▁and ▁divers ity ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁gold ▁r ush ▁era , ▁and ▁we ' ll ▁work ▁hard ▁to ▁preserve ▁and ▁build ▁upon ▁it ." ▁ ▁Political ▁affili ations ▁Several ▁prominent ▁members ▁and ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁Q ▁Society ▁are ▁current ▁or ▁former ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal – National ▁Co al ition ▁including ▁C ory ▁Bernard i , ▁George ▁Christ ensen , ▁An gry ▁Anderson ▁and ▁Ross ▁Camer on . ▁Bernard i ▁and ▁Christ ensen ▁were ▁critic ised ▁for ▁speaking ▁at ▁the ▁Q ▁Society ▁fund ra ising ▁event ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁an ▁event ▁which ▁protest ers ▁called ▁rac ist . ▁▁ ▁Kir ral ie ▁Smith ▁and ▁Deb bie ▁Robinson , ▁both ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Q ▁Society , ▁were ▁found ing ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁far - right ▁political ▁party ▁Australian ▁Liber ty ▁Alliance ▁( now ▁called ▁Y ellow ▁V est ▁Australia ). ▁Smith ▁was ▁an ▁A LA ▁Senate ▁candidate ▁for ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁federal ▁election . ▁At ▁that ▁election ▁the ▁party ▁also ▁end ors ed ▁former ▁National ▁Party ▁candidate ▁An gry ▁Anderson ▁as ▁its ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Senate ▁representing ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Smith , ▁still ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Q ▁Society , ▁joined ▁the ▁Australian ▁Conserv atives . ▁Robinson ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁Y ellow ▁V est ▁Australia , ▁and ▁is ▁that ▁party ' s ▁Senate ▁candidate ▁for ▁Western ▁Australia ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁federal