A former follower of a fringe Christian organisation says "special force teams" are recruiting members in Ballarat, Bendigo, Darwin, Geelong and Melbourne to expand its church's reach. The Shincheonji Church of Jesus has been described as an "apocalyptic Christian cult",…[Continue Reading...]
Welcome to satanic panic 2.0. The core fear – that hidden forces are harming our children – is exactly the same. But the delivery is terrifyingly different. This new dread is exploding across Australian suburbia, supercharged by TikTok ‘influencers’ who…[Continue Reading...]
Several members of an extremist Christian cult convicted of killing an eight-year-old girl – who spent days in agony as they prayed for God to heal her – are already eligible to apply for parole. The group, known as the…[Continue Reading...]
As part of its reforms the federal government wants to introduce a new aggravating offence aimed at adults who seek to radicalise and influence children. The Attorney General Michelle Rowland says since 2001, 120 people have been convicted of terrorism…[Continue Reading...]
Disturbing details have emerged regarding the late patriarch of an intergenerational incestuous family in Australia that lived in squalid conditions in an isolated camp. Tim Colt was the patriarch and alleged perpetrator of the sexual assault of many of his…[Continue Reading...]
The founder of a religious sect has been granted bail after he allegedly told a nine-year-old girl it was her mission to have sex with him. William Kamm, known to his followers as 'Little Pebble', is accused alongside his wife…[Continue Reading...]
An alleged NSW cult leader accused of grooming a child for more than a decade has been granted bail after his lawyer argued there was a "real question" as to whether prosecutors would be able to prove his intentions. William…[Continue Reading...]
When we talk about cults, we tend to picture the classic images: a doomsday group in the desert, or a fringe religious sect that feels totally disconnected from everyday life. But here in Australia, cults are a current and pressing…[Continue Reading...]
An accused fake fortune teller and her daughter, allegedly embroiled in a scheme that swindled around $70million from Vietnamese Australians, rose meteorically from a modest home to luxurious surroundings. Anya Phan, 53, is accused of being involved in one of…[Continue Reading...]
Two women have been charged with allegedly scamming members of Sydney’s Vietnamese community out of nearly $70 million. Police allege one of the women claimed she was a master of feng shui — also known as Chinese geomancy — and…[Continue Reading...]
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