Field open as hometown bubbles burst
IT was the size of the footy field at Shannon Moloney’s new school that convinced him to head to boarding school in Sydney.
Aief
Breaking cycle of aboriginal inequality
ENSURING a great education for Aboriginal children is the first step towards becoming prime minister.
Hard yards lead to recognition
ANDREW Penfold invoked the ideal of “costly grace” after he won the inaugural NSW Human Rights Award yesterday.
Brumby workhorses over show ponies
INDIGENOUS equality can be achieved only by hard work and measuring outcomes for taxpayers.
A commercial path forward
Mr Abbott and Mr Mundine are offering a sensible policy
Focus on beating disadvantage
THE referendum should be a unifying, symbolic step.
From Thursday Island to parliament
AT 16 years old, Ebithia Mills already is smart, determined, friendly and likes to stand up for those who do not always have a voice.
Business chiefs back scholarships
DOZENS of prominent Australians have joined a campaign to raise funds for boarding scholarships for indigenous high school students.
Strong leadership will improve results
GOVERNMENT can set policy but it needs to work with business on implementation.
Family of achievers inspires student
AT just 15 years old, Jayde Hagan announced she was off to boarding school.
Scholarship program graduates double
THE number of indigenous students graduating from a national scholarship program has almost doubled in one year.
Claudia’s brush helps paint a future
LOOKING at her bold works, it’s difficult to believe teenage artist Claudia Moodoonuthi picked up a paintbrush only two years ago.
Demand for scholarship soars
THE founder of the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation says he cannot keep up with the tremendous demand.
Andrew Penfold, education activist
HOW a misspent youth on the streets of Redfern led to a career in law and, finally, indigenous charity.
Our solution works
EMPOWERING kids through education may give us our first Aboriginal prime minister.
Funds secure lifetime of opportunity
THE Sabatino children have been afforded the kind of opportunity their parents never had.
Indigenous PM on the way: Mundine
AN indigenous education foundation is challenging expectations of indigenous education, aiming to pay for 7000 more students to go to boarding schools.
Ambitious plan for indigenous scholarships
ABOUT 7000 indigenous students will receive scholarships to study at Australia’s best schools if a private non-profit group can raise $100 million.
$100m plan to deliver better future
THANASI Tiliakos cannot pinpoint the precise moment his circumstances began to close in around him.
Katie’s now an indigenous pioneer
KATIE Prince is one of a growing group: an indigenous student in Year 12 and about to finish school.
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