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Jan 20, 1973
Scientology comeback under new name — Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
Nov 24, 1972
Scientologists not discouraged — Daily News (Australia)
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
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South Australia, New South Wales and W.A. "Now that the church is registered, the Scientology Act 1968 should be repealed very ...
Sep 4, 1972
Scientology: really it's just like another nickel prospect — The National Times (Australia)
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Don Aitkin Source:
The National Times (Australia) Labor's Senate leader, Lionel Murphy, seems to have alarmed a few people in declaring that a Labor Government would recognise the Scientology Church of the New Faith. The alarm is unfounded, or at least no more founded than a similar scare would be if it were learned that Labor would recognise the Church of the Immaculate Whatever. It is not simply that in these matters the Federal Government's writ extends only to Canberra and its environs and the Northern Territory. It ...
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
'No faith' in beliefs of group — The Canberra Times (Australia)
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The Canberra Times (Australia) The Senate Opposition leader, Senator Murphy, who committed last week a Labor government to recognition of the Church of the New Faith (Scientology) said tonight that he did not agree with the church's beliefs. "I wish to make it quite clear that I have expressed no approval or endorsement of the beliefs of the Church of the New Faith, founded by people who call themselves scientologists," he said. "However, I am concerned that principles of freedom of religion be upheld." The ...
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
Labor all clear on Scientology — The Age (Australia)
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The Age (Australia) CANBERRA. — A Labor Government would recognise Scientology, the Church of the New Faith, the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Senator Murphy) said yesterday. The church for instance would have powers to conduct marriage ceremonies under Commonwealth law, Senator Murphy said. "Under the constitution, all religions are entitled to equal treatment," he said. "Whether churches are big or small, orthodox or unorthodox, they are intitled to equal treatment." The South Australian Government will legislate during the present session of ...
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. ...
Jan 14, 1972
Fresh approach in S.A. to scientology — The Advertiser (Australia)
Dec 21, 1971
Harassed scientologists cry 'fascist' — The Australian
Apr 12, 1971
Open practice of Scientology — The Advertiser (Australia)
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The Advertiser (Australia) Scientology was still being practised throughout SA, the public relations officer of the Church of the New Faith (Mr. T. B. Minchin) said yesterday. Scientology is banned under an Act of Parliament passed in 1969. Mr. Minchin said there were about 500 active members and the practice was being conducted "quite openly." The Church of the New Faith had been operating a church for its members in Fullarton since April last year. Although Mr. Minchin declined to discuss the matter in ...
Dec 10, 1970
'New Faith' minister granted exemption — Daily News (Australia)
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Daily News (Australia) A Perth Petty Sessions magistrate said today that he considered the Church of the New Faith "a religion."
Mr C. Zempilas SM made the decision when he granted exemption from National Service to Jonathon Prismall Gellie (24) of Newnham-st., Leederville.
Gellie claimed he was a minister of the Church of the New Faith, and as such was entitled to exemption from service under a section of the National Service Act which gave exemption to ministers of religion.
Said the SM: "In ...
Dec 4, 1969
Hubbard group's conviction quashed — The West Australian
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The West Australian A conviction against the Hubbard Association of Scientologists International Ltd. on a charge of practising scientology was quashed yesterday by the Full Court in Perth. Magistrate D. J. O'Dea had convicted and fined the association $200 in the Perth Court of Petty Sessions on April 11. It was alleged that between November 13, 1968, and January 28, 1969, the association practised scientology contrary to the Scientology Act, 1968. Mr Justice Burt said in a reserved decision that the association was registered ...
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