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, ...
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 ...
Gay marriage: Australia's businesses take out full-page ad backing same-sex partnerships
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 ...
UK Oil and Gas Investments (UKOG) said it had found a ‘world class potential resource’ in Sussex, but experts believe fracking is needed to extract commercial quantities of oil An oilfield near Gatwick airport could hold up to 100 billion barrels of oil, according to a British exploration firm, in possibly the biggest onshore oil discovery in England since the 1980s. The ...
Pension providers expecting 40% surge in inquiries after rule-change
Rules coming into effect on 6 April allow over-55s free access to retirement funds, although pension providers are encouraging people not to rush into decisions From 6 April anyone over the age of 55 will be able to take what they want, when they want, from their pension funds. Photograph: E. M. Welch/Rex/E. M. Welch/Rex Pension providers are expecting to take as many ...
10.20pm: Australia have won through to the Cricket World Cup decider, with Steve Smith and Mitchell Johnson starring in a 95-run win over India in their semi-final at the SCG. After a Smith century helped Australia set a target of 329, the visitors were not in the contest for much of the run chase, dismissed for 233 from 46.5 overs. Johnson claimed the wickets of Rohit Sharma ...