රාජ්‍ය සේවාවන් ඩිජිටල්කරණය කිරීමේ මූලික පියවර වන ‘GovPay’ 2025 පෙබරවාරි 7 වැනි දින ජනාධිපති අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක මහතාගේ ප්‍රධානත්වයෙන් නිල වශයෙන් දියත් කෙරේ. "මෙම පෙරළිකාර මුලපිරීම මගින් ආරක්ෂිත සහ කාර්යක්ෂම ඩිජිටල් වේදිකාවක් හරහා බාධාවකින් තොරව ගනුදෙනු කිරීමට හැකි වන පරිදි රාජ්‍ය ආයතන ගෙවීම් හසුරුවන ආකාරය විධිමත් කිරීම සහ නවීකරණය කරනු ඇත" යනුවෙන් ජනාධිපති කාර්යාලය නිවේදනයක් නිකුත් කරමින් කියා සිටියේය.

The federal government is injecting $1.7 billion  into Medicare to help ease the strain on Australia’s public hospitals. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese  announced the funding today, saying it’s all about cutting wait times, reducing hospital backlogs, and improving healthcare across the board . "Labor created Medicare, and we will protect it and strengthen it," Albanese said. "Healthcare is the first issue I engaged with as a very young man—nothing is more important." The one-off funding boost  will be shared across all states and territories , bringing total Commonwealth hospital funding to $33.91 billion in 2025-26 . The Northern Territory , which is facing serious healthcare challenges, will receive a $51 million  boost, while the other states get their share: NSW:  $407 million Victoria:  $402 million Queensland:  $414 million Western Australia:  $158 million South Australia:  $169 million Tasmania & ACT:  $50 million each Health Minister Mark Butler  backed the announcement, saying Australia’s healthcare system is under "serious pressure." "We have an aging population, people are getting sicker, and we’re still dealing with the long tail of COVID," Butler explained. The announcement comes right after the Australian Medical Association (AMA)  called for a major Medicare overhaul  to fix long-standing issues in hospitals and general practice. With the 2025 federal election  approaching, this funding commitment is a clear signal that healthcare will be a major campaign focus .

Drivers across NSW are up in arms over a wave of seatbelt fines, with many claiming they’ve been wrongly penalized. In just six months, the state government has issued a staggering $34 million in fines—thanks to new seatbelt detection cameras rolled out in July 2024. The numbers are shocking. Compared to the same period in 2023, there’s been a 1427% spike  in seatbelt-related fines. More than 70,000 fines  have been issued since July—compared to just 4,600 the year before. The system works like this: AI-powered cameras snap photos of drivers and passengers who might not be wearing seatbelts properly. Those images are then reviewed by Revenue NSW before fines are sent out. But some drivers say the system is getting it wrong . “The photo proves I was wearing my seatbelt” Samantha*, a driver from north-west Sydney, was slapped with a $410 fine on Christmas Day for allegedly wearing her seatbelt incorrectly. But she insists the evidence proves her innocence. “I was really cranky,” she said. “You can clearly see in the photo that my seatbelt is on.” Despite lodging two appeals , her fine was rejected . Revenue NSW claims the seatbelt’s shoulder strap was under her arm. “That’s not true,” Samantha said. “It was sitting between my shoulder and collarbone.” To make matters worse, because the fine fell during the holiday season, she also copped double demerits—six points instead of three . Melbourne driver Seth* had a similar experience. He was fined after visiting Sydney last August because his passenger’s seatbelt was allegedly under his arm. “That wasn’t the case at all,” Seth said. “The photos aren’t clear, but we were both wearing seatbelts.” Like Samantha, his appeal was also rejected. “The seatbelt slipped down slightly—how is that a fine?” Nicole, another driver from north-west Sydney, was fined just before Christmas while traveling to Noosa with her fiancé. The fine claimed he wasn’t wearing his seatbelt correctly. But according to Nicole, the photo shows his seatbelt was on —just slightly lower on his shoulder. “It’s still across his shoulder, it just slipped down a bit,” she said. “In the second photo, the seatbelt is partly blocked by the car’s frame. How can they fine us based on that?” She plans to fight the fine. Can you challenge these fines? According to Sydney lawyer Avinash Singh, drivers can take the matter to court . “If the photos are ambiguous, the court often rules in favor of the driver,” Singh said. “The prosecution has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the seatbelt wasn’t worn correctly.” One issue, Singh said, is that black-and-white photos  can make it difficult to tell if someone is wearing a seatbelt—especially if they have dark clothing. “The use of color photos would provide far more clarity,” he said. “It’s unclear why Transport NSW isn’t using them.” Government response: “It’s about saving lives” Transport for NSW says every fine goes through multiple human reviews  before being issued. “Wearing a seatbelt is one of the simplest and most effective ways to prevent serious injury or death,” a spokesperson said. In 2024 alone, 39 people died  in crashes where they weren’t wearing a seatbelt. Even NSW Roads Minister John Graham admitted he was shocked  by the number of fines issued. “We knew some drivers weren’t complying, but the numbers are worse than expected,” he said in August. “This needs to be a wake-up call.” Still, many drivers feel they’re being unfairly punished by a system that isn’t always getting it right.

