I wrote to the PM and the Deputy PM , the opposition leader and his deputy, and senators Conroy and Joyce (my secret crush).

I was tossing up whether to write to Senator Fielding - given that his party is an offshoot of a religious group. It didn't occur to me to emphasize the forced abortions and disconnections. D'Oh! It might be getting a bit late (08:45 here) but I'll whip an email out to him now.

"Scientology is evil; its techniques are evil; its practice is a serious threat to the community, medically, morally, and socially; and its adherents are sadly deluded and often mentally ill... (Scientology is) the world's largest organization of unqualified persons engaged in the practice of dangerous techniques which masquerade as mental therapy."

Justice Anderson, Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia