Australian Critics of
Scientology
This page maintained by David Gerard.
Press articles about Scientology in Australia: 2000
- Master of lateral movement finds freedom in
expression - The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 18 Jan 2000 -
Chick Corea (mention of Scientology).
- Letters: Psychiatrists are to blame - The
West Australian, Tue 18 Jan 2000 - letter from Perth Org DSA,
Carmen Sferco.
- Baby hurt in fall - The Daily
Telegraph (Sydney), Mon 14 Feb 2000 - neglectful childminding at
Sydney org.
- Confronting the Clam Cult -
Pelican (University of Western Australia student paper), Vol.
71 ed. 2, March 2000 - overview of Scientology.
- Interplanetary film wars - Sydney
Morning Herald, Mon 03 Apr 2000 - paragraph on Battlefield
Earth
- Letters: Founder misquoted -
Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong, NSW), Thu 04 May 2000 - letter
from Sydney org PRO, Linda Fitzpatrick.
- Television: Unmasking Scientology -
Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong, NSW), Fri 05 May 2000 - French
documentary Is Scientology Above The Law? to be shown on SBS.
- Is Scientology Above The Law? -
Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong, NSW), Tue 09 May 2000 - French
documentary showing on SBS that evening.
- Stay In Touch: Critics go into battle -
Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 17 May 2000 - bad reviews for
Battlefield Earth.
- Letters: I Disagree - The West
Australian, Wed 17 May 2000, p17 - letter from Perth Org DSA, Carmen
Sferco, protesting report on SBS broadcast of Is Scientology Above
The Law?
- Letters: Battle rages - Sunday
Times (Perth), Sun 21 May 2000 - letter from Perth Org DSA, Carmen
Sferco, complaining of article on Battlefield Earth mentioning
Scientology.
- Scientology explained - News
Chronicle (Perth free local paper), 13-19 Jun 2000 - CoS press
release on putting a book in local libraries.
- Battlefield Earth (M) - Sunday
Times (Perth), Sun 01 Oct 2000 - film review.
- Bizarre Battlefield has B-grade appeal -
The Age (Melbourne), Thu 05 Oct 2000 - film review.
- This star's in the wars - Illawarra
Mercury (Wollongong, NSW), Fri 06 Oct 2000 - film review.
- Bad guys good to the king of cool -
Canberra Sunday Times, Sun 10 Oct 2000 - John Travolta
interview, mostly about Battlefield Earth.
- Battlefield Earth - Canberra
Times, Sat 14 Oct 2000 - film review.
- Little choice but to give flicks the
flick - Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 14 Oct 2000 - film
roundup, mentioning Battlefield Earth.
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