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Introduction : fascism and anti-fascism in Australian history / Evan Smith, Jayne Persian and Vashti Jane Fox -- An uncomfortable past : historiographical reflections on fascism and interwar Australia / Andrew Moore -- Labour 'armies' in the 1930s depression : from industrial disputes to anti-fascism / Phoebe Kelloway -- Egon Kisch and Black Australia / Padraic Gibson -- 'The Renaissance of our fatherland' : fascist rhetoric and intra-communal tension, Loveday Internment Group Camp 14A, 28 October 1942 / David Faber -- 'War on the whiteman' : Australia in the racial and political imagination of Britain's far right, 1945-1970 / Luke LeCras -- Fascism in exile : Ustasha-linked organisations in Australia / Drew Cottle and Angela Keys -- European and Australian fascisms : the case of Ferenc Molnár and National Socialism in Cold War Australia / Evan Smith and Jayne Persian -- Fascism and anti-fascism in Perth in the 1980s / Vashti Jane Fox -- Far right, far left and Australian engagement with Libya in the 1980s / Kyle Harvey -- 'I cop this shit all the time and I'm sick of it' : Pauline Hanson, the far right and the politics of victimhood in Australia / Kurt Sengul -- Discourses of Western civilisation in the Australian Federal Parliament / Jordan McSwiney, Eda Gunaydin and Henry Maher -- Fascists in and out of uniform : situating street fascism in the broader context of white supremacy / Anastasia Kanjere.

"Histories of Fascism and Anti-Fascism in Australia provides a history of fascist movements and anti-fascist resistance in Australia over the last century. In recent years, the far right has become a resurgent force across the globe, resulting in populist parties securing electoral victories, social movements organising on the streets, and acts of right-wing terrorism. Australia has not been immune to this. However, this is not merely a recent phenomenon; it has a long history of fascist and far-right groups and individuals. These groups have attempted to situate themselves within the wider settler colonial political landscape, often portraying themselves as the inheritors of a violent and exclusionary colonial past. Concurrently, these groups have linked into globalised anti-communist and white supremacist networks. At the same time, Australia has often seen resistance to fascism and the far right, from the political centre to the far left. Covering the period from the 1920s to the present day, and featuring insights from historians, sociologists, and political scientists, this book provides the most detailed account of this fascinating and important topic. This book will be of interest to students and activists with an interest in the extreme right and anti-fascism as well as Australian history, politics, and society"--

"Histories of Fascism and Anti-Fascism in Australia provides a history of fascist movements and anti-fascist resistance in Australia over the last century. In recent years, the far right has become a resurgent force across the globe, resulting in populist parties securing electoral victories, social movements organising on the streets, and acts of right-wing terrorism. Australia has not been immune to this. However, this is not merely a recent phenomenon; it has a long history of fascist and far-right groups and individuals. These groups have attempted to situate themselves within the wider settler colonial political landscape, often portraying themselves as the inheritors of a violent and exclusionary colonial past. Concurrently, these groups have linked into globalised anti-communist and white supremacist networks. At the same time, Australia has often seen resistance to fascism and the far right, from the political centre to the far left. Covering the period from the 1920s to the present day, and featuring insights from historians, sociologists, and political scientists, this book provides the most detailed account of this fascinating and important topic. This book will be of interest to students and activists with an interest in the extreme right and anti-fascism as well as Australian history, politics, and society"--

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- All About My Mother -- Candy -- The Education of Laura Bush -- The Witness -- Can you take a hint? -- What does Kay want? -- The price of being molly -- Lady Bird Looks Back -- O Janis -- The making of Barbara Jordan -- The Warrior's Bride -- The Queen Is Dead -- Lip Shtick -- Hallie and Farewell

Abstract

Objectives
Cognitive training (CT) has been investigated as a means of delaying age-related cognitive decline in older adults. However, its impact on biomarkers of age-related structural brain atrophy has rarely been investigated, leading to a gap in our understanding of the linkage between improvements in cognition and brain plasticity. This study aimed to explore the impact of CT on cognitive performance and brain structure in older adults.


Methods
One hundred twenty-four cognitively normal older adults recruited from 2 study sites were randomly assigned to either an adaptive CT (n = 60) or a casual game training (active control, AC, n = 64).


Results
After 10 weeks of training, CT participants showed greater improvements in the overall cognitive composite score (Cohen's d = 0.66, p < .01) with nonsignificant benefits after 6 months from the completion of training (Cohen's d = 0.36, p = .094). The CT group showed significant maintenance of the caudate volume as well as significant maintained fractional anisotropy in the left internal capsule and in left superior longitudinal fasciculus compared to the AC group. The AC group displayed an age-related decrease in these metrics of brain structure.


Discussion
Results from this multisite clinical trial demonstrate that the CT intervention improves cognitive performance and helps maintain caudate volume and integrity of white matter regions that are associated with cognitive control, adding to our understanding of the changes in brain structure contributing to changes in cognitive performance from adaptive CT.


Clinical Trial Registration
NCT03197454

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