The Australian far right today

Big Ideas

Recent elections overseas have shown a rise in the popularity of far-right politics in Europe and elsewhere, fuelled by anti-immigration sentiment, economic woes and other grievances. So what does this mean for far-right movements back here in Australia?

This event was recorded at the University of Canberra on May 16, 2024.

Speakers

Jordan McSwiney Author, Far-Right Political Parties in Australia: Disorganisation and Electoral FailurePostdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance, University of Canberra

Kristy Campion Senior Lecturer in Terrorism Studies, Charles Sturt University

Ariel Bogle Investigations reporter, Guardian Australia

Clarification

In the program was stated by Jordan McSwiney that "But if we look at this and global perspective, comparing to like Sweden, like you say, for example, where the Sweden Democrats, the far right party there, is the largest party now in the Swedish national parliament, having two seats in the Senate, nothing in the Lower House is totally marginal, right."

The Social Democratic Party has the most seats in the Swedish national parliament (106). The Sweden Democrats have the second highest number of seats (72).