Good news, Melbourne! After days of stormy weather, the EPA says it’s safe to hit the beach again—well, almost. Most beaches in Port Phillip Bay have bounced back, with 10 rated as having “good” water quality and 24 labeled as “fair.” But if you’re planning a swim, steer clear of Seaford and Sorrento for now—both still have “poor” water quality and aren’t safe for a dip. The Yarra River? Still a no-go, with water quality rated as poor across the board. And if you’re around Moonee Ponds Creek at Oak Park, be extra cautious—authorities have reported an “oil-like substance” in the water. With Melbourne sweltering through a heatwave, this update will be a relief for beachgoers eager to cool off. But a word of caution—EPA guidelines recommend avoiding swimming for at least 48 hours after heavy rain. Dirty water can pose health risks, especially for kids, older people, and those with weakened immune systems. If you feel unwell after a swim, it’s best to check in with your doctor. Want to check your local beach conditions? You can find the latest updates online. Stay safe and enjoy the sunshine!

A new tax proposal is making waves, promising Australian couples a bit of financial relief. But experts warn it could actually make our already broken tax system even worse. While most people were busy celebrating (or protesting) on Australia Day, One Nation quietly put forward a plan to help couples with kids. Their idea? Let couples split their income evenly between two tax returns. This way, more of their earnings fall into lower tax brackets, reducing their overall tax bill. One Nation candidate Jennifer Game gave an example: A couple where one earns $120,000 and the other makes $30,000 currently pays around $31,709 in tax. Under this plan, they could split their income equally ($75,000 each) and save about $2,022. Sounds great, right? Well, not so fast. A Band-Aid Fix for a Bigger Problem Australia Institute chief economist Greg Jericho isn’t convinced. "Income splitting has been floated before, and the main problem is that it mostly benefits high-income earners. It also discourages women from entering the workforce." And that’s just one piece of a much bigger issue. Experts have been calling for a complete tax overhaul for years, and we’re still waiting. More than 15 years ago, former Treasury Secretary Ken Henry made 138 recommendations to modernize Australia's tax system. Hardly any were adopted. Some that were? They got scrapped later. "We're in a worse position now than we were 15 years ago," Henry said last year. "It’s an intergenerational tragedy." What Needs to Change? Jericho argues that handing out more tax cuts isn’t the solution. "What we need right now is not less tax," he said. "We need to ensure that those who can afford to pay do pay their fair share." One of the biggest issues? Tax loopholes. Massive tax breaks on superannuation, capital gains, fuel tax credits, private trusts, and even luxury car exemptions mean the wealthiest Australians pay far less tax than they should. Meanwhile, mining and gas companies get away with paying minimal taxes due to loopholes in the Petroleum Resources Rent Tax (PRRT). "There are so many exemptions that some of the world's largest LNG projects may never have to pay PRRT," Jericho explained. "That’s a joke." Is Australia Really a High-Tax Country? Many Australians feel like they’re being taxed to death, but compared to other countries, that’s not exactly true. A 2024 report found Australia’s tax-to-GDP ratio is just 29.4%. That’s much lower than countries like Denmark (43.4%), Finland (42.4%), and Norway (41.4%). Even the OECD average sits at 33.9%. Same goes for income tax. Despite the common complaint that Aussie workers are taxed too much, our tax rates are actually on the lower end compared to other OECD nations. "If Australia just raised its tax levels to match the OECD average—which is about what Canada collects—the government would have an extra $135 billion a year," Jericho said. "Imagine what we could do with that money—reduce poverty, improve services, add dental care to Medicare." Will We Ever See Real Reform? Big tax reforms feel like a pipe dream, but Jericho believes there’s hope. He points to last year's changes to the Stage 3 tax cuts as proof that governments can  make bold tax decisions without facing political disaster. "If the government said, 'Hey, we’re going to cut tax loopholes for the richest 10% so we can fund things like dental in Medicare,' I think that would be a political winner," he said. "But you need the courage and the gumption to do it. Hopefully, we’ll see that from this government—or the next one."

