Category: Commentary
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Why Don’t Cults Pay Tax?
At first glance, this seems like a simple question. If an organisation harms people, why does it receive charitable status and the tax concessions that come with it? The obvious answer is failure of enforcement. But that does not quite fit the evidence. Since its establishment in 2012, the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission has…
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Media Release
Survivors of cults and high-control groups across Victoria are speaking up in unprecedented numbers, many for the first time, and expressing genuine hope that change is finally possible. Their experiences have shaped Beyond Belief, a survivor-led report co-developed by the Australian Cult Survivors Network, Stop Religious Coercion Australia, a working group of survivor-led organisations, and…
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Conversion Practices in the Jewish Community: Community Forum
I recently spoke at a community forum run by Jewish Care, exploring LGBTQA+ conversion practices within the Jewish community. The forum highlighted the different ways these harms appear in close-knit cultural and religious settings, and the questions communities are asking as the law evolves. More here
Patrick McIvor 