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| Predecessor | Reclaim Australia |
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| Formation | 2015 |
| Dissolved | 2019 |
| Purpose | Islamophobia Australian nationalism White supremacy |
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The United Patriots Front (UPF) was an Australian far-right extremist group[1] that opposed immigration, multiculturalism and the religion of Islam. Formed in 2015, the group has been largely dormant since their Facebook page was deleted following the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings.[2][3][4][5]
Based in the state of Victoria, UPF was a nationalist group that formed following a schism in the anti-Islamic Reclaim Australia group. The group has been described by a number of media outlets and journalists as a hate group.[6]
The group also had an antisemitism agenda and several members were neo-Nazis.[7][8] In 2015, its leaders discussed Jewish conspiracy theories, with Neil Erikson stating that "My personal opinion is stick to the Muslim shit and Cultural Marxism for max support, do Jews later. You don't need to show your full hand." Blair Cottrell replied that it was his "current attitude as well. It will take years to prepare for the Jewish problem. If any of us came out with it now we would be slaughtered by public opinion."[9]
- ^ Molloy, Shannon. "The new extremist threat in Australia: Right-wing groups who have ASIO's attention". News.com. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2019.,
- ^ "Facebook bans 'representation of white nationalism'". Australian Financial Review. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "'Emperor Cottrell': Accused Christchurch shooter had celebrated rise of the Australian far-right". www.abc.net.au. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Facebook to crack down on hate speech and livestreaming after Christchurch attacks". www.stuff.co.nz. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Twitter disables Blair Cottrell's account for a week over rape comments". the Guardian. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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- Younger, Emma; Oaten, James (4 September 2017). "Far-right nationalists face court over dummy beheading, claim they're on 'political trial'". ABC News. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- "Fears rallies could lead to clashes". News.com.au. 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- "Anti-Islam protesters and anti-racism activists clash in Melbourne". The Australian. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.[dead link]
- Hall, Bianca (17 October 2015). "Street fights and 'internet vigilantes': Inside Australia's anti-Islam movement". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- McPherson, Tahlia (20 September 2015). "Albury mosque the next stop for protestors". The Border Mail. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- Patrick Hatch, Far-right anti-Islam group to rally at Victorian Parliament House, The Age (12 June 2016).
- ^ Rydgren, Jens (2018). The Oxford Handbook of the Radical Right (First ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. p. 661. ISBN 978-0190274573.
- ^ Neo Nazi refs:
- Judith Bessant; Rys Farthing; Rob Watts (2017). The Precarious Generation: A Political Economy of Young People. Taylor & Francis. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-317-28917-3.
- Salim Farrar; Ghena Krayem (2016). Accommodating Muslims Under Common Law: A Comparative Analysis. Routledge. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-317-96422-3.
- "Inside the United Patriots Front, Australia's growing far-right anti-Islam movement". ABC News. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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