Historical information and documentation regarding nationalist and patriotic organisations
Australian Populist Movement
Brief description
The red Eureka symbol from the masthead of Stockade
The Australian Populist Movement was formed in Perth in December 1984; however, no branches were formed in any other Australian states. The APM had formed from a split of members from National Action in Perth (at that time, under the conservative leadership of Jack Van Tongeren). Its National Coordinator was Eugene Donnini. [1]
The Australian Populist Movement published Stockade, a magazine which printed a wide range of articles, editorially supporting groups as diverse as the (British nationalist) Scorpion magazine, the (alternative environmentalist) Grass Roots magazine, the New South Wales Folk Federation, and the National Metal Unions. [2]
The APM advocated an anti-nuclear stance, pro-environmentalism, and a return to a restrictive immigration policy to ensure Australia's survival "as a European nation". They used the symbology of the Eureka flag, although it was a red version ("revolutionary red"?); and were critical of both capitalism and communism (and their interlocking financial operations). [3]
The Australian Populist Movement disbanded in early 1986.
Selected publications
Australian Populist Manifesto, 1985 (extract)
Multiracialism, p. 17-18, 25.
Stockade (magazine of the Australian Populist Movement), articles:
Australian Populist Movement, no. 1, Spring 1985, p. 1, 11
Eureka flag drawing from Stockade no. 2
References
[1]Australian Populist Manifesto, p. 25 (re. Eugene Donnini as National Coordinator)
Stockade, no. 2, Summer 1985/86, article "Right wing trash", p. 5 (re. Eugene Donnini as National Coordinator)
Stockade, no. 2, article "Gutter journalism", p. 5-6, 12 (see p. 6 re. the Australian Populist Movement being formed in December 1984 )
[2]Stockade, no. 1, Spring 1985, p. 2 (re. Scorpion), 4 (re. the New South Wales Folk Federation), 5 (re. Grass Roots), 11 (re. the National Metal Unions)
[3]Stockade, no. 2, article "Corporate capitalism in China", p. 11-12
Stockade, no. 1, article "Environment", p. 5
Stockade, no. 2, article "A European Australia... or not?", p. 8-10
Stockade, no. 1, article "Immigration", p. 12
Stockade, no. 2, article "Karri death", p. 14 (re. woodchipping)
Stockade, no. 1, article "Marxism and the corporate state", p. 6-8
Stockade, no. 1, article "Nuclear war", p. 2
Stockade, no. 1, article "Trilateralism in Red China", p. 8-9
Stockade, no. 1, article "The White Australia Policy", p. 3-4 (see p. 4 re. "as a European nation" quote)
Stockade, no. 1, masthead, p. 1 (re. use of red Eureka flag symbol)
Stockade, no. 2, masthead, p. 1 (re. use of red Eureka flag symbol); drawing "The future is in your hands", p. 15 (re. use of red Eureka flag)
