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Dezi Freeman: Porepunkah shooting ignites conspiracy theorists fears

Two officers were shot dead in a small, rural town, allegedly by a man with links to the "SovCit" movement.

The everyday threat of sovereign citizen pseudolaw • Harry Hobbs & Stephen Young

Behind the violence of its most extreme adherents is a web of groups active at the grassroots

Sovereign citizens and classified ads

This 'sovereign citizen' ad was one of many sent to us by a verifiable source. These are the ads in the Public Notices classified sections of newspapers Australia-wide, including the classified - Public Notices - section of major newspapers.

Vic Liberals use 'sovereign citizen' language in debate

As the Victorian Parliament - and other landmarks - were illuminated blue in honour of the murdered policemen, Senior Constable Vadim De Waart and Detective Senior Constable Neal Thompson, after Liberal MP Moira Deeming tabled a petition in Parliament.

Inside the fringe groups fighting a 'quasi civil war' with self-styled sheriffs and their own court

A growing coalition of groups who reject the legitimacy of governments and courts are engaged in what some call a "quasi-civil war".