The Nationalist Alternative (NA), also known as the Australian Nationalist Alternative,[a] is a minor Australian nationalist political party,[b] mainly active during the 2010s. Sitting on the far-right of the political spectrum,[8] NA was heavily associated with other groups like the Lads Society and the True Blue Crew, as well as holding affiliations with anti-Islam activists, particularly the Bendigo mosque protests.

The party's website state of its objectives: “reaffirming Australian culture and restoring the sovereignty and independence of the Australian nation.”[9]

Notes

  1. Another title cited is, "Nationalist Alternative Australia."
  2. The organisation hasn't been explicitly defined as a party or simply a movement/organisation.

References

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 Global Project Against Hate and Extremism 2022.
  2. Peucker & Smith 2019, p. 7, 81.
  3. 1 2 Global Project Against Hate and Extremism 2022; Peucker 2023, p. 15.
  4. King, Tom (11 August 2015). "Explainer: Australia's tangled web of far-right political parties". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015.
  5. "Factsheet: Stormfront Downunder". bridge.georgetown.edu. Georgetown University. 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020.
  6. Campion, Kristy (21 March 2019). "Right-wing extremism has a long history in Australia, and support is surging". ABC News. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019.
  7. Barrett, Jonathan (26 October 2015). "Christian MP Fred Nile to work with anti-Islamic party inspired by Geert Wilders". Australian Financial Review. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023.
  8. Peucker & Smith 2019, p. 81–82, 87.
  9. "An argument erupted in Melbourne yesterday". Bendigo Advertiser. Australian Community Media. 24 September 2012. p. 13.

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