පෙබරවාරි 1 වැනිදා සිට ක්‍රියාත්මක වන පරිදි සියලුම වර්ගයේ වාහන ආනයනය කිරීමට පනවා තිබූ සීමා ඉවත් කිරීමට රජය ගත් තීරණය පිළිබඳව ජනාධිපති අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක මහතා අදහස් පළ කළේය. විදේශ සංචිතවලට එයින් සිදුවන බලපෑම පිළිබඳව අවධානයෙන් සිටිය යුතු බව අවධාරණය කරමින් මෙම තීරණය ඉතා ප්‍රවේශමෙන් ගත් බව ඔහු වැඩිදුරටත් ප්‍රකාශ කළේය. “ඩොලර් අනුපාතය වැඩිවීම නිසා වාහන මිල ඉහළ මට්ටමක පවතිනු ඇත. ඊට අමතරව හදිසියේ වාහන ඉල්ලුම ඉහළ ගියහොත් තවත් අර්බුදයකට මුහුණ දීමට නොහැකි නිසා අපි බදු කිහිපයක් පනවා තිබෙනවා. මුලදී මිල ඉහළ ගියද කාලයත් සමඟ මෙම බදු අඩු කිරීමට රජය අපේක්ෂා කරන බවද ජනාධිපතිවරයා සඳහන් කළේය.

The federal government has taken a strong stand against online extremism, imposing sanctions on a neo-Nazi group that openly promotes violence. Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced today that the government is targeting Terrorgram , a white supremacist network known for inciting racially motivated attacks. “Terrorgram is an online network that promotes white supremacy and racially-motivated violence,” Wong said. “It is now a criminal offence to use or deal with the assets of, or make assets available to Terrorgram.” This marks the first time Australia has applied counter-terrorism financing sanctions to an online-only organisation. The penalties are serious—violators could face up to 10 years in prison and hefty fines. More Groups Under Sanctions The government isn’t stopping at Terrorgram. Four other extremist groups have also been relisted for counter-terrorism sanctions: National Socialist Order Russian Imperial Movement Sonnenkrieg Division The Base “This demonstrates the Albanese Government’s commitment to disrupting the activities of terrorists and violent extremists and preventing them from recruiting and radicalising people online,” Wong said. She made it clear: “There is no place in Australia for antisemitism, hatred, or violence.” Sanctions on Hezbollah Officials In a separate move, Australia has also imposed sanctions on Hezbollah’s new secretary general and its spokesperson, Naim Qassem. Response to Recent Antisemitic Attacks These measures come in the wake of disturbing antisemitic incidents in Melbourne and Sydney. Authorities are still investigating a caravan filled with explosives that was discovered in north-west Sydney, raising fears of a planned mass-casualty attack on Jewish targets. Meanwhile, in Sydney’s east, cars, homes, and garages were vandalised with antisemitic graffiti, and police are searching for three men who threw eggs at a group of women in what’s believed to be a targeted attack. With the government cracking down on extremist groups and law enforcement stepping up investigations, the message is clear: Australia will not tolerate hate-fueled violence.

