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inadequacy of official avenues for complaint
about controversial religious or quasi-religious
organizations (and other purveyors of spiritual
services). A free, unintimidated questioning
media remains a vital conduit for the airing of
grievances and a vital medium for crucial debate
about the governance of religious diversity in
Australia.
References
2 clerics back Scientology. The West Australian. 21 December
1978, p. 2.
15 charged in Wa’s first Scientology hearing. The Sun. 28 March
1969.
50 books of cult seized. The Advertiser. 18 September 1968, p. 10.
Atack J. A piece of blue sky: Scientology, dianetics, and L. Ron
Hubbard exposed. New York, 1990: Carol Publishing Group.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2016 census of population and
housing. https://guest.censusdata.abs.gov.au/webapi/jsf/
login.xhtml (12 August 2017).
Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission. ACNC
Register. http://www.acnc.gov.au/ACNC/FindCharity/
QuickSearch/ACNC/OnlineProcessors/Online_register/Search_the
_Register.aspx?noleft=1 (19 June 2015).
Australian Government. Australian Business Register.
https://abr.business.gov.au/SearchByName.aspx?SearchText=Scie
ntology+ (19 June 2015).
Bachelard M. Scientology says “cult” tag defames the church. The
Sydney Morning Herald. 10 July 2011.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/scientology-says-cult-tag-
defames-the-church-20110709-1h7rq.html
Barker E. Stepping out of the ivory tower: A sociological
engagement in “the cult wars.” Methodological Innovations
Online. 2011, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 18–39.
Barrett D.V. The new believers: A survey of sects, cults and
alternative religions. London, 2001: Cassell.
Bita N. Scientology criminal, says Senator Nick Xenophon. The
Australian. 18 November 2009. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/
news/nation/scientology-criminal-says-senator-nick-
xenophon/news-story/3465c11adea6c32e29b3c2ed77f2486a
Bachelard, “Scientology says ‘cult’ tag defames the church,” The
Sydney Morning Herald, 10 July 2011,
http://www.smh.com.au/national/scientology-says-cult-tag-
defames-the-church-20110709-1h7rq.html In a much earlier, 1979
example, which probably had a chilling effect on public criticism
of Scientology, a radio journalist in Western Australia (Leslie
Anderson) was found to have defamed Scientology in claiming
that the organization, in the paraphrasing words of the judge, “was
dishonest because, while being nothing more than a quack or
pretended religion, it got itself incorporated for the purpose, and
only for the purpose, of evading taxes and thereby enabling it to
make a lot more money” (Church of Scientology Inc. v. Anderson,
p. 75).
Blunden V. Scientology a religion, High Court says. The Sydney
Morning Herald. 28 October 1983, p. 3.
Bouma G., Cahill D., Dellal H., &Zwartz A. Freedom of religion
and belief in 21 st century Australia. Australian Human Rights
Commission. Sydney, 2011.
Burdett J. C. Report of the Select Committee of the Legislative
Council on the Church of Scientology Incorporated. South
Australian Parliament. Adelaide, 1985.
Cannane S. Fair game: The incredible untold story of Scientology
in Australia. Sydney, 2016: HarperCollins.
Cannane S. Xenophon disappointed by Scientology report.
http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2011/s3319927.htm (16
September 2011).
Cannon J. Australia, land of intolerance. The Herald. 16 November
1972, p. 5.
Centrepoint Community Growth Trust V Commissioner of Inland
Revenue. 1 NZLR 673, High Court, Wellington, 1985.
Chandler J., Macdonald J., Scientology’s “degraded beings.” The
Sydney Morning Herald. 22 April 1991, p. 3.
Church of Scientology. Whatever happened to Adelaide: A report
on the Select Committee on the Scientology (Prohibition) Act to the
government and people of South Australia. Perth, 1972: The
Church of the New Faith].
Church of Scientology Inc. v. Anderson. WAR 71, Supreme Court
of Western Australia. Perth, 1980.
Church of Scientology International. Scientology: Theology &
practice of a contemporary religion. Los Angeles, 1998: Bridge
Publications.
Church of Scientology International. What is Scientology? The
comprehensive reference on the world’s fastest growing religion
Los Angeles, 1993: Bridge Publications.
Church of Scientology of California. Kangaroo court: An
investigation into the conduct of the Board of Inquiry into
Scientology: Melbourne, Australia. East Grinstead, 1967: Hubbard
College of Scientology .
Church of the New Faith v. Commissioner of Pay-Roll Tax. VR 97,
Supreme Court of Victoria. Melbourne, 1983.
Church of the New Faith v. Commissioner of Pay-Roll Tax
(Victoria). CLR 120, High Court of Australia. Canberra,
27 October 1983.
Commonwealth of Australia Senate. Parliamentary Debates
(Hansard). Canberra, 2009: Australian Parliament.
Conley J. Scientology: The other side. Weekend Australian. 16–17
January 1988, p. 22.
Cottee L. Letters—No religious agenda. The Big Issue.
20 September 1999.
Cowan D. E., &Hadden J. K. Gods, guns, and grist for the media’s
mill. Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent
Religions. November 2004, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 64–82.
Cusack C.M. Celebrity, the popular media, and scientology:
making familiar the unfamiliar. In J. R. Lewis (ed.), Scientology,
pp. 389–409. Oxford, 2009: Oxford University Press.
Dal Pont G. Charity law in Australia and New Zealand,
Melbourne, 2000: Oxford University Press.
