Abstract
The concern of this paper is with the form that ‘right wing’ anti-government protest has taken in Australia in recent years. One tactic that is proving popular amongst those who have suffered setbacks in their hold on property, or in their small business ventures, is to declare their secession from Australia, and to establish an alternative jurisdiction and alternative citizenship. The author describes some of these projects, and links the serious political pursuit of this secessionist move to a movement in the USA called Sovereign Citizenship, which is itself linked to recent acts of anti-government sabotage called ‘paper terrorism’.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Mobile boundaries/rigid worlds |
| Subtitle of host publication | proceedings of the 2nd annual conference of the Centre for Research on Social Inclusion |
| Editors | Michael Fine, Nicholas Smith, Amanda Wise |
| Place of Publication | Sydney |
| Publisher | Centre for Research on Social Inclusion, Macquarie University |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1741380472 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
| Event | Conference of the Centre for Research on Social Inclusion (2nd : 2004) - North Ryde, NSW Duration: 27 Sept 2004 → 28 Sept 2004 |
Conference
| Conference | Conference of the Centre for Research on Social Inclusion (2nd : 2004) |
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| City | North Ryde, NSW |
| Period | 27/09/04 → 28/09/04 |