The winter 2026 edition of Campion’s quarterly newsletter, Campion’s Brag, is now available to read online. In this edition, we reflect on the Annual St Edmund Campion Mass, Dinner and Lecture, where Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts Professor Simon Haines delivered a thought-provoking address on the formative power of books, reading and attention in an […]

The formation of character and the deeper purpose of education were at the centre of Campion College’s Formal Hall on Thursday, 20 August, as students, staff and guests gathered for an evening that also marked the conferral of the College’s 2025 Honours degree. The evening began with the graduation of Thérèse Pereira, who was awarded […]

Campion College welcomed Fr Sean Byrnes, Vocations Director for the Diocese of Wagga Wagga, for the Annual Vianney Lecture, where he examined pornography and its false promise of escape from reality. The lecture forms part of Campion College’s ongoing relationship with Vianney College, Seminary of the Diocese of Wagga Wagga, and drew on the work […]

Campion College welcomed scholars, political representatives and commentators to campus on 7–8 August for a two-day conference marking 250 years since the publication of Adam Smith’s landmark The Wealth of Nations. Hosted by Campion’s Centre for the Study of the Western Tradition (CSWT), the conference, titled Adam Smith’s “Natural System of Liberty”, examined Smith’s enduring […]

Political strategist Stephen Doyle encouraged Campion College students to use their years of study to cultivate the intellectual and moral foundations needed for faithful public life, arguing that the most important decisions are shaped long before they are ever put to the test. Speaking at Formal Hall on Thursday evening and drawing on the example […]

More than 50 Year 11 and 12 students from across Australia recently gathered at Campion College for our four-day residential Winter Program, offering participants an authentic experience of university life while helping them discern their future study options. Throughout the week, students attended lectures by Professor Simon Haines, Dr Jeremy Bell, Dr Amitavo Islam and […]

Campion College welcomed students, staff, trustees, and friends to its Annual St Edmund Campion Mass, Dinner and Lecture on 18 June, with Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts Professor Simon Haines delivering a thoughtful address on the formative power of books, reading and attention in an age of distraction. Beginning with John Donne’s famous meditation that […]

Students, staff and guests gathered at Campion College recently for a wide-ranging lecture by economist and former fund manager Maurice O’Shannassy, who reflected on two subjects that have shaped much of his professional and intellectual life: the foundations of modern economics and the relationship between science and belief in God. Drawing on a career spanning […]

Campion College formally named the new McLellan Lecture Hall on Thursday evening, recognising the extraordinary generosity, leadership, and Christian witness of Tony and Rae McLellan and their longstanding support of education, philanthropy, and public life. Held in the George Cardinal Pell Grand Hall, the formal dinner brought together students, staff, supporters, and distinguished guests for […]

The autumn 2026 edition of Campion’s quarterly newsletter, Campion’s Brag, is now available to read online. In this edition, we recap highlights from the start of Semester 1 2026 including a guest lecture from Ben Crocker, University Dean at the University of Austin (UTAX) and the recent student retreat. We also share news of John […]