ඉදිකිරීම් අංශය 2024 දෙසැම්බර් මාසය දක්වා ඔවුන්ගේ ක්‍රියාකාරකම් අඛණ්ඩව ව්‍යාප්ත කළ අතර, එම මාසය සඳහා වන අංශයේ ගැනුම් කළමනාකරුවන්ගේ දර්ශකය (PMI) මගින් පිළිබිඹු වන පරිදි ඔවුන්ගේ මාස දිගු ව්‍යාප්තිය දීර්ඝ කළේය. කෙසේ වෙතත්, රැකියා උත්පාදනය ඇතුළු ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ අර්ථවත් ප්‍රකෘතියක් සඳහා මහා පරිමාණ ඉදිකිරීම් ව්‍යාපෘති කිහිපයක් සඳහා දැඩි අවශ්‍යතාවයක් පවතින බව පෙනේ. ඉදිකිරීම් අංශයේ සෞඛ්‍යයේ මාසික මාපකය වන අංශයේ PMI, නොවැම්බර් මාසයේ එම දර්ශක අගයෙන් නොවෙනස්ව, 2024 දෙසැම්බර් සඳහා 51.4ක දර්ශක අගයක් වාර්තා කළේය. PMI යටතේ, 50.0 ට වැඩි දර්ශක අගයක් 50.0 මට්ටමේ දී ප්‍රසාරණයක් සහ හැකිලීමක් අතර ක්‍රියාකාරකමක් බෙදී ඇති බැවින් ප්‍රසාරණයක් පෙන්නුම් කරයි. යම් ක්‍රියාකාරකමක් 50.0 මට්ටමේ නම්, එම ක්‍රියාකාරකම පුළුල් වී හෝ හැකිලී නොමැති බව පෙන්නුම් කරයි. ඉදිකිරීම් ක්ෂේත්‍රය පුළුල් ප්‍රසාරණයක් පෙන්නුම් කළද, රැකියා උප-දර්ශක ගිවිසුම්ගතව පවතී. කර්මාන්තයේ වර්ධනය පවත්වා ගැනීමට අවශ්‍ය බව සමීක්ෂණ ප්‍රතිචාර දැක්වූවන් ප්‍රකාශ කළ තවත් මහා පරිමාණ ඉදිකිරීම් ව්‍යාපෘති නොමැති වීම මෙයට හේතුව විය හැකිය. නව යටිතල පහසුකම් ව්‍යාපෘති ඉදිරියට ගෙන යාමට හෝ ආරම්භ කිරීමට විදේශ මුදල් මෙන්ම දේශීය අරමුදල් යන දෙකම ආර්ථිකයට අහිමි වූ විට මහා පරිමාණ යටිතල පහසුකම් ව්‍යාපෘති සඳහා වූ රාජ්‍ය ආයෝජන 2022 සිට ඇනහිටිණි. ප්‍රාග්ධන වියදම් සඳහා වෙන් කරන ලද අරමුදල්වලින් සමහරක් ප්‍රතිනිර්මාණය කරන ලද්දේ උද්ධමනයට ගොදුරු වූ විශාල මහජනතාවට සහ ආර්ථික අර්බුදය හේතුවෙන් ආදායම් අහිමි වූවන්ට ආධාර සැපයීම සඳහා ය. නමුත් පසුගිය වසරේ මැද භාගයේ පමණ සිට, බහුපාර්ශ්වික සහ ද්විපාර්ශ්වික අරමුදල් නැවත ආරම්භ වීමේ ලකුණු දක්නට ලැබුණි, විශේෂයෙන් පසුගිය වසරේ අත්හිටුවා තිබූ හෝ නව ව්‍යාපෘති සඳහා නිල ණය ප්‍රතිව්‍යුහගත කිරීම් අවසන් වීමෙන් පසුව. තවද, සියලු දෙනාගේ අවධානය දැන් 2025 සඳහා එළඹෙන අයවැය වෙත ය, පසුගිය වසර තුන තුළ රාජ්‍ය වියදම් සඳහා වෙන් කරන ලද ඕනෑම නව අරමුදල් සඳහා. සංකෝචන ක්‍රියාකාරකම්වල පුළුල් ප්‍රකෘතිය තිබියදීත්, නිවාස වැනි සමහර සාක්කු පසුගාමී බව පෙනේ. කෙසේ වෙතත්, මෙම වසරේ අඩු පොලී අනුපාත වැඩි නිවාස ණයක් බවට පරිවර්තනය වීමත් සමඟ, ව්‍යාපෘතිවල වැඩ කිරීමට නව පුද්ගලයින් බඳවා ගැනීමට සමාගමට හැකි වන පරිදි ව්‍යාප්තිය සඳහා ඉහළ අපේක්ෂාවන් මෙම අංශයට ලැබෙනු ඇතැයි අපේක්ෂා කෙරේ.

