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Introducing Falun Gong at the Annual Riddells Creek Festival for the First Time

Falun Gong practitioners participated in the annual Riddells Creek Festival for the first time last Saturday, November 10, 2018. Riddells Creek is a town located next to the beautiful Macedon ranges in Central Victoria. A stall displaying information about the practice was set up at the festival entrance. Many people were attracted by the bright …

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Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in the Double Bay Street Festival in Sydney

Falun Gong practitioners in Sydney, Australia, joined the annual Double Bay Street Festival on Sunday, November 4, 2018. An estimated 80,000 people attended the street festival in the upscale, harbor-side suburb of Double Bay this year. Falun Gong practitioners demonstrated the exercises, handed out introductory flyers, and told people about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) …

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Sydney: Granny Smith Festival Parade Spectators Struck by Falun Dafa’s Peaceful Energy

The Falun Dafa group was invited once again to perform in the Granny Smith Festival in the suburb of Eastwood on October 20, 2018. This event is the largest street festival in Sydney, attracting more than 80,000 spectators. The Tian Guo Marching Band in Tang Dynasty-style uniforms headed up the Falun Dafa procession, which was …

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Brisbane: Passerby Feels Strong Energy Radiating from Falun Gong Practitioners

It is springtime in Australia, and New Farm Park on the banks of the Brisbane River is especially stunning, with the purple jacaranda tree blossoms scattered everywhere. A group of about 20 to 30 Falun Gong practitioners meet under a large tree near the pagoda at New Farm Park every Sunday morning to do the …

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‘Real Bodies’ Exhibition in Sydney Shut Down

The ‘Real Bodies’ exhibition closed early on September 16, 2018, at Sydney’s Entertainment Quarter Moore Park. The exhibit caused a public outcry over ongoing ethical concerns that the remains may be those of unwilling Chinese citizens. DNA Tests Demanded On the last day of the exhibition, the group Australians Against Bodies Exhibit and other …

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Introducing Falun Gong at Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Festival

Falun Dafa practitioners attended a three-day event near Melbourne between October 12 and 14 to introduce the practice. The VACSAL Senior Football & Netball Carnival is a statewide celebration of native culture held in Ballarat, the third largest inland city in Australia. “Beautiful Exercises” Naomi Lovell, an event organiser who works in community health, …

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Forums in Australia and New Zealand Discuss Ways to Stop Forced Organ Harvesting in China

A series of public forums and documentary screenings were held while Canadian human rights lawyer David Matas visited Australia and New Zealand. Matas is the co-author of the report, “Bloody Harvest,” which exposes forced organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners in China. Practitioners are appealing to the governments there to investigate and help bring …

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Raising Awareness of China’s Persecution of Falun Gong at a Local Community Event in Sydney

Falun Gong practitioners raised awareness of the persecution in China and gave food lovers and passersby in Sydney an opportunity to learn the exercises at a popular Asian food festival in Hyde Park in the city’s central business district. The Night Noodle Markets are part of Sydney Good Food Month, a month-long celebration of Australia’s …

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Grand Parade in Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers Annual Event

The 69th annual Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers event, a nationally renowned event in Australia, was held on September 22. The highlight of the event was the parade, which consisted of 80 groups and 35 floats and was enjoyed by over 100,000 visitors. This year’s theme was “Secret Garden.” The Falun Gong procession was particularly impressive. …

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Canberra Rally to End the Persecution of Falun Gong

Falun Gong practitioners held a rally in front of the Australian Parliament on September 18, 2018. They called on the Australian government, members of Parliament, and the community at large to help stop the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong and the CCP’s state-sanctioned live organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience, most of …

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