National Front (Australia)
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The National Front of Australia (NFA) was an Australia nationalist and anti-immigrant organisation that existed from 1977 to 1984. It was an initiative of John Tyndall
of the British National Front
but received no funding from the British NF. It has recently been revived by the New Zealand National Front
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It did not become fully operative until 1978. It followed Tyndall's British imperial view and called for a “regenerated British Australia”. Like the sister organisations it sought to align itself with other right-wing and racist groups, however its British Australia nationalism and anti-immigrant stance separated it from the more Europeanist/Americanist 'white race' neo-Nazi far-right that was emerging in Australia, many of whose members were themselves immigrants rather than of British origin.
The first party Chairman was Rosemary Sisson. Branches were formed in Victoria, with Sisson's as branch secretary; in Queensland, with Victor Robb as branch secretary, and in New South Wales with neo-nazi Robert Cameron as branch secretary. Divisions emerged between the Victoria and New South Wales branch. Cameron was later joined by fellow neo-nazi Ross "the skull" May during the 80's.
Victor Robb was the party's first electoral candidate in 1978. He "campaigned at the time on a platform of making Australia racially pure"
Sisson's and Robb stood for the party in the 1980 Queensland federal elections.
Cameron was believed to be an "informer-provocateur" and his presence discredited the party as a 'respectable' right-wing party. The party ceased in 1984.
From June 1978 the party published a magazine called Frontline, in collaboration with the National Front of New Zealand. After the demise of the party the magazine continued to March 1987 in support of a more general non-party "nationalist cause".
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John Tyndall (politician)
John Hutchyns Tyndall was a British politician who was prominently associated with several fascist/neo-Nazi sects. However, he is best known for leading the National Front in the 1970s and founding the contemporary British National Party in 1982.The most prominent figure in British nationalism...
of the British National Front
British National Front
The National Front is a far right, white-only political party whose major political activities took place during the 1970s and 1980s. Its popularity peaked in the 1979 general election, when it received 191,719 votes ....
but received no funding from the British NF. It has recently been revived by the New Zealand National Front
New Zealand National Front
The New Zealand National Front is a small white nationalist political party in New Zealand.-First formation:Mirroring developments in the UK, a group called the National Front evolved out of the New Zealand branch of the League of Empire Loyalists in 1967...
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Original organisation
The NFA was established originally in 1977 as a sister organisation of the British National Front; sister organisations were also formed in New Zealand and South Africa at the same time.It did not become fully operative until 1978. It followed Tyndall's British imperial view and called for a “regenerated British Australia”. Like the sister organisations it sought to align itself with other right-wing and racist groups, however its British Australia nationalism and anti-immigrant stance separated it from the more Europeanist/Americanist 'white race' neo-Nazi far-right that was emerging in Australia, many of whose members were themselves immigrants rather than of British origin.
The first party Chairman was Rosemary Sisson. Branches were formed in Victoria, with Sisson's as branch secretary; in Queensland, with Victor Robb as branch secretary, and in New South Wales with neo-nazi Robert Cameron as branch secretary. Divisions emerged between the Victoria and New South Wales branch. Cameron was later joined by fellow neo-nazi Ross "the skull" May during the 80's.
Victor Robb was the party's first electoral candidate in 1978. He "campaigned at the time on a platform of making Australia racially pure"
Sisson's and Robb stood for the party in the 1980 Queensland federal elections.
Cameron was believed to be an "informer-provocateur" and his presence discredited the party as a 'respectable' right-wing party. The party ceased in 1984.
From June 1978 the party published a magazine called Frontline, in collaboration with the National Front of New Zealand. After the demise of the party the magazine continued to March 1987 in support of a more general non-party "nationalist cause".
Current organisation
The NFA was revived in 2004 as a division of the New Zealand National FrontNew Zealand National Front
The New Zealand National Front is a small white nationalist political party in New Zealand.-First formation:Mirroring developments in the UK, a group called the National Front evolved out of the New Zealand branch of the League of Empire Loyalists in 1967...
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See also
- British National FrontBritish National FrontThe National Front is a far right, white-only political party whose major political activities took place during the 1970s and 1980s. Its popularity peaked in the 1979 general election, when it received 191,719 votes ....
- New Zealand National FrontNew Zealand National FrontThe New Zealand National Front is a small white nationalist political party in New Zealand.-First formation:Mirroring developments in the UK, a group called the National Front evolved out of the New Zealand branch of the League of Empire Loyalists in 1967...
- South African National FrontSouth African National FrontThe South African National Front, also known as the National Front of South Africa was a neo-fascist organisation in South Africa formed in 1977...