News and Media

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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.

Wed 9 Dec 2020


Voice of change hits our screens

Alicia Perera

AIEF Scholarship Student Kirrah Stothers (Seymour College, Adelaide) features in the NT News about her appearance in the Sky News Changing Our Nation documentary.

Tue 1 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


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