Australia
History
According to Family publications the Children of God first established a presence in Australia in September 1972.
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Leadership
Australia is under the PACRO-area leadership. Its local leaders include the following people:
Legal Action
Panton Hill (is a suburb in Melbourne), Victoria, Australia is the city were the raids took place in 1993.
- Melbourne: 1991—27 April 1993
- Sydney: 15 May 1992—31 March 1999
- Melbourne: 15 May 1992—22 April 1994
see Category:Legal Action
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Related Family Publications
- "New Zealand and Australia by Shem" in
Entering the Exotic East! Our Pioneering History in the Golden Triangle! — Book of Remembrance Vol. II pages 178-182. - Hong Kong Goolagong — ML 980, 1981-03-26
Multimedia
- Report to Dad and Maria from Australia — A 1981 video report to David Berg and Karen Zerby from a couple in Australia and their son. In the video, a father reports that two children have shared sexually with their stepmother, Sally. An excerpt of this video was featured on 60 Minutes Australia: Sinful Acts.
Press
- The Age: Controversial Sect At Congress 'To Learn' — 1973-02-22
- Manly Daily: Colony Comes to Town — 1973-03-22
- The Age: Taxi! Hailing the drama of a lifetime — 1982-07-10
- The Age: Busloads of Bewilderment and Soft Toys — 1992-05-16
- The Age: What prompted the CSV raids? — 1992-05-19
- Sunday Age: Director worries for children — 1992-05-24
- The Age: Moses David's children — 1992-06-05
- The Age: Court Told of Sect Security Measures — 1992-06-24
- The Age: More of a sect than a cult, says theologian — 1992-07-03
- The Age: Sect looks for a new home — 1992-07-10
- Sydney Morning Herald: Sect Boy Denied Sexual 'Fishing' Says Counsel — 1992-09-07
- Sydney Morning Herald: The Family v. The Rock — 1992-09-11
- Sydney Morning Herald: The Family's Planning — 1993-11-06
- The Age: Mediator appointed to settle Children Of God litigation — 1994-02-02
- The Age: Family's leader sends top aide to secret talks — 1994-04-04
- The Age: Keeping it in the Family — 1994-04-29
- The Age: Secret Cabinet deal killed Family case — 1994-04-29
- Sydney Morning Herald: For God's sake — 1996-10-23
- Sydney Morning Herald: Seizure of sect children ruled unlawful — 1999-04-01
- The Sunday Age: Meet The Family — 2004-05-09
- Marie Claire: "Killing Myself is the Only Way Out of the Cult" — 2005-04-19
- 60 Minutes Australia: Sinful Acts — 2005-10-16
- The Courier Mail: FBI investigates Coast sex cult — 2005-11-19
- The Courier Mail: Family Website Accepting ‘Charity’ Donations — 2005-11-19
- The Courier Mail: Rebirth Of A Controversial Sect — 2005-11-19
- Cosmopolitan: "I survived a RAPE CULT" — 2006-01
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