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The Q Society of Australia Inc. was a far-right, anti-Islam and homophobic organisation that opposed Muslim immigration and the presence of Muslims in Australian society.[1][2] Q Society described itself as "Australia's leading Islam-critical organisation"[3] and stated that its purpose was to fight against the "Islamisation of Australia".[4] The Q Society was so named because it was founded at a meeting in the Melbourne suburb of Kew in 2010.[5]
The president of the Q Society was Debbie Robinson, who was also president of Yellow Vest Australia (which until 9 April 2019 was known as the Australian Liberty Alliance)[6] and an unsuccessful Senate candidate for the party for Western Australia at the 2019 Australian federal election. She has been described as Australia's most established and high profile member of the counter-jihad movement.[7]
On 13 February 2020, the Q Society stated that it would deregister itself due to a considerable lack of financial support, being unable to cover basic administration costs, effective from 30 June 2020.[8][9]
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- ^ "Q Society of Australia Inc – Australia's Leading Islam-critical Organisation". qsociety.org.au. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Mysterious society steps out of the shadows for its big moment". news.com.au. 8 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ Piotrowski, Daniel (26 June 2014). "Revealed: The secretive Q Society's battle against Islam". news.com.au. News Limited. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Australian Liberty Alliance: Geert Wilders unveils Senate candidates amid warnings over 'blatant racism'". Australia: ABC News. 22 October 2015. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ McSwiney, Jordan (2024). Far-Right Political Parties in Australia: Disorganisation and Electoral Failure. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781003848929. Archived from the original on 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Maley, Jacqueline (13 February 2020). "Anti-Islam group Q Society deregisters, fearing lawsuits under religious freedom legislation". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Australia's Premier Islam-critical Organisation". Q Society of Australia Inc. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.