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The Cult of The Family

When Operation Forest ended, there was a lotof criticism about what we'd achieved or more...

When Operation Forest ended, there was a lot
of criticism about what we'd achieved or more so what we hadn't achieved

Full Transcript

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- When Operation Forest ended,
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there was a lot of criticism about
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what we'd achieved or more so
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what we hadn't achieved.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:44
Uploaded
Jun 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary
Production
Big Stories,Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Movie Summary

About the Melbourne-based cult The Family, which was led by the charming and dangerous Anne Hamilton-Byrne: a yoga teacher who claimed to be Jesus Christ reincarnated. Instead of serving wine and bread, Hamilton-Byrne fed LSD to h...
S01 • E01 And they used to come up every fortnight - The Cult of The Family 00:06
And they used to come up every fortnight
S01 • E02 I do remember one of my bosses saying to me at one stage, - The Cult of The Family 00:14
I do remember one of my bosses saying to me at one stage,
S01 • E01 They starved us, they beat us, - The Cult of The Family 00:07
They starved us, they beat us,
S01 • E03 We had recommended a Royal Commission - The Cult of The Family 00:05
We had recommended a Royal Commission
S01 • E01 [slow music] [insects chirping] - The Cult of The Family 00:09
[slow music] [insects chirping]
S01 • E02 I had been brought up to fear and expect - The Cult of The Family 00:04
I had been brought up to fear and expect
S01 • E02 I had been taught that police - The Cult of The Family 00:05
I had been taught that police
S01 • E03 But we brought her back, - The Cult of The Family 00:07
But we brought her back,
S01 • E01 There were trestle tables, all the chairs, - The Cult of The Family 00:04
There were trestle tables, all the chairs,
S01 • E02 - Well, when I ran away it was very difficult, - The Cult of The Family 00:05
- Well, when I ran away it was very difficult,
S01 • E01 [mid-temple music] - The Cult of The Family 00:05
[mid-temple music]
S01 • E02 I remember going to the bank, - The Cult of The Family 00:06
I remember going to the bank,
S01 • E01 There were showers, yoga, meditation, - The Cult of The Family 00:09
There were showers, yoga, meditation,
S01 • E02 - I was made award of the State and - The Cult of The Family 00:07
- I was made award of the State and
S01 • E01 And that pretty much repeated 52 weeks in the year. - The Cult of The Family 00:04
And that pretty much repeated 52 weeks in the year.
S01 • E01 - From about 1980 Anne increased the dosage - The Cult of The Family 00:06
- From about 1980 Anne increased the dosage
S01 • E03 The children were taken off her so - The Cult of The Family 00:06
The children were taken off her so
S01 • E03 And well we all know that - The Cult of The Family 00:04
And well we all know that
S01 • E01 - Anatensol and Tegretol, - The Cult of The Family 00:08
- Anatensol and Tegretol,
S01 • E02 I had to be very careful, - The Cult of The Family 00:05
I had to be very careful,