Robyn Smith

Robyn Smith is a Lecturer in Aboriginal Futures at Charles Darwin University's Faculty of Arts and Society, Humanities and Social Sciences, specializing in Northern Territory history and colonial violence. She holds postgraduate research supervision accreditation.

Her research examines Australian colonial history with emphasis on frontier massacres, perpetrator biographies, and the political history of the Northern Territory. She critically engages with decolonization methodologies and memorialization gaps in historical narratives.

Recent publications analyze patterns of colonial violence and contemporary memorial politics, contributing to national conversations about historical truth-telling. Her monograph 'Licence to Kill' represents significant archival work on massacre perpetrators.

• Walkley Award (2019)
• NSW Premier's History Award (2019)

She supervises postgraduate research students investigating Australian historiography and colonial impacts on Indigenous communities.