Giving back via indigenous policy
Student Jerome Pang, 23, wants to dedicate his career to influencing policy that will improve the lives of Aboriginal people.
Aief
Education opens door to policing
Sometimes, life hands you a lucky break. At other times you have to make that luck yourself.
Big sister achieves her dream
Nikita Crawshaw-Kearney has reached her dream of a university place through an AIEF scholarship.
Closing the Gap a matter of pride
For Libby Cook-Black, Closing the Gap isn’t some random set of numbers in an annual report.
Student to follow nan’s work
Danella Mene has spent most of the past five years thousands of kilometres from her home in the Torres Strait.
‘I didn’t know how to get to uni’
In 2008, one student got an AIEF scholarship. This year, it graduated more than 90.
Lighting up new horizons
‘I began to realise there were so many more options for my future,’ says AIEF graduate Matthew Collins.
Hopefuls take dreams to capital
An indigenous student who hopes to make her mark on the nation has met the man dubbed ‘the father of reconciliation’.
Jerone finds a strong foundation
Five years after leaving his Northern Territory home for Brisbane, Jerone Wills feels he is living a dream.
World was waiting for Jakheen
Aboriginal teen Jakheen Coaby was reluctant to leave family in Broome to attend an elite boarding school in Perth.
Scheme safeguards heritage
A boarding school scholarship immersed Jaimee Moran deeper in her indigenous heritage than she ever imagined.
Future reconciles two worlds
Around the base of Uluru, Anangu people grapple with lives spread precariously across two worlds.
Path of endless possibilities
Olympic athlete Cathy Freeman knows the homesickness of boarding at a school with few fellow indigenous students.
PM poured me a cup of tea
Two teenagers reveal what happened when they met Malcolm Turnbull after winning ‘If I were Prime Minister’ competition.
If they were PM: gap stops here
Students Wyatt Cook-Revell and Matthew McDonald have an ambitious list of promises if they were to become prime minister.
Mob helps realise potential
Sarah Treacy is determined to improve the quality of education for indigenous students in the east Kimberley region.
Marching to an inspirational beat
The graduate lieutenant has a message for the wide-eyed students: “Exploit the opportunity that you’re given.’’
Latiesha delivers on promise
If you’d told Latiesha Dunbar that one day she’d be speaking confidently to a high-powered audience, she’d scarcely have believed it.
Aboriginal scholar ‘will be PM’
A blueprint for best practice in teaching Aboriginal schoolchildren will be launched today by Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
Tyrone’s second home where hope lives
Tyrone Kay has been a boarder at St Gregory’s College since 2011, with an Australian Indigenous Education Foundation scholarship.
Mining career a blast for winner
Today is his graduation day, but 24-year-old Tim Hill is already well on the way to a big career.
Trailblazers going places
“IT’S a long way from home,” says Year 9 student Leon Wunungmurra. Arnhem Land is indeed a far cry from Sydney’s Scots College.
Bayini’s spirit soars again for Yolngu
CENTURIES ago, when Yolngu culture was stronger than today, a female warrior known as Bayini sailed her canoe to Arnhem Land.
Voices in support of AIEF
VIDEO: Prominent Australians tell why they support AIEF and how access to great education changes lives.
Smith delivers lesson in disadvantage
DICK Smith was browsing The Australian when he read about the success of the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation.
AFL stars’ elite school leg-up
INDIGENOUS teenagers will have the opportunity to study at some of Sydney’s most elite high-schools.
New generation will keep flame burning
AS Year 8 student Toby Bedford enthralled a crowd with a story about his ancestor Jandamarra, he drew attention to a crucial point.
Mikasa’s role in record retention
MIKASA Donald is part of the 93pc supported by the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation who finished Year 12 last year.
Mentor offers a helping hand
TORRES Strait Islander student Tim O’Connor was at a bit of a loose end in boarding school.
Mentor offers a helping hand
TORRES Strait Islander student Tim O’Connor was at a bit of a loose end in boarding school.
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