Let's Talk About Sects

Opus Dei, Tangara and Redfield

October 13, 2026·1h 35m
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With the recent investigations into ‘The Reformers’, the secretive right-wing Christian sub-faction of the New South Wales Liberal Party, as well as the inquiry into the Redeemer Baptist School – also in New South Wales – Former Tangara School for Girls student Claire Harris and former Redfield College student Tim Pocock spoke with LTAS about their experiences in the brother-and-sister Opus Dei affiliated NSW private schools that they believe need some serious reforms of their own.LinksPurity: An Education in Opus Dei — Four Corners, ABC, first broadcast 30 January 2023The Truth Will Set You Free: Growing Up Gay in Opus Dei — by Tim Pocock, Hachette Australia, 2025Opus: dark money, a secretive cult, and its mission to remake our world — by Gareth Gore, Scribe Publications, 2024I went to an Opus Dei school. What I was taught was unbelievable — by Claire Harris, The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 August 2026'Men are like dogs': what I was taught about sexual assault at my Catholic private school — by Claire Harris, The Guardian, 6 March 2021Beyond Purity: The Story Behind the Four Corners Investigation — by Claire Harris, National Secular Lobby, 12 May 2023Purity, hypnosis and hiding — how a gay teen survived Opus Dei — Conversations with Richard Fidler, ABC Radion National, 1 July 2025Sydney schools linked to conservative Catholic group Opus Dei investigated over 'broad' curriculum concerns — SBS News, 30 January 2023Redeemer Baptist School Inquiry — Parliament of New South Wales, 2026Allegations concerning possible offences under the Electoral Funding Act and other matters (Operation Rosny) — NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Investigation related to 'The Reformers', 2026An Open Letter to the Principals of Opus Dei Schools in Sydney — by Pared Alumni, Medium, 25 March 2023Tim Pocock — Tim's IMDB profileHow I Left the Opus Dei — TV miniseries, 2025The Good Spirit: Behind the Doors of the Opus Dei — TV miniseries, 2026Credits:Produced by Sarah SteelMusic by Joe GouldYou can support Let's Tal

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