Charles Darwin University TAFE has trained a group of First Nations employees from Rirratjingu Aboriginal Corporation (RAC) to target the removal and management of Coffee Bush weed (leucaena leucocephala) in remote East Arnhem Land. 
 

Coffee Bush is recognised as a significant environmental weed across the Northern Territory that displaces native plants and reduces biodiversity as it is fast growing and forms dense thickets.  
 

Charles Darwin University was acknowledged as the number one university for equity in Australia, a statement that rings true for CDU TAFE as the final enrolments for 2025 closed. 
 

During 2025 First Nations students represented 30 percent of total students at CDU TAFE, a jump of 550 students from 2,747 in 2024 to more than 3,300 in 2025. A first for the TAFE and well surpassing the national average. 
 

Charles Darwin University (CDU) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Lisa Papatraianou as the new Associate Vice-Chancellor Adelaide.  
 

Professor Papatraianou is a highly respected academic and leader in teacher education, with a track record of innovation, quality, and impact. She has worked at CDU for over 11 years and grew up in Adelaide.