Despite evidence of abusive acts by cults , the Senate rejected Nick Xenophon’s request for an inquiry into Scientology when both major parties voted against it. We’ve been down this road before. Through much of 2006 and 2007, the Greens tried to get a Senate inquiry into the Exclusive Brethren, and the major parties vetoed it. This means that, in Australia, cults are thriving under the protection of politicians, the police and the courts.

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Cults should be given nowhere to hide
