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University to increase education opportunities in Western Sydney

The University of Notre Dame Australia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Liverpool City Council, reflecting the University’s commitment to providing close-to-home education opportunities to Western Sydney residents.

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Australian Catholic University students score prestigious scholarships

Two Australian Catholic University students have been awarded New Colombo Plan scholarship to study abroad in 2025.

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Education a privilege and a responsibility: Price

“Education gives you freedom,” Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price said, as she delivered the occasional address at Campion College’s 17th graduation ceremony on Tuesday.

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Notre Dame student awarded Indo-Pacific scholarship

The University of Notre Dame Australia has congratulated law and arts student Genevieve Phillips for being awarded a prestigious 2025 New Colombo Plan Scholarship.

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ACU appoints Sydney vicar general to senior role

Sydney Archdiocese’s vicar general, Fr Gerald Gleeson, has been appointed as Australian Catholic University’s senior advisor of Catholic identity and mission. 

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ACU Senate reappoints Skrbis for second five-year term

Zlatko Skrbis has been appointed for a second five-year term as Vice-Chancellor and President of Australian Catholic University. 

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Australian Catholic University warned it faces losing its religious designation

High-profile Catholic lawyers have warned the Australian Catholic University it faces losing its religious designation if it fails to defend the faith as Church leaders split with university bosses in the fallout from an anti-abortion speech on campus. Source: SMH.

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Blackfriars returns to Church after 140 years 

A piece of Sydney Catholic history has returned after 140 years, with the Blackfriars site at Broadway once again under Catholic ownership. Source: The Catholic Weekly.

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Catholic Institute of Sydney launches three-year degree

The Catholic Institute of Sydney will be able to confer a new three-year degree – the Bachelor of Religious Sciences – from next year. Source: The Catholic Weekly.