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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Nino Bucci and Benita Kolovos

Victorian cults inquiry accidentally shares email address of anonymous survivors with group members

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The parliamentary committee into ‘cults and organised fringe groups’ emailed hundreds of recipients shortly after midday to inform them its report had been published, but erroneously left their addresses visible. Photograph: Posed by model; Motortion/Getty Images/iStockphoto

A Victorian parliamentary committee investigating the harmful impact of cults accidentally sent the email addresses of anonymous survivors who made submissions to current members of such groups and to journalists.

The committee, which had its report into “cults and organised fringe groups” tabled in parliament on Wednesday, emailed hundreds of recipients shortly after midday to inform them it had been published, but erroneously left their addresses visible.

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