Scientology In Australia
Scientology has existed in Australia since the mid-1950s. Their numbers vary depending upon the source: according to the 2011 census it has a declining population, 2163 members, down from 2507 in 2006, while Scientology itself has claimed 150,000 members in Australia. It has headquarters in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra and has a mission in Tasmania. The Church of Scientology Australia is the regional headquarters for the entire Asian and Pacific area.
In 1959 L. Ron Hubbard travelled to Australia and delivered lectures on 7 to 8 November at the Melbourne Congress and the First Melbourne Advanced Clinical Course from 9 to 30 November.
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