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The budget has more money for school programs for Indigenous boys than girls

  • Written by Beth Madsen, PhD Candidate (confirmed) and casual academic at the University of Queensland, The University of Queensland
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The recent federal budget included A$39.8 million to expand the Clontarf Foundation’s Academy program for 12,500 Indigenous boys and young men.

The Clontarf Foundation aims to improve confidence in Indigenous young men, and help them finish school and find work.

A study conducted by one of us, Beth Madsen, (using data from the...

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