Editing Providence (religious movement) (section)

=== Australia ===
Providence began operating in Australia during 1997. Members of Providence have reported to been actively recruiting for new members at the [[Australian National University]]. In April 2014, the Australian government-funded television network [[Special Broadcasting Service]] reported on their activities in Australia, including statements by former members that they sought young attractive women. Providence refused numerous requests for a spokesperson to be interviewed for the program in Australia and Korea. The organization's Chief of External Affairs denied in writing to answer specific questions about the group's Australian activities. He stated that it had [[Charitable organization#Australia|charitable status]] for tax purposes.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web
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| title        = Inside Providence: The secretive Korean church led by a convicted rapist
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| date         = April 9, 2014
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In May 2016, Australian magazine ''[[Crikey]]'' revealed that an [[Australian Taxation Office]] (ATO) employee had been whitewashing the Wikipedia article on Providence. Operating from a work computer since August 2015, the lawyer had removed negative press coverage from the article and inserted glowing praise of Jung, while casting doubt on Jung's prison conviction. The woman, who denied it at first, eventually admitted that she had made the edits. The ATO's Fraud Prevention and Internal Investigations Unit declined to take any action.<ref>{{cite web
| url          = http://www.crikey.com.au/2016/05/02/wikipedia-page-rapist-cult-whitewashed-inside-ato/
| title        = ATO employee whitewashed Providence Jeong Myeong-seok's Wikipedia
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| access-date   = May 2, 2016
| date         = 2016-05-02
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[[Seven News]] Australia reported in 2023 that two Australian women had been recruited and trafficked to South Korea where JMS members allegedly raped them. Maria Naselli, President of the Lord's Hope Church of Providence in Sydney sent a video to Seven News stating "We want you to stop attacking us and to stop taking actions against us. If you do not heed this strong warning, we will hold a press conference against you".<ref>{{cite news |title=7NEWS Spotlight: World-first look inside the cult targeting Australian women |url=https://7news.com.au/spotlight/7news-spotlight-world-first-look-inside-providence-the-cult-next-door-c-11105030 |access-date=12 July 2023 |work=7NEWS |date=2 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2025, Australian former member Liz Cameron published a book about her experiences in Providence entitled ''Cult Bride: How I Was Brainwashed and How I Broke Free''.<ref name="cameron">{{cite book |last1=Cameron |first1=Liz |title=Cult Bride: How I Was Brainwashed and How I Broke Free |date=2025 |publisher=Hardie Grant |location=Melbourne, VIC |isbn=9781763516571 |url=https://publishing.hardiegrant.com/en-au/books/cult-bride-by-liz-cameron/9781763516571 |access-date=19 December 2025}}</ref> She also shared her story on the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] podcast and radio program ''[[Conversations (radio program)|Conversations]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Best of 2025: How I became a brainwashed cult bride |url=https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/how-liz-cameron-became-brainwashed/106126722 |access-date=18 December 2025 |work=Conversations |agency=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=19 December 2025}}</ref>