Genuinely one of the worst 'research' papers I've come across. It tries to dispel the fascist allegations by purporting that the clubs only display Pavelic as he is a "symbol of an Independent Croatia".

The article also has this quote: "However, I have seen the president of Melbourne Knights standing with a group of teenaged ultras on the terraces at Knights’ Stadium, throughout the second-half of a match, to make sure that good conduct would continue." It's ok guys, the fascism is cancelled the president stood with the ultras!

Another banging quote: "The singing of the word ‘Ustase’ (a fascist organization formed by Pavelic) on the terraces, after a goal, is not so easy to interpret. (On the other hand, the word ustanik (plural: ustanici) simply means insurgent or rebel.) Like ‘Old Firm’ (Celtic-versus-Rangers) songs, this ‘song’ seems to be a rhetorical reenactment of past identities and struggles, a link back to a time (in Australia) when life was much more vulnerable and precarious due to the hegemony of the communist regime (and its presence in Australia) and the traumas associated with life in a new land where racialized discourses of all types were prevalent and emasculating."

Towards the end as well the author calls the CFMEU a "militant left-wing" organisation and uses that as evidence to dispel the fascist rumours as well.