2017 Batchelor Institute media students with lecturers Patrick McKenzie and Gary Haslett   Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students have converged at Batchelor Institute to begin their studies in screen and media. Australia’s Indigenous media outlets play a valuable role in

The latest round of AIDP trainees at Batchelor Institute’s campus. Image:  Chelsea Heaney.   The latest intake of Indigenous Army recruits have started their training at the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education in the Northern Territory. Over thirty Aborigin

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students took their first steps towards tertiary education with the commencement of the Preparation for Tertiary Success (PTS) program at the Desert Peoples Centre. The 2017 intake for Alice Springs includes seventeen Indigenous students fr

  A booklet developed by Batchelor Institute research student Rebekah Farmer and adjunct Lyn Fasoli, titled You’re in New Country, has recently been reviewed by the Evaluation Journal of Australia. This esteemed journal publishes articles of professional merit and provides the op

Left to right Batchelor Institute academics Dr Stephen Hagan (Kullilli), Dr Sue Stanton (Kungarakan) with invited guest speakers Dr Christine Fejo-King (Larrakia) and Professor Barry Judd (Pitjanjatjara)   Despite historically being underrepresented in higher education, Aborigina

  The latest release from Batchelor Press tells the story of the Gurindji people of Northern Australia.  Their iconic Wave Hill Walk Off that marked the birth of the Aboriginal Land Rights movement is well-known, but until now little of their traditional culture and history has been p

Dr Eva McRae-Williams discussing the Pathways To Employment Research Project   A recently completed research project from Batchelor Institute’s Higher Education and Research Division has cast new light on employment pathways and barriers for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Bungamana Gunumbarr (Yirralka Ranger Layhnapuy Homelands), Fiona Marika and Mundatjngu Mununggurr recording information about country using ipads.   Two graduates from Batchelor Institute’s Conservation and Land Management courses are now working together as rangers on country in

Mer Angenty ‘The place called Angenty’. Painting by April Pengart Campbell. Photographed by Mike Gillam.   New and inventive forms of storytelling are combining traditional knowledge with modern technology. Batchelor Institute and Batchelor Press have been working to present a nu

Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education was at the Barunga Festival over the long weekend as a part of a platinum sponsorship agreement. Batchelor Institute is proud to have partnered with the Barunga Festival, an event that emphasises cultural exchange and collaboration