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Dec 18, 2008
Scientology - former NZ scientologists speaks out — Radio New Zealand National
Type: Radio
Author(s):
Kathryn Ryan Source:
Radio New Zealand National Lance Hoskins joined the church in the 1970's, and then worked for the Sea Org - the church's management body in the US. (duration: 44?58?)
Nov 30, 2008
Church of Scientology cancels auction — RealEstate Source
Type: Press
Author(s):
Marc Pallisco Source:
RealEstate Source PROSPECTIVE purchasers and commercial real estate agents were left standing at the altar again this week, after the Church of Scientology abandoned the sale of its city headquarters, just hours before a scheduled auction.
The Church blamed planning delays, and other issues concerning the development of its new headquarters, as the reason it cannot vacate its 4-level Melbourne home of almost 30 years.
This excuse was cold comfort for the dozens of investors who had shown an interest in the 42 ...
Nov 29, 2008
Scientologists leave buyers at the altar again — The Age (Australia)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Marc Pallisco Source:
The Age (Australia) PROSPECTIVE purchasers and commercial real estate agents were left standing at the altar again this week, after the Church of Scientology abandoned the sale of its city headquarters, just hours before a scheduled auction. The church blamed planning delays, and other issues concerning the development of its new headquarters, as the reason it cannot vacate its four- level Melbourne home of almost 30 years. This excuse was cold comfort for the dozens of investors who had shown an interest in the ...
Nov 20, 2008
Schoolies to face drug, condom blitz by Scientologists — Herald Sun (Australia)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Emily Power ,
Aaron Langmaid Source:
Herald Sun (Australia) MORE than 15,000 schoolies on an annual party invasion will be bombarded with safe sex and anti-drug messages.
A drug information booklet sponsored by the Church of Scientology, and free condoms from a health provider will be available to school-leavers letting off steam when official celebrations start on Saturday.
About 7000 Victorians will flock to the Gold Coast, at least 5000 will party at Lorne and Torquay, and up to 3000 teens are anticipated at Phillip Island after exams finish today. ...
Oct 30, 2008
Elfman slams Scientology critics — Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News
Type: Press
Source:
Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News US actress and high-profile Scientologist Jenna Elfman has no time for people who criticise the controversial religion and urges people to get their facts straight before judging. Elfman, best-known for her role in the sitcom Dharma And Greg, says people are too quick to judge the church, which boasts celebrity members including Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and John Travolta. "If someone starts talking to me negatively about something they've never actually studied that actual text of, I don't really admire them ...
Oct 30, 2008
Openness could be Scientology's salvation — Livenews (Australia)
Oct 27, 2008
Church of Scientology to Sell City Headquarters — RealEstate Source
Type: Press
Author(s):
Marc Pallisco Source:
RealEstate Source The on again - off again campaign to sell the Church of Scientology Melbourne headquarters at 42 Russell Street is on again, and it’s public.
Colliers International’s Matthew Stagg and Pat Burke will auction the Church’s outgoing headquarters, on the north-east corner of Flinders Lane next month.
The building has been touted off-market for private sale this year at between $7.5 million and $8 million, but no deal was done. The building was withdrawn from sale just before a scheduled auction ...
Oct 6, 2008
Scientology's Sydney Tour Gets Warmer Reception — Pacific Magazine
Type: Press
Author(s):
Ulamila Wragg Source:
Pacific Magazine Church of Scientology's South Pacific Goodwill Tour that faced a legal challenge in the Cook Islands in August propped up in Sydney, Australia over the weekend. Spokesperson Mathew Andrews said that they have a few more weeks of activities at Palm Grove in Darling Harbour before the tour heads back to one of the islands in the South Pacific. While in the Cook Islands this year, Prime Minister Jim Marurai publicly opposed them while a Christian church leader took them to ...
Sep 30, 2008
Questions raised over Narconon lease on historic building — Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News
Type: Press
Author(s):
Samantha Donovan Source:
Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News The Mental Health Council of Australia has strongly criticised Victoria's national parks authority for leasing a historic public building rent free to a drug treatment service connected to Scientology. The council's chief executive says a group with secret treatment methods should not be able to use a public asset at a time when Australia is desperate for community treatment centres. But Narcanon, which follows the precepts of Scientology founder L Ron Hubbard, says it is just as entitled to lease O'Shannassy ...
