Campion College welcomed two senior United States federal judges to campus on 9 September for an evening of conversation exploring faith, law, education and the foundations of civic life. Judge Amul R. Thapar of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and Judge Andrew Oldham of the United States Court of Appeals […]

Campion College was blessed to welcome the Major Pilgrim Relic of St Carlo Acutis to campus on 1–2 September, as part of a four-month mission taking the relic to Catholic communities across Australia. The First-Class Major Pilgrim Relic is travelling through Australia from 25 June to 25 October 2026, following an earlier pilgrimage through New […]

Campion College welcomed Professor Hayden Ramsay, President of the Catholic Institute of Sydney, as guest speaker at Formal Hall on Thursday, 3 September, for an address reflecting on liberal education, the Catholic intellectual tradition and the responsibility of a new generation to carry that tradition forward. An internationally recognised philosopher and longstanding figure in Australian […]

Campion College marked the 125th anniversary of the Australian National Flag this week with the inauguration of a permanent flagpole on campus and a special ceremony reflecting on the history and significance of Australia’s national symbol. Held on Wednesday, 2 September, on the eve of Australian National Flag Day, the ceremony brought together students, staff […]

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 […]