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Australia's industrial inspectorate has confirmed it is investigating the employment practices of the Church of Scientology.

The inspectorate has interviewed Scientology members along the east coast of Australia to establish whether they are being properly remunerated for their church work.

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A day after City Harvest Church completed a massive five-day seminar which involved 30,000 people including foreign evangelists, police rounded up several individuals linked to the church for alleged misuse of church funds.

The 17 people who are 'assisting police with investigations' included the megachurch's founder and Senior Pastor Kong Hee, who was picked up early Monday morning.

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