Cults Operating in Australia

Also known as House of God

Also known as Al-Furqan Islamic Center, Al-Furqan Mosque, Al-Furqan Foundation, or Al-Furqan Association

Also known as Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaida, Al-Qa'eda, Al-Qaida Network, The Base, Qaedat al-Jihad, and Qaeda

Also known as ANM

Also known as Assembly Of God. Is associated with the Revival Centres around Australia (ie. Hobart Salvation Centre and Geelong Revival Centre)

Also known as “Message Believers”

Also known as the Exclusive Brethren, Taylor-Hales Brethren, Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC), Plymouth Brethren, Assemblies of Brethren, or The Brethren

Sister churches include Melbourne Christian Fellowship, Adelaide Christian Fellowship, Sydney Christian Fellowship and several others. (May be linked to Brethren.)

Also known as Society of Brothers, the Hutterian Society of Brothers, and simply “the Bruderhof".

Also known as The Family International, Teens for Christ, The Children of God (COG), The Family of Love, or The Family.

Also known as Brethren in Christ, Ecclesias of Christadelphians, or Christadelphian Fellowship

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Also known as Transalpine Redemptorists or The Sons”

Also known as City Builders, City Builders Network, or City Builders Ministries

Also known as World Church of the Creator (WCOTC) or Creative Alliance

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Also known as Falun Dafa

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Also known as ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) or Krishna Consciousness Movement. Sometimes affiliated with the Vaishnava Movement

Also known as IHE

Church of Christ, INC

Also known as IS (Islamic State), ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) or ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant)

Also known as Watchtower Society, Witnesses of Jehovah, Jehovah's Christian Witnesses, JW (abbreviation), and The Watchtower

Also known as The Kidney Cult, A Voice in the Desert, or simply Christians.

Also known as Holy Tantra Esoteric Buddhism, Tasmanian Buddhism Australia, or Vajrayana Zen.

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Also known as Citizens Electoral Council (CEC)

Also known as MMM, The Movement, or Helidon Movement

Also known as Atomwaffen Division, AWD, or NSO

Also known as Australian New Guard, New Guard Movement, or The New Guard League

Also known as: OM (Orgasmic Meditation), The Institute of OM, or Unconditional Living. Offshoots include: TurnOn Britain, TurnOn London, TurnOn Events

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Also known as Setsuri, Bright Moon Church, Morning Star Church, Jesus Morning Star (JMS)

Also known as Q, The Storm, The Great Awakening, Patriot Movement, or Digital Soldiers

Also known as International Raëlian Movement (IRM), or Raëlian Church

Also known as Dianetics, Hubbardism, Cult of Scientology, and The Movement

Also known as Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (SCJ), or Shincheonji Church of Jesus

Also known as Sovereign Citizens Movement, Freemen on the Land, State Citizens, or Constitutionalists

Also known as Mahikari

Also known as Santiniketan Park Association or the Great White Brotherhood

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Also known as The Truth, Friends, or Workers

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Also known as WMSCOG, Church of God, Church of God the Mother, Elohist Church, Zion Church