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Mar 11, 2010
Scientology inquiry blocked in Senate — The Age (Australia)
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The Age (Australia) Labor and the coalition have been accused of walking away from claims of abuse in the Church of Scientology, by blocking a Senate investigation into the tax-free status of religious groups. Independent senator Nick Xenophon on Thursday failed to win sufficient support for an inquiry into whether church groups should be subjected to a public benefit test, like that in the UK. His move was prompted by complaints from former members of the Church of Scientology, and "hundreds" more allegations since ...
Mar 11, 2010
Today Tonight: No inquiry — Channel 7 (Australia)More: Youtube
Mar 10, 2010
Scientology puts lives at risk, says Australian of Year — The Age (Australia)
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The Age (Australia) Australian of the Year Pat McGorry has backed calls for a Senate inquiry into Scientology, saying its views on mental health are putting lives at risk. "They are the deniers of the realities of mental illness, which I find incredibly irresponsible and dangerous," he told ABC Radio this morning. The renowned mental health expert has joined psychiatry boss Louise Newman and the Brain and Mind Institute's Ian Hickie in urging senators to vote for an inquiry. The Senate is expected to ...
Mar 9, 2010
Scientology under siege — Channel 9 (aka ninemsn) (Australia)
Mar 8, 2010
Four Corners: Scientology: The Ex-Files — Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News
Type: TV
Author(s):
Quentin McDermott Source:
Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News Reporter Quentin McDermott talks to men and women who were members of an elite unit inside the Church in Australia and the United States. They explain why they joined, how they worked tirelessly for Scientology, and how, in some cases, they were pressured, and pressured others, to hand over hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Church. Some of them describe the separation from relatives that occurs when they were expelled from the Church. They also describe how they worked long ...
Feb 23, 2010
Scientology follow-up / Scientology's top spin doctor has come out swinging against Senator Nick Xenophon — Channel 7 (Australia)More: Youtube
Feb 22, 2010
Scientology / Today Tonight goes behind the closely guarded walls of Scientology's celebrity headquarters — Channel 7 (Australia)More: Youtube part 1 , Youtube part 2
Feb 18, 2010
The Senate lends Scientology a helping hand — Crikey (Australia)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Bernard Keane Source:
Crikey (Australia) Last week, the Senate Privileges Committee permitted the Church of Scientology to respond in Hansard to issues raised by Senator Nick Xenophon in November last year. The Scientologists promptly issued a press release declaring they had responded to Xenophon “in Parliament”, as if they had some sort of elected status. In allowing the Scientologist response into Hansard , the Privileges Committee has allowed itself to be made party to an attack on individuals who were brave enough to raise their treatment at ...
Feb 6, 2010
Church challenged to inquiry — Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
Feb 4, 2010
AVO for anti-Scientologist crusader — Daily Telegraph (Australia)
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Daily Telegraph (Australia) A SCIENTOLOGIST has launched private legal action to prevent a former member coming anywhere near her and the Church, with bizarre claims of harassment and intimidation. But Aaron Saxton, an outspoken anti-Scientologist, yesterday told a Sydney court he did not even know who the woman was until a summons was served on him. As he opposed an apprehended violence order yesterday, he said the case was designed purely to stop him exercising his right to free speech. Mr Saxton, through independent ...
Feb 4, 2010
Today Tonight: Scientology AVO — Channel 7 (Australia)More: Youtube
Type: TV
Author(s):
Bryan Seymour Source:
Channel 7 (Australia) The cult has been in global panic mode ever since Today Tonight aired the stunning allegations tabled by Senator Nick Xenophon. Now, one of the men behind those allegations has found himself in court in a case described by one newspaper as "bizarre". Scientologist Sue Hunt is trying to get an Apprehended Violence Order, or AVO, against former member Aaron Saxton. Ms Hunt claims that during an anti-Scientology protest in Sydney in December, Mr Saxton bashed on her car window and ...
Feb 1, 2010
Whistleblower: working for Scientology — New Humanist (UK)
Jan 23, 2010
Scientology critic adds volume to inquiry call — Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
Jan 23, 2010
Trouble in the house of Hubbard — Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)More: Partial scan of article
Jan 15, 2010
Infinite Complacency: Peta O'Brien's Letter II
Type: Blog
Author(s):
Jonny Jacobsen As well as medical neglect, Peta O’Brien’s letter told of a hostile working environment, an arbitrary internal justice system and a culture of bullying among senior executives. [...]
Jan 10, 2010
Infinite Complacency: Peta O'Brien's Letter: Medical Neglect
Jan 1, 2010
Edward McBride auditor, Lise O’Kane quits Scientology — Ozsoapbox
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