Some Australians aren't paying tax due to a rise in 'sovereign accounting'
www.abc.net.au
Groups spring up on social media, claiming to hold secret knowledge the Australian government is holding back from regular citizens: the Australian Taxation Office "isn't real".

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/8439435

The sovereign citizen movement rejects the legitimacy of the government. Its fast-growing popularity has had authorities scrambling to get a handle on how far its tentacles have reached.

Unfortunately, Mr Oxby was persuaded by this theory during the seminar, which I infer from his evidence, was presented in a persuasive and charismatic manner."

He was ultimately fined $14,000.

  • @HollandJimEnglish
    6•8 months ago

    Nah. It just means Australia goes back to being a jail.

    • southsamurai
      0•8 months ago

      Back? Roughly half of the expat Aussies I know (which is only in the teens, but still) have said they’d never go back unless they were forced to lol.

      • @HollandJimEnglish
        -1•8 months ago

        Reading comprehension needs to be reinforced in schools.

        Whoosh.