NEWS AND MEDIA

The Weekend Australian features young Indigenous artist Claudia Moodoonuthi, who finished Year 12 at Clayfield College in 2012, supported by an AIEF scholarship.

Following the launch of the AIEF 2012 Annual Report, The Australian features key results showcased in the report, including the highest Year 12 completion rate of any federally funded program in the country.

Teresa Ooi in The Australian features notable guests at the 2012 Annual Report Launch, including AIEF Patron David Gonski AC and event host and Qantas CEO Alan Joyce.

The Australian features student Jayde Hagan, selected as one for five Indigenous students to receive an AIEF BHP Billiton Tertiary Scholarship.

In an opinion piece in The Weekend Australian, AIEF CEO Andrew Penfold discusses the need to engage the private sector in the pursuit of positive education outcomes for Indigenous students.

In a letter to the editor published in The Weekend Australian, more than 30 prominent and highly respected Australians call for support of AIEF’s goal to educate 7,000 Indigenous students.

Leo D’Angelo Fisher in Business Review Weekly features AIEF CEO Andrew Penfold as one of three corporate professionals who have successfully shifted their focus towards not-for-profit endeavours.

The Australian features AIEF Scholarship Student Ebithia Mills who is this week participating in the Learn Earn Legend! Work Exposure with Government program.

An editorial in The Australian discusses recent developments in Indigenous affairs as well as the success of the private sector in achieving gains for Australia’s Indigenous population.

The Sunday Telegraph features an article on the donation of the HSBC British and Irish Lions training kit from their recent tour to AIEF Partner School St Gregory’s College, Campbelltown.

The editorial in The Australian refers to a landmark speech given by one of Australia’s most respected Indigenous leaders and a Director of AIEF, Warren Mundine, at the Garma Festival in North East Arnhem Land, setting out a contemporary agenda for tackling Indigenous inequality.

In an opinion piece in The Weekend Australian, AIEF CEO Andrew Penfold discusses the history of wasted funding in Indigenous Affairs and the need to focus attention towards programs that deliver tangible results and genuine outcomes.