The Australian League of Rights is a long-lived far right and anti-semitic political organisation in Australia founded by Eric Butler with its basis in the economic theory of Social Credit expounded by C. H. Douglas. It describes itself as upholding the virtues of freedom. Its stated values are "loyalty to God, Queen and Country" and has portrayed itself as anti-political party.
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