new religious movements

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The Victoria "Cults" Inquiry: A Grounded Overview

What a religions scholar, a legal scholar, and a Christian legal advocate say about Victoria's inquiry into "cults and organised fringe groups" — its origins, the definitional problem, and the religious-liberty stakes.

4 July 2026

Government Inquiries

The Victoria, Australia, Inquiry on "Cults." 1. The Australian Context

Part 1 of Bernard Doherty's analysis: Victoria's 2025 parliamentary inquiry into "cults and organised fringe groups" is far from unprecedented — Australian anti-cult inquiries since the 1963 Anderson Inquiry have nearly all failed.

14 November 2025