Sep 29, 2008
Scientologists living rent-free in one of Victoria's grand lodges — The Age (Australia)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Royce Millar Source:
The Age (Australia) MENTAL health experts and the State Opposition have called for a rethink of Victoria's public land management with the revelation that a Scientologist-linked drug treatment group has exclusive, rent-free control of one of the state's grand historic properties. Narconon, a drug treatment program based on teachings of Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, operates a secretive and secluded rehabilitation centre at O'Shannassy Lodge, east of Warburton in the Yarra Ranges. The lodge is one of hundreds of properties managed by ...
Aug 9, 2008
Anti-psychotic drug use furore — The Australian
Type: Press
Author(s):
Elizabeth Wynhausen Source:
The Australian IN the months before a psychotic 25-year-old woman stabbed her father and sister to death and seriously wounded her mother, her psychiatrist, Yolande Lucire, had prescribed 25ml of Largactil a day – a dose so small it used to be recommended as a treatment for hiccups. Last week in the NSW Supreme Court, judge Michael Grove found Pamela Willings (not her real name) not guilty by reason of mental illness. But the treatment she received has created a furore in psychiatric ...
Aug 2, 2008
Property commercial market (sub-header: "Travelling North-West") — The Age (Australia)More: groups.google.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Marc Pallisco Source:
The Age (Australia) Written by Marc Pallisco
Saturday, 02 August 2008
The Church of Scientology is close to selling its Russell Street headquarters, as it prepares to leave the CBD.
Sources say the church will reap about $8 million for the four-level heritage building, on the corner of Flinders Lane. It paid $720,000 in 1980.
The church, whose members include Kirstie Alley, Tom Cruise and Lisa Marie Presley, is restoring and renovating the former Sisters of Mercy College in Ascot Vale.
It is expected ...
Jul 30, 2008
Scientology dad sought help for daughter before stabbings — Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News
Type: Press
Source:
Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News A Sydney judge has found a father's association with Scientology did not affect the treatment of his daughter's mental illness before she stabbed him and her sister to death. The 26-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged with killing her father and sister in July last year and inflicting grievous bodily harm on her mother. Justice Michael Grove today found her not guilty by reason of mental illness. The court had previously been told the woman was denied ...
Jul 28, 2008
Murder accused mentally ill, court told — Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News
Type: Press
Source:
Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News A Sydney woman charged with the stabbing murder of her father and sister has pleaded not guilty due to mental illness. The 26-year-old woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is charged with murdering her father and younger sister at their Revesby home in Sydney's south-west in July 2007. She has also pleaded not guilty to a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent to murder her mother. The court previously heard the woman was diagnosed with a mental ...
Jul 25, 2008
Church of Scientology to Sell Melbourne CBD Headquarters — RealEstate Source
Type: Press
Author(s):
Marc Pallisco Source:
RealEstate Source The Church of Scientology says it is considering proposals to sell its headquarters in the central business district, in its move to the suburbs.
The controversial religious denomination can expect to make about $8 million in today's market for the historic four-level building, on the corner of Russell Street and Flinders Lane.
The building occupies a tiny slice of the city block, dominated by the Grand Hyatt hotel and near the 101 Collins Street office building.
The Church of Scientology recently ...
Jul 11, 2008
Minister free to call Scientologists bastards — The AustralianMore: forums.whyweprotest.net
Type: Press
Author(s):
John Wiseman Source:
The Australian THE South Australian Government was at odds with the Church of Scientology last night after backing the right of a senior state minister to brand its members "bastards". Education Minister Jane Lomax-Smith has also questioned the organisation's tax-free status in comments to an anti-Scientology group called Anonymous, which it posted on popular internet site YouTube. While declaring Dr Lomax-Smith was entitled to her opinion, a spokeswoman for Premier Mike Rann distanced the Government from the remarks, saying they represented a private ...
Jul 10, 2008
Jane Lomax-Smith: Scientologists are 'bastards' who should be taxed — Advertiser (Australia)More: groups.yahoo.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Michael Owen Source:
Advertiser (Australia) EDUCATION Minister Jane Lomax-Smith has been caught on tape declaring Scientologists “should be taxed, the bastards”.
Footage from a video recorded during a protest on May 10 by internet activist group Anonymous has emerged which shows Dr Lomax-Smith casually chatting to protesters in Adelaide. Clearly not a fan of the controversial Church of Scientology, Dr Lomax-Smith asks protesters how frequently they gather and exclaims, “oh, it’s great”. She then asks about the protest group, which is dedicated to “dismantling and ...
Jul 8, 2008
Today Tonight: Jason Beghe — Channel 7 (Australia)More: youtube.com
Jul 7, 2008
Scientology child labor [Youtube Part 1] — Channel 7 (Australia)More: Youtube Part 2
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