Spotlight: Inside Australia's biggest cult
Apr 12, 2020 • 18m 31s
Following the death of cult leader Anne Hamilton-Byrne, surviving members of The Family reckon with judgement.
Spotlight: Inside Australia's biggest cult
• Apr 12, 2020
Spotlight: Inside Australia's biggest cult
In the 1960s, Anne Hamilton-Byrne set up Australia’s most notorious cult, The Family. Last month, she died. Martin McKenzie-Murray spoke to one of the survivors, Ben Shenton, about living outside the cult and reckoning with her death.
Guest: Former chief correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Martin McKenzie-Murray.
Background reading:
She’s with Lucifer now – her master in The Saturday Paper
The Saturday Paper
The Monthly
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