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• PET, the second most widely used plastic in the world, is mainly manufactured from oil.
• Thanks to CARBIOS’ enzymatic biorecycling technology, PET will no longer be made from oil, but from its own waste.
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  Emmanuel Ladent, CEO, CARBIOS : “At CARBIOS, we have turned a vision into reality with the groundbreaking of the world's first PET biorecycling plant.
• CARBIOS continues its mission by collaborating with strategic partners around the world and embarking on a promising commercial and international deployment.

• Balboa Geo is pleased to have been invited to exhibit and discuss its POINTER technology during the Vendor display session at the DHS Op Ex Event.
• LOS ANGELES, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate (DHS/S&T) hosted its Op Ex Event for approximately 160 State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial first responders on April 24, 2024.
• Balboa Geo is pleased to have been invited to exhibit and discuss its POINTER technology during the Vendor display session at the DHS Op Ex Event.
• Balboa Geo expects POINTER to be commercially available first use by first responders and others in Q4 2024.

During COVID almost all Australian students and their families experienced online learning. But while schools have long since gone back to in-person teaching, online learning has not gone away. What are online schools doing now? What does the research say? And how do you know if they might be a good fit for your child?

Online learning in Australia

• While learning in COVID lockdowns was extremely tough, it also showed schools, students and parents the potential benefits of online learning for a wider range of students.
• This can include greater accessibility (learning from any location) and flexibility (personalised, self-paced learning).
• This has prompted an expansion of online learning options in Australia.

Primary and high school options

• For example, Monash University has a free virtual school with revision sessions for Year 12 students.
• Read more:
  Australia has a new online-only private school: what are the options if the mainstream system doesn't suit your child?

What about academic outcomes?

• Research on the academic outcomes of distance education students is inconclusive.
• A 2017 study of primary and high school students in Ohio found reduced academic progress in reading, maths, history and science.
• Another 2017 US study also found online students had lower graduation rates than their in-person peers.

What about wellbeing?

• This includes access to specialists such as psychologists, nurses and social workers.
• Some research has noted concerns about online student engagement, social isolation, sense of belonging and social and emotional development.

Is online learning a good fit for your child?

• However, if certain subjects are unavailable, or health, elite sport and distance to school make in-person learning difficult, learning online could be a viable option to consider.
• Because online learning tends to be a mix of live lessons and self-paced learning, online students need to be independent, motivated and organised to succeed.

Brendon Hyndman is Senior Manager - Research, Innovation and Impact with Brisbane Catholic Education. Vaughan Cruickshank does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

• Announcing Mostyn’s appointment on Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Mostyn was a “modern and optimistic leader for our modern and optimistic nation”.
• Mostyn is the second woman to hold the post, following Quentin Bryce who was appointed by the Rudd Labor government.
• Trained as a lawyer, Mostyn has had extensive experience in business, especially in telecommunications and insurance locally and globally.
• She presently is chair of AWARE Super and Alberts Music Group and is on the Mirvac board.
• Mostyn has been a strong advocate on climate change and on women’s issues and has long had strong Labor connections.
• I spent time listening carefully to single mothers and domestic violence survivors, and shared coffees and stories in men’s sheds.

Michelle Grattan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.