News And Media

Investment helps students believe in themselves

Amos Aikman

Solicitor Kygim King tells The Weekend Australian how her AIEF Scholarship set her on a path to becoming the first person in her family to graduate from university.

Sat 27 May 2017

The Weekend Australian – Business Pulse

Teresa Ooi

Business Pulse reports from the launch of the AIEF 2016 Annual Report, hosted by KPMG in Sydney.

Sat 20 May 2017

Changing the narrative

Andrew Penfold speaks to The Deal about what AIEF is doing to change the narrative from Indigenous disadvantage to success.

Fri 19 May 2017

Foundation lights up new horizons

Emily Ritchie

The Australian announces AIEF's 2016 outcomes and speaks to one of the 97 graduates who made up the AIEF class of 2016.

Wed 17 May 2017

AIEF BRISBANE OFFICE OPENS THANKS TO SAP

In February 2017 AIEF established a QLD team to support the state’s large cohort of AIEF Scholarship Students and Graduates, who previously received support from the AIEF team in Sydney.

Wed 26 Apr 2017

Young hopefuls take dreams to capital

Stefanie Balogh

Madison is one of 14 AIEF students taking part in the WEX program, which brings young Indigenous Australians to Canberra to see how government works and see themselves as future leaders of our nation.

Wed 29 Mar 2017

Indigenous students find a strong foundation for success

Mark Schliebs

Scholarship graduate and law student Jerone Wills speaks to The Weekend Australian about his journey from Palmerston to study in Brisbane and a second internship with HSBC.

Sat 25 Feb 2017

The Australian – Hard-headed approach is needed to close the gap

The ninth Closing the Gap report reveals that only one of the seven Closing the Gap targets – Year 12 attainment – is on track to halve the gap by 2020. An editorial in The Australian following the release of the report calls on the government to back programs that produce proven results and highlights the success of AIEF students and graduates.

Wed 15 Feb 2017

How education can unleash potential and produce transformative outcomes

Renée Coffey

AIEF General Manager, Strategy and Policy, Renée Coffey discusses the power of education to change the course of a young person’s life at TEDx Ipswich.

Thu 12 Jan 2017

World was waiting for Jakheen

Andrew Burrell

The Weekend Australian speaks to AIEF-BHP Billiton Scholarship Student Jakheen Coaby and his mentor Rob Carruthers from BHP Billiton.

Sat 3 Dec 2016

The skills to change a nation

AIEF Executive Director Andrew Penfold AM is featured in the Freshfields Alumni newsletter, a publication distributed over 10,000 people globally. Andrew worked at Freshfields in London from 1991-1992 and in Hong Kong from 1995-1996.

Tue 1 Nov 2016

Scholars’ vow: We will be astonishing

Sarah Vogler

Speaking from the AIEF Year 12 Graduation ceremony in Brisbane, students Jamika and Kobe told The Weekend Australian they were determined to use their education to give back to their communities.

Sat 22 Oct 2016