Dezi Freeman: The Hunt | Ep 6 | A growing threat

About this episode

The episode explores the ongoing influence of the sovereign citizen movement in Australia through the lens of Dezi Freeman's case.

Although Dezi Freeman is no longer a threat, the ideology he embraced continues to spread through Australia’s growing sovereign citizen movement. In this final episode, 7NEWS journalist Michael Usher and Crime Editor Cassie Zervos examine the question authorities are quietly asking: how many more people like Dezi Freeman are out there? To understand the scale of the movement (and why it attracts people like Freeman) Michael speaks with legal expert Harry Hobbs, who has been closely tracking the rise of sovereign citizen ideology in Australia. Harry breaks down the beliefs at the core of the movement, who it attracts, how it spreads online, and what the Dezi Freeman case reveals about where this is heading. Dezi Freeman: The Hunt is a 7NEWS and LiSTNR co-production. Listen to the podcast on Secrets We Keep or watch the vodcast on 7Plus . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Michael Usher

Guests: Cassie Zervos, Harry Hobbs

Topics covered

• sovereign citizen movement
• ideology
• Australia
• crime
• journalism
• legal expertise

Keywords

• Dezi Freeman
• sovereign citizen
• Australia
• Michael Usher
• Cassie Zervos
• Harry Hobbs
• crime
• ideology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 7NEWS, LiSTNR, 7Plus

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