MINING giant BHP Billiton will today announce a $10 million investment in indigenous education

At a breakfast in Perth this morning, the president of BHP Billiton Iron Ore, Jimmy Wilson, will announce an extension of the company’s three-year partnership with the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation that will more than double its investment in scholarships for West Australian indigenous students.

The AIEF provides scholarships to indigenous high school students around the nation to attend private boarding schools and also helps students after they leave school, supporting them to study at university or as they undertake an apprenticeship and further training or a job.

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