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Poem from an anonymous Rhodesian – putting pen to paper

After all have come and gone We will remain shadows Of a forgotten Past   Those that follow After we are long forgotten Will say:   Here stayed men of substance Therefore I pray God bless all sons of Rhodesia … Read More

Islam is right (about banking)

Australia’s first Islamic bank is projected to begin operations in 2025. Islam prohibits usury, so this bank advertises “profit-share” on deposit accounts, and “interest-free” loans in which the bank takes a sort of partnership role with borrowers, sharing in the … Read More

Celebrating Wattle Day

The planting of wattle trees has, for obvious reasons, long been at the heart of Wattle Day commemorations. The original conception of the day, however, involved something more substantial. In her excellent article “Wattle Nationalism”, which presents an overview of … Read More

Fleeting Nativism during the China Virus 

Contributed: James Smith  The 2020 – 2022 China Virus pandemic was a wild time. Destructive for small businesses during the lockdowns, depressing for extroverts stuck at home, repressive limits on civil liberties, Australians forced into taking the vaccine with coercive … Read More

Celebrating Victoria Day

When we nativists speak of Australian identity, we tend to do so as though it were a monolithic entity. We do so for practical reasons, of course; in seeking to resist the forces of multiculturalism, it is far simpler to … Read More

Two Legacies Honoured

It is fortuitous for our association that, of all the triumph and tragedy to emerge from Australia’s nation-defining experience in the Great War, the anniversary of the Gallipoli landing has been chosen above all else as the lasting monument to … Read More

Remembering the War for White Australia

Lest we forget. It is the phrase around which Anzac Day commemorations revolve; the raison d’etre of the entire day. And yet, ironically, it seems we are increasingly expected to forget much of the Anzac legacy, particularly where it intersects with matters … Read More

Jumping Into Nationalism

Most people who will read this post understand that white Australians need to organise if they are to maintain any degree of political power in Australia. The reason that many people won’t get involved is simple: fear.  In this post, … Read More

Banjo Paterson Night and the Creation of National Culture

On Saturday evening, 17 February, the Victorian branch of the Australian Natives’ Association hosted its inaugural Banjo Paterson Night in honour of the 160th birthday of our unofficial national poet. The evening included speeches and discussions about Paterson’s life and … Read More

The Romantic Impulse and Australian Culture: A Reflection on Banjo Paterson Day

It’s Banjo Paterson Day today, and I thought I had better write a reflection on why this day is so important to Australian Nationalists. Nationalism, not as a descriptive term but as a positive ideology, was hugely influenced by the … Read More

Governor’s Australia Day Address

The following is transcribed from the Governor’s address to the ANA membership Friends, Australia isn’t just a continent, nor is it just an economic zone to be pillaged by international finance. Australia is a nation state. It’s the synthesis of … Read More

Why Australia Day?

An address to the men of the Australian Natives’ Association Victorian Branch We gather here today in recognition of our national day – Australia Day. That we should do so, as nationalists, is hardly surprising. And yet it seems our … Read More

The Error of the Indeterminate Detention Decision of the High Court

The inheritors of the parliamentary system of government, of magna carta and the writ of habeas corpus ought to be stalwart defenders of the principles of English liberty which blesses the citizens of our Australian Commonwealth, it is these principles … Read More