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Feb 25, 1974
The survivor — The Australian
Jan 15, 1974
Church has its first wedding — The Australian
Sep 15, 1973
Scientology ban to end — The Australian
May 17, 1973
Scientology ban lifted — The West Australian
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The West Australian The ban on Scientology has been lifted in Western Australia. A Bill to repeal the ban on scientology imposed by the previous Government in 1968 passed rapidly through all stages in the Legislative Council last night. The Bill had already been approved by the Legislative Assembly. There were only three speakers in the Council's second reading debate - the former Minister for Health, Mr MacKinnon (Lib.-Lower West), Mr Withers (Lib.-North) and the Minister for Police, Mr Dolan, who introduced the Bill. ...
Mar 15, 1973
Scientologists plan newspaper — The Australian
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The Australian THE Scientology movement is to publish the first issue of its own newspaper, Freedom, in Australia this month. The international editor of Freedom, Mr Peter Ginever, who is in Perth for the launching of the paper, said yesterday the decision to publish in Australia was made after the Federal Government's recent recognition of scientology.
Mar 14, 1973
Murphy: not our function to decide on true religion — The Australian
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The Australian THE Federal Attorney-General, Senator Murphy, said yesterday he thought requirements on the Government to recognise religious bodies should be dropped. He told the Senate he thought the system was "bad" and "unhealthy," and the relevant clauses should be taken off the statute books. The former Attorney-General, Senator Ivor Greenwood (Lib, Vic) asked if Senator Murphy was aware of a report on the practice of Scientology, prepared by Mr K. Anderson, QC, now a judge of the Victorian Supreme Court. He said ...
Feb 23, 1973
A happy apostle of the New Faith — The Australian
Feb 13, 1973
Religious status for scientology — The West Australian
Feb 1, 1973
Murphy gives church power to marry — The Australian
Nov 23, 1972
Scientology Repeal Bill // Bid to stop debate fails — West Australian
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West Australian The Legislative Assembly yesterday took more than an hour to decide that it had power to debate the Scientology Act Repeal Bill. It rejected by 20 votes to 19 a move by the Leader of the opposition, Sir Charles Court, to disagree with a ruling by the Speaker, Mr Norton. The Bill seeks to repeal the ban on scientology enacted by the Liberal-Country Party Government in 1968. Mr Norton ruled that the Bill was not subjudice because of a writ by ...
Nov 11, 1972
Minister warns on cult inquiry — West Australian
Nov 3, 1972
Do not lift scientology ban, says Dr Ellis — The West Australian
Oct 24, 1972
Scientology registered as company — The West Australian
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The West Australian The Church of the New Faith Incorporated (Scientology) has been registered in W.A. as a foreign company. The practice of scientology in W.A. was banned in 1968 under legislation introduced into State Parliament by the previous Government. The Rev. Michael Graham, Australian president of the church, said in a Press release yesterday that the church was now registered in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales and W.A. "Now that the church is registered, the Scientology Act 1968 should be repealed very ...
Aug 29, 1972
Sect decides to fight — The Australian
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The Australian A CAMPAIGN to have the ban on scientology in three Australian States lifted was launched yesterday by the Church of the New Faith. It announced plans to present a British Medical Association report on psychotherapy practices used by scientologists to the parliaments of Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. The Church's Australian vice-president, the Reverend T. B. Minchin, said the BMA report "completely undermined" the investigation into scientology which led to the ban on its "psychological practices" in Victoria in 1965, ...
Aug 28, 1972
Scientology comes back as a religion — The Australian
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The Australian SCIENTOLOGY was banned in Victoria after an exhaustive 160-day inquiry in 1963-64, which yielded four million words of evidence. It was later banned in South Australia and Western Australia, and appeared on the decline. But South Australia has now decided to repeal its ban, and the Federal Opposition leader in the Senate, Senator Lionel Murphy, QC, says a Federal Labor Government would recognise the Scientology Church of the New Faith. Members of the Church of the New Faith intend to fight ...
Aug 25, 1972
Scientology makes a comeback // Labor leaders pledge action to give the cult legal recognition — The Australian
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The Australian TWO A.L.P. leaders yesterday came out in support of the Scientology Church of the New Faith. The party's Senate Leader, Senator Lionel Murphy, committed a Labor Government would recognise the church and South Australia announced it would repeal its ban on the church. Senator Murphy said a Labor Government would recognise he church in exactly the same way as any other religion. Under the Constitution, all religions were entitled to equal treatment. The Australian vice-president of the church, the Reverend T. ...
Apr 11, 1972
Protest for scientology — The Australian
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The Australian SCIENTOLOGISTS are to picket Parliament House in Melbourne indefinitely from tonight to draw attention to a seven-year-old restriction on scientology in Victoria. A spokesman said picketing would continue on sitting nights until the law was repealed.
Dec 21, 1971
Harassed scientologists cry 'fascist' — The Australian
Jan 1, 1971
The Scandal of Scientology - 08 The British and Australian Orgs — Tower Publications, Inc.
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