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 […]

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 […]

Campion College welcomed Ben Crocker, University Dean at the University of Austin (UATX), for a public lecture on 25 March examining the state of higher education and the case for its renewal. Drawing on his work in the United States and his own Australian background, Crocker offered a wide-ranging reflection on what he described as […]

Image: Professor Simon Haines speaking at the 2025 Shakespeare Symposium.   Campion College is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Simon Haines as Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts. In this role, Professor Haines will work with Campion College’s Centre for the Study of the Western Tradition (CSWT) and contribute to the intellectual life of […]

The Board of Trustees of Campion College has announced that the President of Campion College, Dr Paul Morrissey, will conclude his service at the end of 2026, with Mr John Roskam appointed to succeed him. Reverend Deacon Adam Walk, Chairman of the Campion College Board of Trustees said, ‘For more than 11 years, Campion College […]

“The world really needs saints right now.” That was the challenge put to graduates at Campion College Australia’s 18th Graduation Ceremony, held on Tuesday 16 December in the George Cardinal Pell Grand Hall on the College’s Toongabbie campus. Occasional Address speaker Dr Joanna Howe, Professor of Law at the University of Adelaide, told graduates that […]

This week we were pleased to welcome The Hon. Don Farrell, Minister for Trade and Tourism, Special Minister for State, and Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate to Campion College. During his visit, he toured our new Academic Centre, met with the College President Dr Paul Morrissey and College Trustees, Mr Joe de […]

In celebration of the 800th anniversary of the birth of St Thomas Aquinas, Campion College’s Centre for the Study of the Western Tradition (CSWT) hosted a full-day conference on 11 October 2025, exploring the theme “Aquinas and the Vita Contemplativa.” The event brought together scholars, clergy, and students to reflect on Aquinas’s profound insights into […]