The alleged shooter in the Porepunkah police killings was reportedly a sovereign citizen - a group with often deep antagonism towards authority figures.
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Growing civil unrest, exacerbated by COVID-related restrictions and lockdowns, has seen assaults against police rise and made their jobs more dangerous.
While incidents like the one that has occurred in rural Queensland will shock Australians, such incidents are relatively rare.
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