White nationalism has a long history in Australia that has been reinforced by transnational ties to extremist groups in the United States.

As violent clashes have escalated between right- and left-wing protesters in the US city of Portland, President Donald Trump has sharpened his rhetoric against what he calls the "left wing extremism engulfing American cities.

Groups promoting right wing extremism, like the Antipodean Resistance and the Lads Society, have recently dominated headlines, but they are far from the sum of the extreme right in Australia.