The ‘sovereign citizen’ movement is growing. So is the risk of more violence

he sovereign citizen movement is growing, as demonstrated by an increase in the presence of “sovereign citizens” before the courts. Australia is likely to see more violence fuelled by this ideology unless some of the underlying drivers are addressed. The sovereign citizen movement has been in Australia for decades. It can be traced back to the late 1960s and early 1970s, when the movement was emerging in the United States.