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Fraser Barton and Marty Silk

Qld students to get free period products

Queensland public high school students will get free period products such as tampons and sanitary pads from July.

The state government has been trialling vending machines from charity Sharing the Dignity, which dispense period packs, containing six tampons and two sanitary pads, in 53 state high schools.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says the government will fund machines in all 276 state high schools in the June 21 budget.

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