Patriotic Youth League

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The Patriotic Youth League (PYL) is a White Nationalist youth organization in Australia whose members describe themselves as 'radical nationalists' [1]. They are described as Neo-Nazi by broad sections of the community and the media, a tag which they repudiate.

The PYL was founded in late 2002 by its current president, Stuart McBeth, a student at the University of Newcastle who was previously involved with the One Nation Party. 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 (generally known as Jim). Dr. Saleam is perhaps best known for the shotgun attack which he ordered on the home of African National Congress representative Eddie Funde in the late 1980s. He has also served time for arson and fraud.

The PYL 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. Many PYL members also use the white supremacist Stormfront message board.

Prior to their main website going offline, the PYL advertised openly neo-nazi bands, saying "soon the Newcastle foreshore will be packed with lowered utes with chrome rims and awesome stereos pumping out Fortress." [2]

The PYL is believed to have branches in Sydney, Newcastle, Canberra, Melbourne, and the Central Coast.

The image of the Eureka Flag is used as a logo by the League.

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Alleged links to violence

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The PYL has been linked by the Sydney Morning Herald to racially motivated attacks at the University of Newcastle.

In December 2005, there were a series of race riots in Sydney. Neo-Nazis were accused of participating in and deliberately inflaming the situation. MSN reported that "one woman was pictured among the angry crowd holding a poster…which advertised a group known as the Patriotic Youth League." [3].

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