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We can use AFL to boost school attendance and improve mental health in Indigenous communities

  • Written by: Michael Dockery, Associate Professor, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin University
imageIndigenous children who participate in AFL have better physical and mental health than those who don't.Rusty Stewart/Flickr, CC BY

Indigenous boys living in remote Australian communities have a 20% lower truancy rate if they play AFL. This is one of the findings from our latest study exploring the benefits of Indigenous people’s participation...

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