Patriotic Youth League

The Patriotic Youth League (PYL) is a neo nazi youth organization in Australia whose members describe themselves as 'radical nationalists' [http://www.patrioticyouthleague.net] .

The PYL was founded in late 2002 by Stuart McBeth, a student at the University of Newcastle who was previously involved with the One Nation Party. The current president is Lachlan Black, a former One Nation candidate. It acts as the youth wing of the Australia First Party, under the mentorship of former National Socialist Party of Australia member and National Action leader Dr. James Saleam. In the 1980s, Dr. Saleam ordered a shotgun attack on the home of African National Congress representative Eddie Funde. [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/28/1077677015074.html] He has also been charged for arson and fraud.fact|date=October 2007

The PYL allegedly has numerous links to international White Supremacist groups, including the New Zealand National Front and Volksfront. Andrew Wilson, then the president of the PYL's Sydney branch, told the "Herald" that McBeth had founded the Australian branch of the Volksfront organisation. [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/30/1093852185161.html]

Before closing their main website, the PYL advertised neo-Nazi bands and declared "soon the Newcastle foreshore will be packed with lowered utes with chrome rims and awesome stereos pumping out Fortress." [http://www.aijac.org.au/review/2000/258/sounds.html]

The PYL is believed to have branches in Sydney, Newcastle, and Canberra. The PYL's Melbourne branch was closed in 2006 by its leader Luke Connors. He claimed that there were too many neo-Nazis in the Australia First Party and the League, and that they were holding the party back. Fact|date=February 2007

The PYL's logo is the Eureka Flag.

Alleged links to violence

The "Sydney Morning Herald" has linked the PYL to racially motivated attacks at the University of Newcastlefact|date=October 2007.

In December 2005, PYL members were present at the Cronulla riots. [http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/neonazis-in-race-riots-police/2005/12/12/1134235970427.html]

References

* [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/28/1093518164853.html?oneclick=true "Campus racism rises"] by Sarah Price, "The Sydney Morning Herald", August 29 2004
* [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/30/1093852185161.html "Neo-Nazi link to campus anti-foreigner campaign"] by Matthew Thompson, "The Sydney Morning Herald", August 31 2004
* [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/28/1077677015074.html "White separatist takes on Marrickville"] by Andrew West, "The Sydney Morning Herald", February 29 2004
* [http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Race-hate-group-unstuck/2004/12/18/1103312781334.html "Race hate group unstuck"] by Adam Bennett, "Sun-Herald", December 19 2004
* [http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/neonazis-in-race-riots-police/2005/12/12/1134235970427.html "Neo-Nazis in race riots: police"] "Sydney Morning Herald", December 11 2005
* [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17536340-2,00.html "Neo-Nazi group joins the fray"] by Viva Goldner and Joe Hildebrand, "The Daily Telegraph", December 12 2005
* [http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/nationalists-boast-of-their-role/2005/12/12/1134236003135.html "Nationalists boast of their role on the beach"] by Ewin Hannan and Richard Baker "The Age", December 13 2005
* [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/12/17/1134703644879.html "White supremacists hide in quiet suburbs"] by William Birnbauer and Claire Miller, "The Age", December 18 2005

External links

* [http://weezil0.blogspot.com/2005/01/blinky-bill-says-no-way-to-neo-nazi.html#110489617947587813/ The League experiences some legal trouble]
* [http://robert.redrag.net/2005/02/02/stuart-mcbeth/ Salvation Army sacks McBeth "for being white"]
* [http://www.fightdemback.org/ Fight Dem Back - A critic of the PYL]