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How it might work is another question.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watoday.com.au\/politics\/victoria\/coercion-control-and-high-demands-how-cults-squash-their-members-identities-20260802-p60ko1.html?ref=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Oceania \u2013 Australia \u2013 Western Australia \u2013 Perth &#8211; WA Today<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 15-month parliamentary inquiry has defined what a \u201chigh-control\u201d organisation is, and proposed that their leaders be subject to criminal charges. 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