Australia

History

According to Family publications the Children of God first established a presence in Australia in September 1972.

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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

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• Report to Dad and Maria from Australia (06:31, 15.6MB) — A 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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