[7] On 13 February 2020, the Q Society stated that it would deregister itself due to a considerable lack of financial support, being unable to cover basic administration costs, effective from 30 June 2020.
Geert Wilders appeared via video link criticising "politicians who don't share our values and foolishly declare all cultures are equal".
[14] In 2015, Mohammed El-Mouelhy, the head of the Halal Certification Authority, commenced defamation proceedings against the Q Society and Kirralie Smith, who also runs the website HalalChoices, over their claims at a Q Society event that the halal certification in Australia is corrupt and funds "the push for sharia law in Australia", claiming that El-Mouelhy was portrayed as "part of a conspiracy to destroy Western civilisation from within" and "reasonably suspected of providing financial support to terrorist organisations".
[19] It recommended that the federal government increase its oversight of domestic halal certifiers to address fraudulent conduct in the sector.
[22] On 9 February 2017, the Q Society held a fundraising dinner, which they described as Defending Freedom of Speech, that drew widespread criticism after Islamophobia and homophobia were documented.
Another Pickering cartoon auctioned at the fundraiser depicted an imam as a pig being spit roasted, with a "halal certified" stamp on its rump.
Kirralie Smith denied supporting Pickering's statements; however she reiterated parts of the speech stating that "there are Muslims that actually do throw gays off buildings!".
Politicians Cory Bernardi and George Christensen attracted criticism for speaking at the event, which also drew protests for being racist.
[24][25] The group brought a number of controversial speakers to Australia, including Somali-born ex-Muslim activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali, UK planning lawyer and anti-mosque campaigner Gavin Boby, Sudanese human rights activist Simon Deng and far-right, anti-Islam Dutch politician Geert Wilders.
Deborah Stone of the B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC), which actively counters prejudice against Jews (including from fundamentalist Muslims) stated that the fears of the Q Society were greatly exaggerated: "Assuming Muslims are terrorists is the same as expecting that Italians running a restaurant will be using it as a Mafia hideout, or that the local Catholic school is sheltering a paedophile priest".
The Port Phillip council strongly supported social diversity and multiculturalism, and the Muslim prayer group had not caused concern until the Q Society intervened.