The federal government will spend more than a quarter of a billion dollars to encourage Indigenous Australians to stay in school and find work.
The government will spend an extra $171 million to continue a raft of programs that target indigenous students in schools across the country until the end of 2013.
And up to 6400 indigenous students will benefit from a new $50.7 million Youth Career Pathways Program that will help them achieve school-based traineeships.
The government will extend the indigenous work-for-the-dole scheme at a cost of $25.5 million over five years and spend $4.1 million over three years on a Indigenous Ranger Cadetship program.
The government will also spend $35 million to boost indigenous health services and $28 million to upgrade airstrips in remote areas.
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The government will also give an extra $39 million over four years to extend reunion and counselling services for members of the Stolen Generation.
The government will also spend $16.1 million extending and expanding the Cape York Welfare Reform Trial, which benefits an estimated 2500 people in four communities.
Indigenous Australians will also be particular beneficiaries of $113.4 million in funding for regional health infrastructure that will go into 15 new or expanded indigenous health clinics and 40 new renal dialysis chairs over five years.
