News and Media
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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
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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
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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
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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
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AIEF partners and supporters among Australia’s biggest philanthropists
Corporate giving reached an all-time high in Australia in 2020 and we werent surprised to see that many of AIEFs major partners and supporters were among the most generous donors
Fri 26 Feb 2021
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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
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Sharing guidance and experience
Meet AIEF Scholarship Student Fletcher and his mentor Nick from KPMG Australia, a case study in the AIEF 2019 Annual Report.
Mon 22 Jun 2020
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Following his dreams
Meet Siegfried who completed Year 12 in 2019 at St Joseph’s Nudgee College on an AIEF Scholarship.
Mon 22 Jun 2020
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Designing the way
Meet Shakira who completed Year 12 in 2019 at Pymble Ladies’ College on an AIEF Scholarship.
Mon 22 Jun 2020
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Encouragement is key
Meet AIEF Scholarship Student Taryn and her mentor Merydith from HSBC Australia, a case study in the AIEF 2019 Annual Report.
Mon 22 Jun 2020
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Documentary to feature See Kee sisters
Cape and Torres News
AIEF Scholarship Students and sisters Amelya and Lilly (St Monica’s College, Cairns) feature in the Cape and Torres News about their career aspirations and their role in the Sky News Australia documentary Changing Our Nation.
Thu 3 Dec 2020
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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