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.
Your rights and responsibilities
FINDING a balance shouldn’t be so hard.
Students hungry for office
A VISIT to Canberra has done nothing to dissuade Jerome Pang from entering politics.
Schools scheme a major success
AIEF has the highest rate of Year 12 completion of any program in Australia.
AIEF founder a facilitator of change
ANDREW Penfold reckons he has already received his reward: the privilege of waking up inspired every day.
Abbott told to act on indigenous rights
THE commissioner for social justice has demanded constitutional reform to acknowledge indigenous people in this term of parliament.
Bowraville blues form Carlie’s law
AS a young girl in Bowraville, Carlie Smart watched her fellow Aboriginal friends get carted off to jail and stung by the system.
Not ‘just’ school, a lesson for life
GROWING up in my hometown of Cherbourg, about 250km northwest of Brisbane, I have seen things that would shock most people.
Scholars need drive for brighter future
A FOUNDATION for indigenous students fights the idea that they should stay home.
Finishing school is a family first
JEROME Pang, 17, is the first in his family to finish school.
A once-in-a-generation chance
MS Anderson should be on the indigenous advisory council.
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