Australian League of Rights

The Australian League of Rights is a far-right and antisemitic political organisation in Australia. It was founded in Adelaide, South Australia, by Eric Butler in 1946, and organised nationally in 1960. It inspired groups like the Canadian League of Rights (1968), the New Zealand League of Rights (1970) and the British League of Rights (1971), with principles based on the economic theory of Social Credit expounded by C. H. Douglas. The League describes itself as upholding the virtues of freedom, with stated values of "loyalty to God, Queen and Country".

"League of Rights" redirects here. For the British group, see British League of Rights.
Australian League of Rights
FormationSouth Australia:1946
Nationwide:1960
TypeSocial Credit
Anti-communism
Antisemitism
Anti-liberalism
Christian right
PurposePolitical and cultural organisation
Location
  • Australia
Key people
Eric Butler
Websitehttp://www.alor.org
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In 1972, Butler created an umbrella group, the Crown Commonwealth League of Rights, to represent these four groups, and which also served as a chapter of the World League for Freedom and Democracy.

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