Far North Queensland is facing a major flooding crisis, with record-breaking rainfall leaving entire communities stranded and emergency services stretched to the limit. The Defence Force is now on standby, ready to step in as conditions worsen. Over the past few days, more than 1,200mm of rain  has hammered the region, and floodwaters are still rising. The Herbert River at Ingham Pump Station is expected to hit 15 metres today —just shy of the 1967 flood record of 15.2 metres—but the worst may still be yet to come. A Devastating Toll Tragically, one person has already lost their life in the disaster. More than 400 people  have been forced to flee their homes, seeking refuge in six evacuation centres. Overnight, emergency crews received a staggering 480 calls for help  and carried out 11 swift water rescues . In Charters Towers, power and water supplies have been disrupted, forcing residents to restrict water use  to drinking and toileting only. Meanwhile, major supermarkets across the region have either shut their doors or been cut off by floodwaters, leaving some communities worried about food shortages. Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie  has urged residents to stay calm, reassuring them that there is at least a six-week food supply  in warehouses. He also encouraged anyone in need of supplies to contact local disaster management teams for assistance. Infrastructure Takes a Hit The town of Ingham remains completely without power  after a substation was flooded, while the Ollera Creek Bridge—part of the Bruce Highway—has collapsed , further isolating communities. Premier David Crisafulli  has confirmed that the Defence Force is gearing up to help, with high-clearance vehicles and air support at the ready. He’s expected to visit the region later today as Townsville Airport reopens . More Rain on the Way Unfortunately, the wild weather isn’t over yet. A low-pressure system over Cape York is gradually weakening , but heavy rain is still expected in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology is warning of potential flash flooding from Tully to Giru , with rainfall totals of 100mm to 140mm in six hours —and some places could see up to 180mm . Some locations, including Cardwell Gap and Paluma , have already been drenched with over 600mm in just 24 hours . Major flood warnings  are now in place for the Haughton, Herbert, Ross, and Upper Burdekin rivers . Authorities are especially concerned about Aplin Weir , where controlled releases from the Ross River Dam are expected to trigger major flooding by Monday morning . A Heartbreaking Loss Amid the chaos, a heartbreaking tragedy unfolded yesterday when an SES rescue boat capsized , claiming the life of a woman on board. The boat, which was carrying an SES crew, hit a tree and flipped , throwing its passengers into the water. The woman’s body was found shortly after. With floodwaters still rising, emergency crews and the Defence Force are bracing for what could be days of further chaos . For now, authorities are urging residents to stay indoors, stay informed, and above all, stay safe.

A major farmers' group is putting supermarkets on the spot, asking why fruit and vegetable prices are still climbing despite inflation easing. Last month, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported inflation had dropped to a three-year low of 3.3%. But oddly enough, fruit and vegetable prices have jumped 6.3% in 2024. That’s not sitting well with farmers. NSW Farmers Association’s horticulture chair, Jo Brighenti-Barnard, isn’t buying the supermarkets’ excuses. “For years, we were told inflation was driving up grocery prices. But now that inflation is coming down, why aren’t prices dropping too?” she asked. She’s concerned that big supermarkets are using their market power—and factors like supply shortages and seasonality—to keep prices high, padding their profits while farmers and families struggle. “The cost of living is a big talking point for politicians, but we need real action to help farmers and families just trying to put food on the table,” she added. She’s also calling for stronger oversight of supermarkets, just as the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is getting ready to release its findings on grocery pricing next month. Supermarkets Respond Supermarkets, of course, have their own take on the situation. A Coles spokesperson said the chain is committed to providing “value for customers while ensuring fair returns for our farmers.” They also pointed out that fruit and veg prices are influenced by supply and demand, seasonal variations, and disruptions in the supply chain. Aldi echoed that sentiment, saying they constantly review pricing to offer the best value. “We always aim to deliver the best value to our customers while keeping pricing fair for our business partners,” an Aldi spokesperson said. Woolworths, meanwhile, assured customers that price drops do get passed on—eventually. “The price of fruit and veg in our stores is driven by what we pay for produce, which can change due to weather, seasonality, supply, and demand,” a Woolworths representative explained. So, What’s Next? With the ACCC set to release its report soon, farmers are hoping for more transparency and fairer pricing. But for now, shoppers are left wondering—if inflation is easing, why aren’t their grocery bills?

