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What are tactical nuclear weapons? An international security expert explains and assesses what they mean for the war in Ukraine
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Tactical nuclear weapons have burst onto the international stage as Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing battlefield losses in eastern Ukraine, has threatened that Russia will “make use of all weapon systems available to us” if Russia’s territorial integrity…
how principals can improve early childhood development centres
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Early childhood development centres, often referred to as crèches, day cares, edu-cares or preschools, are vital spaces for young children. There, they can learn and play, interacting with their peers and receiving care while their parents are at…
Assessment of ASX Clearing and Settlement Facilities – September 2022
Source link – Reserve Bank of Australia The Reserve Bank today released the 2022 Assessment of the ASX Clearing and Settlement Facilities. The Bank concluded that ASX’s clearing and settlement (CS) facilities have conducted their affairs in a way that promotes overall stability in the Australian financial system. However, ASX will need to place a…
experts react to the new UK government’s spending and tax-cut plans
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. UK chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has just launched the biggest package of tax cuts in half a century. This will involve around £45bn of reductions for people and businesses by 2027 – 50% more than anticipated before the mini-budget…
White Paper on CBDC Research Project
Source link – Reserve Bank of Australia The Reserve Bank is collaborating with the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) on a research project to explore use cases for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Australia. As noted in a media release on 9 August, the project will also be an opportunity to further…
COVID-19 can cause lasting lung damage – 3 ways long COVID patients’ respiration can suffer
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. “I just can’t do what I used to anymore.” As pulmonologists and critical care doctors treating patients with lung disease, we have heard many of our patients recovering from COVID-19 tell us this even months after their initial…
Keeping buildings cool as it gets hotter – The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode: Keeping buildings cool as it gets hotter, published on September 15, 2022. NOTE: Transcripts may contain errors. Please check the corresponding audio before quoting in print. Gemma Ware:…
Review of the Bond Purchase Program
Source link – Reserve Bank of Australia The Bank today released the Reserve Bank Board’s Review of the Bond Purchase Program. This review is one element of a broader set of reviews the Board is undertaking of the monetary policies it adopted in response to the pandemic. The purpose of the reviews is to be…
Keep buildings cool as it gets hotter by resurrecting traditional architectural techniques – podcast
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. The Conversation Weekly podcast is now back after a short break. Every Thursday, we explore the fascinating discoveries researchers are using to make sense of the world and the big questions they’re still trying to answer. In this…
Why Black Wednesday still matters – it was the start of markets telling politicians what to do
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. I spent Black Wednesday – the day the markets successfully bet against the power of the British government to prop up the pound sterling – on the 28th floor of Dresdner Bank’s headquarters in Frankfurt. I had just…