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The Patriotic Youth League (PYL) was a youth organisation in Australia. They described themselves as 'radical nationalists'. Their logo was the Eureka Flag. 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. It acted 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. 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.〔("Neo-Nazi link to campus anti-foreigner campaign" ) by Matthew Thompson, ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 31 August 2004〕 Before closing their main website, the PYL advertised neo-Nazi bands.〔(Sounds of Hate ) Aijac.com - August 2000〕 At its peak the PYL was believed to have branches in Sydney, Newcastle, Canberra and Melbourne. 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.〔('Luke Connors archive' ) Fightdemback.org, Retrieved 13 April 2009〕 The PYL's Newcastle chapter folded shortly thereafter. Due to the official closure of two of their branches, as well as their official website being defunct since 2006, the PYL are believed to be completely disbanded. In early 2010, the Australia First Party founded a new youth organisation, the Eureka Youth League. () ==Alleged links to violence== The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' has linked the PYL to racially motivated attacks at the University of Newcastle.〔〔("Campus racism rises" ) by Sarah Price, ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 29 August 2004〕 In December 2005, PYL members were present at the Cronulla riots.〔("Neo-Nazis in race riots: police" ) ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 11 December 2005〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Patriotic Youth League」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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