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Sri Lanka U19 Set to Face Australia U19 in Crucial ICC U19 World Cup Group Clash
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. An exciting group-stage encounter awaits cricket fans as Sri Lanka Under-19 take on Australia Under-19 in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2026. The match is scheduled to be played on Friday, January 23, at 1:00 pm in Windhoek, Namibia, and is expected to have a significant impact on the group standings. Sri Lanka currently sit at the top of t
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Flash flooding in Victoria: Cars Washed Out to Sea in Wye River
Flash flooding in Victoria: Cars Washed Out to Sea in Wye River
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Sri Lanka U19 Set to Face Australia U19 in Crucial ICC U19 World Cup Group Clash
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. An exciting group-stage encounter awaits cricket fans as Sri Lanka Under-19 take on Australia Under-19 in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2026. The match is scheduled to be played on Friday, January 23, at 1:00 pm in Windhoek, Namibia, and is expected to have a significant impact on the group standings. Sri Lanka currently sit at the top of t
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Sri Lanka U19 Set to Face Australia U19 in Crucial ICC U19 World Cup Group Clash
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. An exciting group-stage encounter awaits cricket fans as Sri Lanka Under-19 take on Australia Under-19 in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2026. The match is scheduled to be played on Friday, January 23, at 1:00 pm in Windhoek, Namibia, and is expected to have a significant impact on the group standings. Sri Lanka currently sit at the top of t
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Flash flooding in Victoria: Cars Washed Out to Sea in Wye River
Flash flooding in Victoria: Cars Washed Out to Sea in Wye River
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TOTAL FIRE BAN TODAY: Evacuate Notices Issued as Victoria’s Bushfire Crisis Deepens
Victoria is facing its most harrowing fire emergency since the "Black Summer" of 2019-20, as a relentless heatwave and "Catastrophic" fire conditions send rural communities into a desperate fight for survival. Two major, out-of-control bushfires are currently tearing through the state’s north and north-east, prompting urgent "Leave Now" orders and forcing residents to seek shelter as evacuation routes become death traps. EVACUATION UPDATES: "Leave Now" orders are active for
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Jan 92 min read
Australia wins Ashes series 4-1 with a five-wicket victory in Sydney
At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia has wrapped up the Ashes with a tense five-wicket win at the SCG, sealing a dominant 4–1 series victory and farewelling Usman Khawaja from Test cricket. Chasing 160 on the final day, Australia wobbled late before Alex Carey and Cameron Green steadied the nerves with an unbroken stand to guide the hosts home. Carey struck the winning runs as relief swept through the ground. Englan
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Jan 81 min read
New Year’s Eve weather forecast for cities across Australia
At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australians are getting ready to farewell 2025 and welcome 2026, with celebrations planned nationwide. Here’s a clear snapshot of the New Year’s Eve forecast for major cities. Sydney Sydney Harbour will enjoy a pleasant night. Expect a high of 26°C, with some cloud and a slight chance of a brief shower. Any rain should be minimal. New Year’s Day will be cooler at around 24°C, with showers
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Dec 30, 20252 min read
Christmas 2025 trading hours: when shops are open
At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. With Christmas just around the corner, major shopping centres and retailers have confirmed their holiday opening hours. Here’s a simple guide to help you plan ahead. Westfield Christmas Eve (Dec 24): Most centres close around 5–6pm Christmas Day: Closed nationwide Boxing Day: Reopens, with some centres trading late New Year’s Eve: Hours vary by centre New Year’s Day: Closed in NSW (ex
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Dec 22, 20251 min read
Bondi Hero Ahmed speak out for the first time
At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. The bystander who helped stop one of the attackers at Bondi Beach has spoken publicly for the first time from his hospital bed. Sydney shop owner Ahmed Al Ahmed has been praised for confronting and disarming a gunman during the deadly attack at the weekend. Video from the scene shows him rushing the attacker and knocking the weapon away after the shooter ran out of ammunition. In a short m
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Dec 16, 20251 min read
Australia introduces historic minimum age for social media usage
At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Australian community informed with timely updates. Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has officially started monitoring and enforcing the country’s new minimum age of 16 for social media accounts. Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said the policy is a major step forward for online safety, giving young people a break from addictive platform features and harmful content. She stressed that while the rule won’t solve every problem, it forms an impo
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Dec 10, 20251 min read
Australia increased the support for Sri Lanka to AUD 3.5 million
This is a developing story brought to you by Aus News Lanka , your trusted source for news for Sri Lankans in Australia and beyond. Australia is providing an additional $2.5 million to support Sri Lanka’s response to Cyclone Ditwah, increasing our total support to $3.5 million. As Sri Lanka continues to face the challenges of the cyclone and flooding, Australia is stepping up to help our close Indo-Pacific neighbour. This support will be delivered in coordination with Sri La
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Dec 4, 20251 min read
විදේශීය පරිත්යාගශීලීන්ට ආධාර ලබාදීමට තීරුබදු රහිත පහසු ක්රමවේදයක්...
At AusNewsLanka , we aim to keep the Sri Lankan community informed with timely updates. දැනට රටේ පවතින ව්යසන තත්ත්වයෙන් ආපදාවට පත් වූ ජනතාව වෙත අත්යවශ්ය භාණ්ඩ පරිත්යාග කිරීම සඳහා විදෙස් රටවල්, සංවිධාන, පුද්ගලයින් මෙන්ම විදෙස්ගත ශ්රී ලාංකිකයින් විසින් විවිධ විමසීම් කර ඇත. ඒ අනුව, ඔවුන් මෙරටට එවනු ලබන භාණ්ඩමය ආධාර සියලු තීරුබදු සහ ගාස්තුවලින් (Import Taxes and levies) තොරව කඩිනමින් නිශ්කාෂණය කර බෙදා හැරීම සඳහා ශ්රී ලංකා රජය වඩා පහසු ක්රමවේදයක් ප්රකාශයට පත් කර තිබේ. පරිත
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Dec 2, 20252 min read
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