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Giving back via indigenous policy
Greg Brown
AIEF Alum Jerome Pang (Marist College Ashgrove, 2013) speaks to The Australian about giving back to his community and dedicating his future career to Indigenous policy.
Thu 14 Feb 2019
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Students’ role model shows what’s possible
Jessica Cortis
AIEF Alum James Widders-Leece speaks to The Weekend Australian about his role in supporting young Indigenous students at Knox Grammar School, where he completed Year 12 in 2014.
Sat 9 Feb 2019
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Making the most of mentoring
Meet AIEF Scholarship Student PJ and his mentor Gareth Whitten
Tue 1 May 2018
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Indigenous fund breaks barriers
Sascha O'Sullivan
The first Indigenous Head Girl at Pymble Ladies’ College, Onyi Nwamadi speaks to The Australian about opportunities she has received through her AIEF Scholarship.
Sat 8 Dec 2018
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Spreading the festive cheer!
The Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF) has been selected as one of two Australian Parliament House Giving Tree charities for 2018.
Mon 26 Nov 2018
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FGX donations to AIEF more than double since 2015
Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF), is a beneficiary of a total $4.3 million donation by the Future Generation Investment Company (FGX) to Australian charities for the 2018 financial year.
Thu 1 Nov 2018
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A leader for the future
AIEF Alum and Tertiary Scholar Jola Cumming was proud to deliver the Acknowledgement of Country at the Future Women ‘Off the Record’ event.
Tue 30 Oct 2018
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AIEF Scholarship Student wins prestigious writing competition
Sancia Ridgeway, a Year 10 student at The Armidale School, was recently announced the overall winner of Western Sydney Universitys Whitlam Institute What Matters? Writing Competition.
Wed 17 Oct 2018
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First people put MPs on notice to lift their game in parliament
Stephen Fitzpatrick
AIEF Scholarship Student Elyssa Clark speaks to The Australian about meeting Prime Minister Scott Morrison during her participation in the Work Exposure in Government (WEX) Programme.
Mon 17 Sep 2018
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A message of Indigenous hope
An editorial from The Australian on how education sets up a virtuous cycle for remote communities
Fri 7 Sep 2018
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600 Graduation days and counting
Elias Visontay
AIEF Scholarship Graduates Ella Rigney and Joe Franciscus speak to The Australian about the excitement of completing Year 12 and what the future holds.
Fri 7 Sep 2018
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Paradise found in world of learning
Stephen Fitzpatrick
The Mooka family AIEF Scholarship Graduates Adimin (with baby Bawanab) and Cassandra, and their parents Patricia and Thomas speak to The Australian about why they wanted a boarding school education, and the experience of travelling to Sydney for the first time to attend AIEFs 10th anniversary celebration.
Thu 6 Sep 2018