Right-wing anti-Islam organisation Q Society of Australia has announced it will deregister itself because religious freedom legislation will make it 'an easy target for hostile litigation'
The right-wing anti-Islam organisation Q Society of Australia has announced it will deregister itself because religious freedom legislation will make it "an easy target for hostile litigation" and put its board members at risk of being sued.
Ms Robinson’s letter says Q Society has lost so much financial support it can barely cover the costs of insurance, statutory compliance and office administration.But it also cites the risks of "federal legislation concerning religious 'tolerance' ... likely to change this year"."As a consequence, the incorporated association will become an easy target for hostile litigation.
Q Society made headlines in 2017 when it hosted a fundraiser with singer Angry Anderson, cartoonist Larry Pickering and former federal MP Ross Cameron.Pickering told the gathering he couldn’t "stand Muslims" and said he started shaking "if they are in the same street as me". A cartoon by Pickering, depicting the rape of a niqab-covered woman by her son-in-law, was auctioned at the dinner, which was to raise funds for the defence of a defamation action brought by Halal certifier Mohamed Al-Mouelhy.But Q Society has always rejected charges of Islamophobia. Its website says it was "formed in response to growing concerns about the discrimination, violence and other anti-democratic practices linked to Islam".
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