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"Fascists in Exile tells the extraordinary story of the war criminals, collaborators and fascist ultranationalists who were resettled in Australia by the International Refugee Organisation between 1947 and 1952. It explores the far-right backgrounds and continuing political activism of these displaced persons in Australia, adding to our knowledge of the development of Australian anti-communism in the 1950s. These individuals argued that they had been caught between National Socialism and Soviet communism. What might that have meant for their migration and resettlement trajectories? Beyond 'Nazi-hunting', what can this tell us about the challenge they posed to international and national forms, both in Europe and in Australia? This book demonstrates that fascist ideation could not only survive the war's end but that it continued to be transnational and transcultural. At the same time, anti-fascist protests and then the war crimes investigations of the late 1980s exposed problematic pasts, a legacy with which Australia is still reckoning. The text will appeal to those with an interest in the far right, Australian migration and refugee issues"--

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Deserving victims -- Chapter 2 'Chifley liked them blond' -- Chapter 3 'A hot Siberia' -- Chapter 4 'New Australians' -- Chapter 5 Inside the Cold War -- Conclusion Memory and multiculturalism -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index

For more than a century, Ukrainian nationalism has proved that it has not - and will not - disappear. This means that as well as refugee support the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations is also calling for concrete political assistance from Australia. This includes support for Ukrainian membership in the European Union, a #NoFlyZone over Ukraine and for business leaders to divest from Russia.

Between 1947 and 1952 170,000 Displaced Persons (DPs) arrived in Australia as International Refugee Organisation (IRO)‐sponsored refugees. This article sets out the international historical and political context for the migration of DPs to Australia, and interrogates the "bureaucratic labelling" inherent in the category "Displaced Persons". The post‐war refugees were presented internationally as "Displaced Persons", "refugees", "political refugees" and eventually, in an effort to solve the population crisis, as potential "workers" and "migrants". This article will describe the historical origin of the terms "Displaced Persons", "refugees", "political exiles" and "migrants"— terms which were, and continue to be, relevant and problematic.

Jerzy Bielski, a Polish displaced person (DP) who resettled in Australia in 1949, was the first post-war migrant to work for an Australian trade union. He was recruited in 1951 by the Australian Workers Union (AWU) as a migrant unionist and, some years later, established his own migrant trade union: the New Citizens Council. The council faced heavy criticism from within the trade union movement, including by right-wing DPs who, acting as Cold War warriors, were instrumental in the Labor Party split in the mid-1950s. Ultimately, this article argues that migrant trade union activism has a longer post-war history than is commonly acknowledged.

Cover -- Endorsements -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 Introduction: Fascism and Anti-Fascism in Australian History -- 2 An Uncomfortable Past: Historiographical Reflections on Fascism and Interwar Australia -- 3 Labour 'Armies' in the 1930s' Depression: From Industrial Disputes to Anti-Fascism -- 4 Egon Kisch and Black Australia -- 5 'The Renaissance of our Fatherland': Fascist Rhetoric and Intra-Communal Tension, Loveday Internment Group Camp 14A, 28 October 1942 -- 6 'War on the Whiteman': Australia in the Racial and Political Imagination of Britain's Far Right, 1945-1970 -- 7 Fascism in Exile: Ustasha-Linked Organisations in Australia -- 8 European and Australian Fascisms: The Case of Ferenc Molnár and National Socialism in Cold War Australia -- 9 Fascism and Anti-Fascism in Perth in the 1980s -- 10 Far Right, Far Left and Australian Engagement With Libya in the 1980s -- 11 '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 -- 12 Discourses of Western Civilisation in the Australian Federal Parliament -- 13 Fascists in and out of Uniform: Situating Street Fascism in the Broader Context of White Supremacy -- Index.

"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"--

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"--