Geoscience Australia recently updated its National Seismic Hazard Assessment, and it’s raised some eyebrows by flagging two regions in Australia as having a higher risk of strong ground shaking – Victoria’s Latrobe Valley and Darwin. The Latrobe Valley is getting particular attention because it’s also one of the spots the Coalition has suggested could house a nuclear reactor in the future. This new assessment is based on fresh data from recent seismic activity and feedback from people who have felt earthquakes. Senior seismologist Trevor Allen explained that while the risk of earthquakes hasn’t actually increased, our understanding of it has. The recent data from regions like Victoria and Darwin has helped refine the predictions. For example, we now know that Darwin's earthquake risk is higher than what was previously thought, thanks to a better understanding of seismic activity in the Banda Sea. The Latrobe Valley, in particular, has been in the spotlight due to the 2021 Woods Point earthquake, which was the largest in Victoria in recent years. That quake, which had a magnitude of 5.9, shook up the region, including Mansfield, and got locals and anti-nuclear campaigners worried about the safety of nuclear plants in the area. But Seismology Research Centre's chief scientist, Adam Pascale, reassures us that modern nuclear plant designs are built to handle earthquakes, even as strong as 7.5 on the Richter scale. He points to examples of nuclear plants around the world that have withstood ground shaking from earthquakes without a hitch. So, while there’s growing awareness of seismic risks in areas like the Latrobe Valley and Darwin, the infrastructure being proposed for things like nuclear reactors is being designed to withstand these events.

සංක්‍රමණ සඳහා වූ ජාත්‍යන්තර සංවිධානය (IOM) සමඟ එක්ව විදේශගත ශ්‍රී ලංකා දූත මණ්ඩල හරහා විදේශ ගමන් ලේඛන නිකුත් කිරීම සහ දීර්ඝ කිරීම සඳහා ඔන්ලයින් ක්‍රමයක් ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සාකච්ඡා පවත්වා ඇත. විදේශ කටයුතු හා විදේශ රැකියා අමාත්‍ය විජිත හේරත් මහතා විසින් කරන ලද ඉල්ලීමකට අනුව නව ක්‍රමය පිළිබඳ සාකච්ඡාව පසුගියදා පැවැත්විණි. IOM නියෝජනය කරමින් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ IOM ප්‍රධානී ක්‍රිස්ටීන් පාර්කෝ විදේශ අමාත්‍යාංශයේ දී අමාත්‍ය විජිත හේරත් සමඟ පැවති සාකච්ඡාවට සහභාගී වූවාය. මෙම සාකච්ඡාවේදී ක්‍රිස්ටීන් පාර්කෝ අමාත්‍ය හේරත්ට දන්වා සිටියේ විදේශ කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශය විසින් තෝරාගත් ශ්‍රී ලංකා රාජ්‍ය තාන්ත්‍රික දූත මණ්ඩල 20ක් මෙම ඔන්ලයින් වැඩසටහනට සම්බන්ධ කරන බවත්, සියලු ප්‍රතිපාදන ජපාන රජය විසින් සපයන බවත්ය. විදේශගත ශ්‍රී ලාංකිකයන් මුහුණ දෙන වර්තමාන ගැටලුවට විසඳුමක් ලෙස, සංචාරක ලියකියවිලි ලබා ගැනීම සඳහා දිගු කාලයක් රැඳී සිටින කාලය වන අතර, යෝජිත ඔන්ලයින් ක්‍රමය මඟින් ආගමන හා විගමන දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවට අයදුම්පත් ඉදිරිපත් කිරීමට, ඇඟිලි සලකුණු ලබා ගැනීමට සහ සියලු ක්‍රියාවලීන්ට ඉඩ ලබා දේ. කොන්සියුලර් කාර්යාලවලදී සම්පූර්ණ කළ යුතුය. කොන්සියුලර් කාර්යාල 20කට ඔන්ලයින් ක්‍රමය හඳුන්වා දෙන පළමු අදියරෙන් අනතුරුව ඉදිරියේදී අනෙකුත් කොන්සියුලර් කාර්යාල වෙතද මෙම සේවාව ව්‍යාප්ත කරන ලෙස අමාත්‍ය හේරත් ක්‍රිස්ටීන් පාර්කෝගෙන් ඉල්ලා සිටියේය. ඊට ප්‍රතිචාර දක්වමින් ක්‍රිස්ටීන් පාර්කෝ තහවුරු කළේ මේ සම්බන්ධයෙන් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ විදේශ අමාත්‍යාංශයට පූර්ණ සහය ලබාදීමට IOM සූදානම් බවයි.