BEN Shenton was just 18 months old when his mother gave him up to a well-spoken blonde woman who swore she’d give him the ...

The Bearcat is a debut novel by Georgia Rose Phillips, inspired by the characters behind the notorious Australian doomsday ...

According to 1980s media reports, the hall was built by ex-cult leader Anne Hamilton-Byrne and her followers who would hold regular services there. One-time yoga teacher Hamilton-Byrne formed a ...

The most compelling figure in this disturbing saga is the infamous Family spearhead Anne Hamilton-Byrne, a former yoga teacher who, on occasion, saw herself as the female reincarnation of Jesus ...

The property in Melbourne’s south-east features exotic trees and a large community hall. It once housed The Family, a cult led by kidnapper and abuser Anne Hamilton-Byrne.

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Review: The Bearcat – Georgia Rose Phillips (Picador) The Bearcat , the first novel by Georgia Rose Phillips and one of the Guardian's most anticipated books of the year , concerns itself with the ...

The Bearcat, the first novel by Georgia Rose Phillips and one of the Guardian’s most anticipated books of the year, concerns itself with the backstory of Anne Hamilton-Byrne, the yoga teacher ...

Formed in 1963 with renowned physicist Dr Raynor Johnson, along with Anne’s husband Bill Hamilton-Byrne, the doomsday sect stole children through brainwashing and adoption scams, and Anne raised ...