# Anti-fire ant eradication activist convicted after using legal arguments ‘similar to sovereign citizens’

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-06T14:00:46+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/07/trevor-hold-activist-convicted-qld-fire-ant-eradication-program-queensland-ntwnfb
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/anti-fire-ant-eradication-activist-convicted-after-using-legal-argumen-4796e8/

Legal expert compares Trevor Hold’s failed defence to ‘tried and tested argument’ used by sovereign citizen movement Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Queensland leader of a group opposing the eradication of fire ants in Australia has been convicted of obstructing government officers, after a magistrate threw out his argument that the commonwealth-funded program is i

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