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This page focuses on Australian News primarily, as well as other articles selected for their informative content and insight into the cult phenomenon.
Australian News Index 2010:
Scientology: - August 22, 2010 University Prof Patrick McGorry is targeted by Scientology church
Agape Ministries of God: - August 20, 2010 Agape leaders launch counter-accusations
Scientology: - August 18, 2010 extremism charges after forcing his staff to embrace the faith
Agape Ministries of God: - August 15, 2010 Controversial Agape Ministries Church sells $1.6m home
Makutu Exorcism: - August 12, 2010 Janet Moses died from 'accidental drowning'
Scientology: - August 6, 2010 Judge dismisses two lawsuits aimed at Scientology
Agape Ministries of God: - August 4, 2010 Agape chief: I'll pay up
Agape Ministries of God: - August 4, 2010 Man linked to doomsday cult missing
World Mission Society Church of God: - August 2, 2010 Tabs kept on church
Hillsong: - July 25, 2010 Taxpayers support lavish Hillsong lifestyle
Hillsong: - July 25, 2010 Why people sign up for a lifetime deal
Exclusive Brethren: - July 10, 2010 Forty years on: reflections on another life
Agape Ministries of God: - July 7, 2010 Ex-doomsday followers fight for money back
Agape Ministries of God: - June 20, 2010 Agape member says accusations are 'malicious lies'
Scientology: - June 29, 2010 'Taxpayers shouldn't fund abuse': ex-Scientologists
Scientology: - June 29, 2010 Inquiry hears Scientology cash siphoned overseas
Scientology: - June 29, 2010 Scientology compares itself to the Salvation Army in Senate inquiry
Scientology: - June 29, 2010 'Ruthless' Scientology condemned in tax debate
Agape Ministries: - June 27, 2010 Agape Ministries doomsday cult given tax breaks since 2000
Scientology: - June 22, 2010 Scientology 'offended' by tax evasion accusation
Scientology: - June 22, 2010 Scientology tax
Cultic Abuse: - June 16, 2010 Shot in the arm for crusade against the fringe religions
Agape Ministries of God: - June 16, 2010 Freeze widened on Agape Ministries assets
Scientology: - June 13, 2010 No kids allowed
Agape Ministries of God: - June 07, 2010 Agape Ministries Church 'not a doomsday cult' - lawyer
Agape Ministries of God: - June 03, 2010 Cult leader Rocco Leo told disabled woman that cash would save her
Scientology: - June 02, 2010 Scientology probed over underpayment claims
Scientology: - June 01, 2010 Scientology Sydney welcomes conviction of Anonymous
Scientology: - June 01, 2010 Fair Work Ombudsman looked into Church of Scientology
Agape Ministries of God: - May 30, 2010 Agape cult members were 'the chosen ones'
Centrepoint Community: - May 27, 2010 Study Reveals Impact Of Commune Life On Children
Agape Ministries of God: - May 27, 2010 Pacific Islands hunt for cult leader Rocco Leo
Agape Ministries of God: - May 25, 2010 SA bikie laws may apply to cults
Agape Ministries of God: - May 24, 2010 Cult raids prompt calls for mind-control laws
Senator Xenophon: - May 24, 2010 Xenophon calls for anti-cult laws
Agape Ministries of God: - May 22, 2010 More ammunition found in shipping container
Agape Ministries of God: - May 22, 2010 Australian police investigate a doomsday cult
Senator Xenophon: - May 21, 2010 Cults thrive on tax-free status
Scientology: - May 20, 2010 Top Scientologist 'covered up sex abuse'
Scientology: - May 20, 2010 Information on 'enemies of Scientology found' in Italian police raid
Agape Ministries of God: - May 20, 2010 Guns, detonators found in religious sect raids
Scientology: - May 19, 2010 Calls for judicial inquiry into Scientology
Scientology: - May 19, 2010 Church of Scientology rejects neglect claims
Scientology: - May 18, 2010 Scientology chief's daughter attacks church
Senate Public Benefit Enquiry: - May 13, 2010 Nick Xenophon's second reading speech
Senate Enquiry: - May 13, 2010 Tax Laws Amendment (Public Benefit Test) Bill 2010
Senator Xenophon: - May 13, 2010 Tax status of charities, religions under review
Scientology: - May 10, 2010 Tom Cruise's confessionals 'mocked by Scientologists'
Scientology: - May 3, 2010 Actress tells: My Scientology nightmare
