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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Notre Dame Transformative Research Fellows 2026
The University of Notre Dame Australia has announced four Transformative Research Fellowships for 2026, supporting research that improves lives and contributes to the common good.
The Transformative Research Fellowships are a flagship initiative of the University’s Research Strategy that invests in promising researchers to build Notre Dame’s research capability.
Transformative Research F...
UNDA student recognised as top emerging leader
Charlotte accepts her Social Impact Award at the Future Leaders awards ceremony in Sydney. Photo: UNDA.
A student from the University of Notre Dame Australia, has been named one of Australia’s top emerging leaders through a national program that recognises outstanding achievements and career potential.
Charlotte Carles, a third-year Bachelor of Laws student in Fremantle, was named in the...
UNDA law students to represent Australia in global competition
Two law students from the University of Notre Dame Australia will travel to Croatia this month to represent Australia in an international competition following an outstanding win at the national level.
Final-year Bachelor of Laws students Eva Medenis and Claudia Turner will represent Australia in the Brown-Mosten International Client Consulting Competition in Zagreb.
The annual event bri...
Notre Dame professor granted private audience with Pope Leo XIV
Research into American congregations who are committed to the Traditional Latin Mass (or ‘Extraordinary Form’) has earned Notre Dame Professor Stephen Bullivant the honour of a private audience with Pope Leo XIV to discuss his findings.
Professor Bullivant, together with his research collaborator Dr Stephen Cranney from the Catholic University of America, met with Pope Leo earlier this mont...
UNDA launches new Centre for Technology and Human Features
The University of Notre Dame Australia has launched its new Centre for Technology and Human Futures, an important initiative dedicated to exploring human‑centred approaches to AI, emerging technologies and the futures we create.
Launched in partnership with the Institute for Ethics and the Common Good at the University of Notre Dame (USA), the Centre will be led by Asso...
Notre Dame expands international placements for education
The University of Notre Dame Australia has announced an Australian-first program for student teachers to undertake practical teaching placements in Europe as part of their Bachelor of Primary and Secondary Education studies.
The program began in 2024 with ten students completing education placement in schools across Darlington, England.
In 2026, a record 75 UNDA students will complete sc...
WA connection to St John Henry Newman becoming a Doctor of the Church
The University of Notre Dame Australia’s theology lecturer, Shaun Blanchard, has been recognised globally as one of only 20 scholars who was invited to write in support of St John Henry Newman being made a Doctor of the Church.
On 1 November 2025, Pope Leo XIV officially proclaimed St John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church at St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.
Doctor of the Church is...
Notre Dame explores humankind’s deepest questions
The centre has been established to build on one of Notre Dame’s core research strengths – the history of philosophy – and aims to be a leading Australian research group in the field.
Notre Dame to launch new tax clinic
The clinic will be part of the National Tax Clinic program – an Australian Government initiative that aims to give individuals and small businesses across Australia better access to tax advice.
Brother John De Agnel Anthoni Samy O.Praem: A Q&A on His Path to the Diaconate
From his early days in Parit Buntar, Malaysia, to his theological studies at Notre Dame University, Norbertine Brother John De Agnel Anthoni Sami’s story is one of faith, resilience, and dedication.
