News And Media

Education the best platform for lifting Indigenous futures

Andrew Penfold

Helping Indigenous boys and girls choose the futures they aspire to is at the heart of AIEF’s mission, writes Executive Director Andrew Penfold in The Australian.

Mon 21 Jun 2021

Young Aboriginal people inspiring their peers to strive for careers

Jane Bardon

AIEF Alum PJ Crocombe (Scotch College, Melbourne, 2018) features in ABC News' feature about how Indigenous youth from Waldeye are carving a new path for themselves and their community.

Fri 18 Jun 2021

Indigenous students excel as cloud looms over scholarship funding

Rebecca Urban

The Australian reports on the outstanding results achieved by AIEF Scholarship Students during the height of the pandemic.

Sat 5 Jun 2021

Students give Indigenous scholarships full marks

Rhiannon Down

Three AIEF Scholarship students from remote communities who now attend The Scots College in Sydney appear in The Australian, discussing their hopes and dreams for after finishing Year 12.

Wed 5 May 2021

Education alarm as attendances plunge in remote schools

Amos Aikman

The disruption of COVID-19 in 2020 led to falling school attendance rates in Indigenous Australia, particularly in remote communities.

Wed 5 May 2021

AIEF partner Commonwealth Bank among Australia’s best workplaces

AIEF Corporate Partner Commonwealth Bank has been named in AFR BOSS Magazine’s 2021 ranking of Australia’s best places to work.

Fri 23 Apr 2021

AIEF partners and supporters among Australia's biggest philanthropists

Corporate giving reached an all-time high in Australia in 2020 and we weren’t surprised to see that many of AIEF’s major partners and supporters were among the most generous donors

Fri 26 Feb 2021

AIEF-BHP Tertiary Scholarship Graduates continue to Think Big

Five AIEF-BHP Tertiary Scholars have recently graduated from university, bringing the total number of AIEF-BHP Tertiary Graduates to 21 to date.

Wed 24 Feb 2021

Changing Our Nation

Sky News Australia follows a group of AIEF Scholarship Students in the one-hour special documentary Changing Our Nation.

Thu 10 Dec 2020

Improving health will improve Indigenous lives

Injarra Harbour

AIEF Graduate Injarra Harbour (St Joseph's Nudgee College) discusses his aspirations to study medicine and close the life expectancy gap in Indigenous communities in an opinion piece in The Daily Telegraph.

Thu 10 Dec 2020

Making waves: Decision time for AFL's newest draft buddy

Courtney Walsh

AIEF Graduate and emerging football star Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (Scotch College, Melbourne) features on the front page of The Australian ahead of the 2020 AFL national draft pick.

Wed 9 Dec 2020

Winton 'trailblazer' features in Sky News documentary

Hamish Hart

AIEF Graduate Injarra (St Joseph's Nudgee College) talks to The Longreach Leader about discussing his goals and dreams in the Sky News Changing Our Nation documentary.