Alien cult's $30m profits - 2015-02-22
Alien cult's $30m profits February 22, 2015,
THE Church of Scientology netted close to $30 million from religious audits, book sales and donations in the two years following the launch of a major new base in Melbourne.
The opening of the multi-million dollar facility in Ascot Vale at the start of 2011 also lead to a 35 per cent surge in people completing Scientology courses but interest has since tempered, financial records show.
The rare insight into the finances of the highly secretive organisation came as it filed annual reports with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
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