Three-way partnership to equip 5,000 First Nations students with AI skills

Key points

• Deadly Coders, Microsoft and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia will expand an AI skills program to 5,000 First Nations students in 2026 and 2027. The partnership aims to equip teachers to integrate AI into classrooms and bridge the digital divide.
• A hackathon at Chifley College, Mount Druitt, will teach students app prototyping and design thinking.
• The program, which began in 2025, has already reached 5,500 students in 32 schools across Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.