Summary

Booklet written by John Bennett titled 'Your Rights', published by the Australian Civil Liberties Union in 2002. Bennett is a solicitor and president of the Australian Civil Liberties Union, who is most notable for being a leader in the Holocaust denial movement in Australia. Bennett graduated with honours from the University of Melbourne in law and arts. He helped establish the Victorian Council for Civil Liberties (now Liberty Victoria), he then established the Australian Civil Liberties Union.

Physical Description

104 page booklet with blue gloss cover, staple bound. Features header across top of cover references one of the chapters.

Significance

These publications add to the museum's collection of documents representing the anti-immigration debate in Australia.

It can be challenging to collect documents and other objects relating to anti-immigration and racist organisations, which are characteristically guarded and secretive. This growing collection of documents now represents a span of almost 40 years.

The first League of Rights was founded in SA in 1946; the organisation was nationalised as the Australian League of Rights in 1960. It describes itself as a Christian-based 'political watchdog, equipped to warn the individual about threats to rights and freedoms'. Its platforms include opposition to communism and the Untied Nations, and support of the monarchy. See http://www.alor.org/ for further information. The organization stocks both material published itself or that which supports its generally right wing social views. These particular publications are anti multiculturalism and promote a dominant (ie British) culture for Australia.

It is important to acquire these sorts of documents since they strengthen the representation of diverse community opinion. They will also make a significant contribution to the 'balance' of Gallery 4 now and in the coming years.

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