Adam Smith Source: News Limited
The owner of mX and this masthead, News Corp Australia, yesterday said up to 30 full-time journalist jobs would be affected, although the company was aiming to redeploy as many reporters as possible. There would be some redundancies. The exact number was not known.
A spokesman said: “News confirms the closure of mX in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The decision is a reflection of the changing reading habits of commuters who now turn to their mobile phones and tablets on their way to and from work.”
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Distributed at major train stations, the free afternoon paper began in Melbourne in 2001 then expanded to Sydney and Brisbane. The final edition of mX will be published on June 12.
“News will continue to invest in our extensive suite of print and digital products, which are purchased and read by millions of Australians every day,” the spokesman said.

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THE goon sack, the Hill’s Hoist, the goon sack attached to a Hill’s Hoist — Australia has long been a hub of creative innovation.
Over the years, Aussie inventors have come up with everything from Wi-Fi and spray-on skin, to the bionic ear and even the black box flight recorder.
While it’s true in the past we’ve punched above our weight in the traditional tinkering stakes, Aussie businesses have moved with the times as well.
Here are five small businesses currently making cool gadgets and apps:


 
Co-founded by Aussie Dean Kelly, HeyLets is a popular experience-focused social media app which bills itself as a “social city and travel guide”. HeyLets allows users to share their favourite experiences with a photo and a brief, 140-character post. These are then shared with other users ‘feeds’ based on common interests. After first launching in Australia, HeyLets has expanded to 20 cities around the world including Tokyo, New York, Toronto, London and Paris.
 
 
KoalaSafe is a simple device to help parents monitor and control what their young children do and see on the internet. Created by Steven Pack and funded through Kickstarter, the device plugs into your existing internet router to create a separate Wi-Fi network for the kids’ devices: “a healthier internet” that gives you greater control and peace of mind without being a “helicopter parent”. The project has raised more than $100,000 from 443 backers.



 Not an app, but an app developer, which makes everything from enterprise apps for iOS and Android to mobile games and m-sites. Appster, an Aussie firm founded by Gen Ys Josiah Humphrey and Mark McDonald, is one of the great success stories of the local tech scene. Since launching nearly four years ago, Appster has expanded to the US and now employs 140 people, and has been valued at around $15 million.

 REMODA

  
Attracting more than 50,000 downloads since launch, Remoda is a fashion app that allows users to buy and sell preloved brands via their smartphone. Users can follow other ‘trendsetters’, see what they’re buying and selling and share each other’s items. Prices are negotiated between the buyer and the seller, and location preferences mean users can do deals with people within walking distance. Founder Arie Spivak thinks it will revolutionise the Australian fashion industry, and fashion model Elouise Morris is a fan.

ZESTDESK


Sitting is the new cancer, and standing desks are all the rage. The only problem is, they’re often bulky, fiddly or impractical for use in the office. ZestDesk, created by Woollongong father-and-son team James and Dr Peter Moore, is described as the first portable, adjustable standing desk. A Kickstarter campaign to develop the product, which can be assembled on any table within 30 seconds and packed away when not in use, raised more than $70,000 from 191 backers. The most recent update indicates the final version should be ready to ship by September.
 
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Some of Australia's biggest businesses have thrown their weight behind the push for gay marriage, with a full-page newspaper advertisement today.
Corporations including Google, Qantas, Optus and the ANZ and Commonwealth banks have put their names to a list of Australian businesses backing marriage equality.
Others supporters include law firms Slater and Gordon and Gilbert and Tobin, and the Football Federation of Australia.
Australian Marriage Equality national director Rodney Croome said the corporations approached the organisation send the message that Australia's business community was behind marriage equality.
"It was about corporate saying it's not just about us individually supporting this, we want to do it collectively and send the strongest possible message," Mr Croome said.
He said corporations understood the importance of respect for diversity in the workplace and equality for staff and customers.
"They're also very sensitive of course to Australia's international reputation ... that is at risk of suffering if we don't catch up to countries that are most like us — New Zealand, the UK, the US, Canada and now, Ireland," he said.
The same-sex marriage debate has gained momentum this week on the back of Ireland's hugely successful referendum at the weekend.
This morning, Coalition MP Warren Entsch said a number of Labor and Greens MPs had said they were willing to co-sponsor a same-sex marriage bill.
"I have spoken to members across parties and independents, all have agreed that they're happy to put their names and signatures to this," Mr Entsch said.
"It's just a matter of finalising it."
Labor is preparing to introduce its own bill on Monday and Mr Entsch said he was working on a cross-party solution and expected to have a draft bill ready by August.

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Prime Minister Tony Abbott has emphasised any moves to legalise gay marriage must be owned by the Parliament, not a single party.
Mr Abbott's sister Christine Forster told the ABC earlier she believed gay marriage would be legal in Australia by the end of the year.
Ms Forster, who is engaged to a woman, told Lateline she thought her brother knew the change was inevitable.
But she said she did not think her brother's personal opposition to gay marriage had changed.
"At the end of the day I'm sure he will understand that this is good and fair for everybody and it will be great for Australia," she said.
Mr Abbott said on Wednesday the decision on whether or not Liberal MPs should have a free vote on the issue would be decided in a party room debate.
He also indicated there should be bi-partisan support for the issue. 

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