News And Media

The gap stops here

Andrew Penfold

Our track record of success should be enough to earn AIEF a sustainable future.

Wed 14 Feb 2018

Closing the Gap is a matter of family pride

Stephen Fitzpatrick

AIEF Alumni Nathan Bassani, Libby Cook-Black, Bernard Kelly and Lowanna Moran speak to The Australian about being part of a generation of young Indigenous people who are closing the gap in Year 12 attainment – and how this is changing their families and communities for the better.

Tue 13 Feb 2018

Funding programs narrow the education gap for young Indigenous Australians

AIEF Scholarship graduate Bernard Kelly features in The Sunday Age Education Supplement talking about completing Year 12 at Melbourne Grammar School and his experience with AIEF

Sun 28 Jan 2018

Kick-starting the game of life

Mark Schliebs

AIEF Scholarship graduate Nathan Bassani speaks to The Australian about how AIEF has helped him on his career journey.

Mon 4 Dec 2017

SAP supporting student success

When Caitlin and her mentor Lis Miller, a Sales Manager at SAP, first met back in 2015, they “just clicked”.

Mon 20 Nov 2017

Student to follow nan’s inspiring work

Mark Schliebs

AIEF Scholarship students Danella Mene and Melekai Williams speak to The Australian at the AIEF Year 12 Graduation ceremony for Queensland schools, about giving back to their communities.

Tue 31 Oct 2017

FGX donates over $238K towards Indigenous education

The Future Generation Investment Company (FGX) has donated $238,854 to the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF), of a total $3.84 million donation to Australian charities for the 2017 financial year.

Mon 23 Oct 2017

I knew uni was there... but not how I could get there

Sofia Gronbech Wright

AIEF Scholarship students Nikita Kearney and Bailey Widders speak to The Australian at the AIEF Year 12 Graduation ceremony for NSW, VIC and WA schools, about the opportunities they have embraced through education.

Tue 5 Sep 2017

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