News and Media

UTS Luminaries interview with Andrew Penfold AM
Steve Meacham
After receiving the 2013 UTS Chancellor’s Award for Excellence, AIEF Founder and Executive Director Andrew Penfold AM speaks to UTS Luminaries about his education, career and the path that lead him to establishing AIEF.
Fri 28 Feb 2014

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

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

Making the most of mentoring
Meet AIEF Scholarship Student PJ and his mentor Gareth Whitten
Tue 1 May 2018

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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