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Video on demand offers poor access for viewers with disabilities

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageWhy do most Australian streaming services not offer basic accessibility features?Gregor Gruber

Just over a year ago, on Australia Day 2015, Nine Entertainment Co. and Fairfax media launched Australia’s first video on demand (VoD) service, STAN, as a joint venture. Shortly followed by Presto and the US based Netflix, Australia commenced the...

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Financial markets' volatility is much more than a monetary policy issue

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

It has been a bad start of 2016 for global stock markets.

Since the beginning of the year, the Dow Jones index has decreased by 7.6%, the Nikkei 225 by 7.5% and the ASX 200 by 5.1%. In Europe, the FTSE100 has lost 3.6% and the Euronext100 3.9%.

A quick recap of the events of the last few days might prove useful in understanding the causes of this...

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Bill Shorten promises Labor would implement the full Gonski

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

Bill Shorten is pushing schools funding to the centre of this year’s election battle by committing to fully funding the Gonski blueprint, in a reform package costing A$4.5 billion over the years 2018 and 2019 and A$37.3 billion over a decade.

The ambitious Gonski plan was a central issue at the last election, but the Coalition committed to...

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