lanka  – the leading platform for news for Australians .

This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans  in Australia and beyond. “සමෘද්ධිමත් ජාතියක්, සුන්දර ජීවිතයක්” පෝෂණය කිරීම අරමුණු කරගත් රජයේ ප්‍රමුඛතම මුලපිරීමක් වන “පිරිසිදු ශ්‍රී ලංකා” වැඩසටහන යටතේ 2025 මූල්‍ය වර්ෂය සඳහා නව ව්‍යාපෘති රැසක් දියත් කර ඇත. විවිධ අමාත්‍යාංශ සහ ඒවායේ අදාළ දෙපාර්තමේන්තු, සංස්ථා, මණ්ඩල සහ ආයතන විසින් ක්‍රියාත්මක කරනු ලබන මෙම ව්‍යාපෘති සඳහා ප්‍රගති සමාලෝචන රැස්වීමක් ජනාධිපති ලේකම් ආචාර්ය නන්දික සනත් කුමානායක මහතාගේ ප්‍රධානත්වයෙන් ජනාධිපති ලේකම් කාර්යාලයේදී පැවැත්විණි. පිරිසිදු ශ්‍රී ලංකා වැඩසටහන යටතේ යෝජිත ව්‍යාපෘති පහත දැක්වේ; පානදුර, කඩවත සහ අවිස්සාවේල්ල සිට කොළඹ ජාතික රෝහල දක්වා විශේෂ අවශ්‍යතා ඇති පුද්ගලයින් සඳහා අරමුණු සඳහා ඉදිකරන ලද බස් රථ 10 ක් ධාවනය කිරීමේ සැලැස්මක්. ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රවාහන මණ්ඩලය සමඟ සහයෝගයෙන් මෙම මුලපිරීම, එවැනි සේවාවක් රට තුළ ක්‍රියාත්මක කරන පළමු අවස්ථාව සනිටුහන් කරයි. මහනුවර කේන්ද්‍ර කරගත් අතථ්‍ය නගරයක් නිර්මාණය කිරීමේ සැලසුම්, වසරක් ඇතුළත අවසන් කිරීමට අපේක්ෂා කෙරේ. මෙම නියමු ව්‍යාපෘතිය දළදා මාලිගා පරිශ්‍රය ද ආවරණය කරන අතර රුපියල් මිලියන 50 ක් වැය වනු ඇතැයි ගණන් බලා ඇත. දේශීය හා ජාත්‍යන්තර සංචාරකයින් ආකර්ෂණය කර ගැනීම සඳහා, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සියලුම ජනවාර්ගික කණ්ඩායම්වල සංස්කෘතික වටිනාකම් ප්‍රදර්ශනය කරන දින තුනක සංස්කෘතික උත්සවයක් කොළඹදී පැවැත්වීමට සැලසුම් කර ඇත. මෙම උත්සවය ගාලු මුවදොර පිටිය ඇතුළු ස්ථාන 16 ක පැවැත්වීමට නියමිතය. රුපියල් මිලියන 525 ක වෙන් කළ අයවැයකින් සංචාරක ප්‍රදේශවල ප්‍රමිතිගත සහ නවීන පොදු වැසිකිළි 500 ක් ඉදිකිරීමට සැලසුම් කර ඇත. වසර දෙකක් ඇතුළත රටේ ප්‍රධාන වෙරළබඩ කලාප දෙකක් සඳහා ජාත්‍යන්තර නිල් කොඩි සහතිකය ලබා ගැනීම සඳහා තිරසාර වැඩසටහනක් ද ක්‍රියාත්මක වේ. මේ සඳහා උණවටුන සහ හිරිකටුව වෙරළ තීරයන් යෝජනා කර ඇති අතර, මෙම ව්‍යාපෘතිය යටතේ වෙරළ භාරකරුවන් 450 කට අධික සංඛ්‍යාවක් පත් කිරීමට නියමිත අතර, 250 දෙනෙකුට දැනටමත් පත්වීම් ලිපි ලැබී තිබේ. නාගරික ඇළ මාර්ග සහ ජල මාර්ගවල පිරිසිදුකම සහ නඩත්තුව පවත්වා ගැනීම අරමුණු කරගත් රට පුරා අපජල බැහැර කිරීමේ ව්‍යාපෘතියක් රුපියල් මිලියන 300 ක වියදමින් ක්‍රියාත්මක වේ. වෙනමම, කොළඹ සාමාන්‍ය ඇළ පද්ධතියේ තිරසාර නඩත්තුව සඳහා රුපියල් මිලියන 100 ක වැඩසටහනක් ආරම්භ කර ඇත. මහවැලි ගඟේ ජල දූෂණය අවම කිරීම සඳහා නියමු ව්‍යාපෘතියක් ද එහි ඉහළ ප්‍රදේශවල ක්‍රියාත්මක වේ. පළාත් පාලන ආයතනවලට රුපියල් මිලියන 500 ක වියදමින් කොම්පෝස්ට් කුණු බඳුන් ලබා දීමේ ව්‍යාපෘතියක් ද ක්‍රියාත්මක වේ. පළමු අදියරේදී රුපියල් මිලියන 150 ක වියදමින් මෙම වසර තුළ ද බෙදා හරිනු ලැබේ. දෛනික මාර්ග අනතුරු සංඛ්‍යාව අඩු කිරීමේ අරමුණින් රුපියල් මිලියන 120 ක වියදමින් මාර්ග ආරක්ෂණ වැඩසටහනක් දැනටමත් ක්‍රියාත්මක වේ. මත්ද්‍රව්‍ය අනිසි භාවිතය ඇතුළු සමාජ විරෝධී හැසිරීම් වැළැක්වීම සඳහා දිවයින පුරා ආදර්ශ ගම්මාන කිහිපයක් පිහිටුවීම කෙරෙහි ද අවධානය යොමු කෙරේ. “පිරිසිදු ශ්‍රී ලංකාව” වැඩසටහනේ අරමුණු අමාත්‍යාංශ සහ ආයතනික මට්ටමින් සාක්ෂාත් කර ගැනීම සහතික කිරීම සඳහා මෙම ව්‍යාපෘති සාර්ථකව නිම කිරීම පිළිබඳව පුළුල් සාකච්ඡා ද මෙම රැස්වීමට ඇතුළත් විය. පිරිසිදු ශ්‍රී ලංකා ලේකම් කාර්යාලයේ ජනාධිපති ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ අතිරේක ලේකම් ජී.එම්.ආර්.ඩී. අපොන්සු මහතා සහ ජනාධිපති ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ අතිරේක ලේකම් එස්.පී.සී. සුගීෂ්වර මහතා සහ විවිධ අමාත්‍යාංශ නියෝජනය කරන ලේකම්වරුන් සහ අනෙකුත් ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ නිලධාරීන් මෙම සාකච්ඡාවට සහභාගී වූහ. Stay tuned with Aus News Lanka  – the leading platform for news for Sri Lankans .