Sovereign Peoples Assembly of Western Australia

Framing The Fringe

“The sovereign citizen movement is not fringe anymore. Look out. They’re under arrest. A law of their own. It’s like a quasi civil war…” That’s the language ABC’s Four Corners is using to promote its August 18 episode — an “embed” with so-called sovereign citizens, freedom fighters, and anti-government activists.But before you watch, ask yourself this: What’s really going on here — with them, or with the way this story is being told?