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Oct 8, 2009
Jodhi Meares signs to model agency, aims to get back on Australian television — Herald Sun (Australia)
Sep 18, 2009
Three Australian Press Council findings. No controversy, not many hurt / Adjudication 1436 — Crikey (Australia)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Margaret Simons Source:
Crikey (Australia) Adjudication 1436
The Australian Press Council has dismissed a complaint from Rob Perkovic against The Daily
Telegraph, Sydney, relation to an article titled Scientology’s $12m renovation rescue for
Sydney HQ published on May 31, 2009.
The article reports on the upgrade of the Church of Scientology’s Sydney headquarters. It
reports on the cost of the upgrade, conditions of the development application, the number of
supporters and objectors to the application, the number of members within Australia and
notes some high-profile media ...
Sep 17, 2009
Church bid to gag critics — Herald Sun (Australia)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Ben Butler Source:
Herald Sun (Australia) THE celebrity-studded Church of Scientology in Australia wants negative media reports about the controversial religion outlawed.
Scientology, which boasts members including Tom Cruise, said it wanted a law "to prevent the dissemination of anti-religious propaganda in the media, which is based on unfounded hearsay and either known or reasonably known to be untruthful".
Churches and individuals who have been "defamed" should be able to sue for damages, the religious organisation said in a submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Scientology ...
Sep 9, 2009
Scientology seeks to squash anonymity — The Register (UK)
Sep 7, 2009
Hanged soldier Edward McBride 'refused to get drunk' — Herald Sun (Australia)
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Herald Sun (Australia) AN army private found dead in mysterious circumstances had been bullied by others for refusing to get drunk, a court has been told.
Edward Alexander McBride, 30, was found hanging from a rope at the Energex substation in Brisbane's Everton Park on February 7, 2007.
The cause of death was found to be electrocution.
An inquest into his death got underway in the Brisbane Coroners Court today, where evidence was heard that Mr McBride had been the victim of bullying while ...
Sep 7, 2009
Polaris Media Group Advisor threatens to sue OzSoapbox — Ozsoapbox
Aug 12, 2009
Church targets Bendigo — Bendigo Advertiser (Australia)
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Bendigo Advertiser (Australia) BENDIGO is the first area of regional Victoria to be targeted by the Church of Scientology for programs to coincide with the opening of its new Melbourne headquarters.
The controversial church has used print and television advertising to increase awareness of its programs in the past month and will start operating in the region within weeks.
“We’ve got a few different projects happening, and Bendigo is the first country area that’s been chosen,” Melbourne Church of Scientology public relations manager Pauline ...
Aug 12, 2009
Scientology defends reputation as Castlereagh St headquarters expands — Central (Sidney, Australia)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Robert Burton-Bradley Source:
Central (Sidney, Australia) A FEW months ago, Sydney Council approved a development application for the Church Of Scientology’s Castlereagh St headquarters with little incident.
It was somewhat of an anticlimax after the bitter opposition by residents and anti-Scientology activists, who argued the group would increase recruitment drives which “harass, and badger people to join” if the proposal was approved.
Residents said they feared the church would use “menacing activity” to target people on Castlereagh and Bathurst streets for recruitment.
The $12-million expansion involved adding ...
Aug 4, 2009
Church of Scientology group warns Illawarra doctors — Illawarra Mercury (Australia)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Angela Thompson Source:
Illawarra Mercury (Australia) Illawarra doctors have been warned against prescribing mind-altering drugs, including anti-depressants, in a DVD mass-mailed by a watchdog group founded by the Church of Scientology.
The film, Making a Killing: The Untold Story of Psychotropic Drugging, appears to have been mailed to all doctors listed in the region's Yellow Pages last month.
The DVD claims psychotropic drugs are harmful and includes testimonies from the family members of people who have committed suicide while medicated.
It claims psychiatrists "occupy the lowest rung ...
Jul 30, 2009
Church of Scientology denies John Travolta too scared to leave — Herald Sun (Australia)More: news.com.au
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Herald Sun (Australia) THE Church of Scientology has angrily denied that high-profile follower John Travolta allegedly blames it for not being able to prevent his son’s death. Tabloid reports earlier this week claimed Travolta had become a “bitter recluse” after the death of his son Jett, 16, who was believed to have suffered from autism. Britain’s Mail on Sunday claimed church insiders had said Travolta bitterly regretted adhering to Scientology’s teachings when treating his son's condition and had threatened to quit the secretive church. ...
Jul 5, 2009
Film crew signs 'no questions' TomKat Scientology contracts — Herald Sun (Australia)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Luke Dennehy Source:
Herald Sun (Australia) KATIE Holmes is about to start filming her new movie, Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark, but some questions from the crew will not be allowed. The Batman Begins actor will begin filming on the closed Docklands set this week, as she, husband Tom Cruise and daughter Suri continue to explore Melbourne's sights and stores. One film source from the set said that each crew member had signed agreements saying they would not ask the superstar about her religion, Scientology. The ...
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