Davis M. Not all grievances are created equal in politics. The
Sydney Morning Herald. 19 March 2010.
inadequacy of official avenues for complaint
about controversial religious or quasi-religious
organizations (and other purveyors of spiritual
services). A free, unintimidated questioning
media remains a vital conduit for the airing of
grievances and a vital medium for crucial debate
about the governance of religious diversity in
Australia.
References
2 clerics back Scientology. The West Australian. 21 December
1978, p. 2.
15 charged in Wa’s first Scientology hearing. The Sun. 28 March
1969.
50 books of cult seized. The Advertiser. 18 September 1968, p. 10.
Atack J. A piece of blue sky: Scientology, dianetics, and L. Ron
Hubbard exposed. New York, 1990: Carol Publishing Group.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2016 census of population and
housing. https://guest.censusdata.abs.gov.au/webapi/jsf/
login.xhtml (12 August 2017).
Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission. ACNC
Register. http://www.acnc.gov.au/ACNC/FindCharity/
QuickSearch/ACNC/OnlineProcessors/Online_register/Search_the
_Register.aspx?noleft=1 (19 June 2015).
Australian Government. Australian Business Register.
https://abr.business.gov.au/SearchByName.aspx?SearchText=Scie
ntology+ (19 June 2015).
Bachelard M. Scientology says “cult” tag defames the church. The
Sydney Morning Herald. 10 July 2011.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/scientology-says-cult-tag-
defames-the-church-20110709-1h7rq.html
Barker E. Stepping out of the ivory tower: A sociological
engagement in “the cult wars.” Methodological Innovations
Online. 2011, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 18–39.
Barrett D.V. The new believers: A survey of sects, cults and
alternative religions. London, 2001: Cassell.
Bita N. Scientology criminal, says Senator Nick Xenophon. The
Australian. 18 November 2009. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/
news/nation/scientology-criminal-says-senator-nick-
xenophon/news-story/3465c11adea6c32e29b3c2ed77f2486a
Bachelard, “Scientology says ‘cult’ tag defames the church,” The
Sydney Morning Herald, 10 July 2011,
http://www.smh.com.au/national/scientology-says-cult-tag-
defames-the-church-20110709-1h7rq.html In a much earlier, 1979
example, which probably had a chilling effect on public criticism
of Scientology, a radio journalist in Western Australia (Leslie
Anderson) was found to have defamed Scientology in claiming
that the organization, in the paraphrasing words of the judge, “was
dishonest because, while being nothing more than a quack or
pretended religion, it got itself incorporated for the purpose, and
only for the purpose, of evading taxes and thereby enabling it to
make a lot more money” (Church of Scientology Inc. v. Anderson,
p. 75).
Blunden V. Scientology a religion, High Court says. The Sydney
Morning Herald. 28 October 1983, p. 3.
Bouma G., Cahill D., Dellal H., &Zwartz A. Freedom of religion
and belief in 21 st century Australia. Australian Human Rights
Commission. Sydney, 2011.
Burdett J. C. Report of the Select Committee of the Legislative
Council on the Church of Scientology Incorporated. South
Australian Parliament. Adelaide, 1985.
Cannane S. Fair game: The incredible untold story of Scientology
in Australia. Sydney, 2016: HarperCollins.
Cannane S. Xenophon disappointed by Scientology report.
http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2011/s3319927.htm (16
September 2011).
Cannon J. Australia, land of intolerance. The Herald. 16 November
1972, p. 5.
Centrepoint Community Growth Trust V Commissioner of Inland
Revenue. 1 NZLR 673, High Court, Wellington, 1985.
Chandler J., Macdonald J., Scientology’s “degraded beings.” The
Sydney Morning Herald. 22 April 1991, p. 3.
Church of Scientology. Whatever happened to Adelaide: A report
on the Select Committee on the Scientology (Prohibition) Act to the
government and people of South Australia. Perth, 1972: The
Church of the New Faith].
Church of Scientology Inc. v. Anderson. WAR 71, Supreme Court
of Western Australia. Perth, 1980.
Church of Scientology International. Scientology: Theology &
practice of a contemporary religion. Los Angeles, 1998: Bridge
Publications.
Church of Scientology International. What is Scientology? The
comprehensive reference on the world’s fastest growing religion
Los Angeles, 1993: Bridge Publications.
Church of Scientology of California. Kangaroo court: An
investigation into the conduct of the Board of Inquiry into
Scientology: Melbourne, Australia. East Grinstead, 1967: Hubbard
College of Scientology .
Church of the New Faith v. Commissioner of Pay-Roll Tax. VR 97,
Supreme Court of Victoria. Melbourne, 1983.
Church of the New Faith v. Commissioner of Pay-Roll Tax
(Victoria). CLR 120, High Court of Australia. Canberra,
27 October 1983.
Commonwealth of Australia Senate. Parliamentary Debates
(Hansard). Canberra, 2009: Australian Parliament.
Conley J. Scientology: The other side. Weekend Australian. 16–17
January 1988, p. 22.
Cottee L. Letters—No religious agenda. The Big Issue.
20 September 1999.
Cowan D. E., &Hadden J. K. Gods, guns, and grist for the media’s
mill. Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent
Religions. November 2004, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 64–82.
Cusack C.M. Celebrity, the popular media, and scientology:
making familiar the unfamiliar. In J. R. Lewis (ed.), Scientology,
pp. 389–409. Oxford, 2009: Oxford University Press.
Dal Pont G. Charity law in Australia and New Zealand,
Melbourne, 2000: Oxford University Press.
Davis M. Not all grievances are created equal in politics. The
Sydney Morning Herald. 19 March 2010.