Scientology: - May 2, 2010 Scientology leader David Miscavige accused of snooping in secret celeb confessional files
Scientology: - April 28, 2010 It's Time to End the Church of Scientology's Tax-Exempt Status
Scientology: - April 26, 2010 Amy Scobee speaks out
Scientology: - April 22, 2010 Russia bans books by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard
Scientology: - April 9, 2010 Scientologists sue organisation for $1 million for slave wages
Scientology: - April 9, 2010 Scientologists infiltrate jails
Exclusive Brethren: - April 7, 2010 Union anger over Exclusive Brethren schools money
Exclusive Brethren: - April 7, 2010 Tiny sect school gets $1.2m library
Real Intelligence: - April 6, 2010 Cult leader dupes Perth families
Rogue Psychotherapists: - April 5, 2010 Expert sounds warning on rogue psychotherapists
Scientology: - Apr 5, 2010 Ex-Scientology lawsuits reveal elite Sea Org group
Scientology: - March 25, 2010 A history of violence
Cultic Abuse: - March 21, 2010 Cults should be given nowhere to hide
Brisbane Christian Fellowship: - March 20, 2010 Cult survivor relives history of servitude
Scientology: - March 19, 2010 Senate rejects inquiry on Scientology
Scientology: - March 18, 2010 Ex-Scientologist 'pressured' to have abortions
Scientology: - March 18, 2010 Scientology inquiry fails again
Scientology: - March 18, 2010 Senate rejects formal Scientology inquiry
Cultic Abuse: - March 14, 2010 The devil inside: escaping cultic groups
Scientology: - March 14, 2010 Xenophon ramps up anti-Scientology crusade
Scientology: - March 13, 2010 Govt urged to back Scientology inquiry
Scientology: - March 13, 2010 Xenophon vows to pursue 'cults'
Scientology: - March 13, 2010 Scientology a 'cult', Xenophon tells forum
Scientology: - March 12, 2010 Scientology insider's nightmare childhood
Scientology: - March 12, 2010 Senator to speak at Brisbane anti-cult conference
Scientology: - Mar 8, 2010 Scientology in the spotlight amid fresh allegations
Scientology: - March 06, 2010 Defectors Say Church of Scientology Hides Abuse
Scientology: - March 06, 2010 'The Ex-Files' Broadcast: Mon.8-Mar-2010 8.30pm
Destiny Church: - March 03, 2010 Former members: 'Destiny Church a cult'
Kenja: - February 27, 2010 Fighting dirty against a cultbuster
Scientology: - February 18, 2010 The Senate lends Scientology a helping hand
Scientology: - February 15, 2010 Ex-Scientologists Speak Out at LA Press Conference
Scientology: - February 14, 2010 Teuton telepic tempest
Servants of Jesus: - February 13, 2010 Satanic psychologist banned after exorcisms
Scientology: - February 9, 2010 Scientologists in Haiti: Volunteers or Vultures?
Scientology: - February 6, 2010 Church challenged to inquiry
Scientology: - February 4, 2010 AVO for anti-Scientologist crusader
Scientology: - February 3, 2010 Scientologists plan Aussie ad blitz
Scientology: - February 1, 2010 Scientologists in Haitian Disaster Relief – Some Questions
Scientology: - January 24, 2010 Star of Scientology recruitment film wants his money back
Scientology: - January 23, 2010 Scientology critic adds volume to inquiry call
Scientology: - January 23, 2010 Trouble in the house of Hubbard
Twelve Tribes: - January 18, 2010 North County group disputes ‘cult’ depiction
Scientology: - January 12, 2010 Daughters of St. Paul unfazed by threats from Church of Scientology
Exclusive Brethren: - January 12, 2010 Brethren schools get $70m in funding
Disclaimer: This news page is about groups, organizations or movements, which may have been called "cults" and/or "cult-like" in some way, shape or form. But not all groups called either "cults" or "cult-like" are harmful. Instead, they may be benign and generally defined as simply people intensely devoted to a person, place or thing. Therefore, the discussion or mention of a group, organization or person on this page, is not necessarily meant pejoratively. Readers are encouraged to read widely on a topic before forming an opinion. This website only holds a small amount of information and should not be relied on as a complete source. For example, if you find older information, this should be weighed up against newer information as sometimes circumstances can change.
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