Zac Roberts

Zac Roberts is a Walbunja Yuin scholar and Lecturer in the Centre of Critical Indigenous Studies at Macquarie University's School of Communication, Society and Culture. He holds the 2025 Australian Religious History Fellowship at the State Library of New South Wales and maintains an active research profile with 14 publications between 2020-2025.

His educational qualifications include:

• Doctor of Philosophy in Indigenous Studies (awarded 24 Oct 2024)
• Master of History in Australian History (awarded 14 Feb 2025)
• Master of Research in Indigenous Studies (awarded 18 Feb 2021)
• Bachelor of Arts in History and Archaeology (awarded 24 Apr 2019)

Roberts' research centers on relationalities between Indigenous and racialised minority communities in Australia, with emphasis on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, Australian archaeology, migration histories, media representations, and Indigenist methodologies. His fingerprint analysis reveals strong connections to Indigenous Peoples (81%), Archaeology (83%), Judaism (55%), and Cultural Heritage (55%), reflecting his focus on inter-minority dynamics and decolonial approaches.

Recent publications demonstrate a clear trajectory toward digital media analysis and collaborative scholarship, particularly examining Indigenous-Jewish community interactions through social media and historical press representations. His 2025 outputs show increased methodological innovation in measuring educational transformation and memory politics.

Notable recognitions include:

• Faculty of Arts Learning & Teaching award - Early Career (2024)
• John Mulvaney Fellowship (July 2022)

Roberts currently leads the SLNSW-funded project 'Changing representations of Indigenous peoples in the New South Wales Jewish Press' (Feb-Dec 2025) and collaborates extensively across institutions, including Monash University visits and multi-institutional student transformation research. His teaching award highlights his commitment to Indigenous pedagogies in higher education.

He is embedded within Macquarie University's Global Indigenous Futures Research Centre and Centre of Critical Indigenous Studies, where he contributes to decolonial research frameworks and Indigenous-led scholarship initiatives.