Anti-fire ant eradication activist convicted after using legal arguments ‘similar to sovereign citizens’
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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 illegal. Trevor Hold was fined $1,500 but a conviction was not recorded. Hold has described himself as an “ultrapreneur”, a mental health counsellor, an organic cattle farmer and the chief executive officer of the anti-program group the Australian Advocacy Group – and as self-employed. Continue reading...
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Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
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| DBA | +2.77% | +1.53% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| MOO | -0.61% | -0.91% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| ITA | +2.67% | +5.93% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| EWA | +0.92% | -0.65% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| TSN | -5.17% | -5.26% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| ZTS | -2.97% | +1.01% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| DE | +1.76% | +0.35% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
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…
Source: The Guardian
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
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| DBA | three days earlier | +1.53% | final price |
| DBA | five days earlier | +2.77% | final price |
| DE | three days earlier | +0.35% | final price |
| DE | five days earlier | +1.76% | final price |
| EWA | three days earlier | -0.65% | final price |
| EWA | five days earlier | +0.92% | final price |
| ITA | three days earlier | +5.93% | final price |
| ITA | five days earlier | +2.67% | final price |
| MOO | three days earlier | -0.91% | final price |
| MOO | five days earlier | -0.61% | final price |
| TSN | three days earlier | -5.26% | final price |
| TSN | five days earlier | -5.17% | final price |
| ZTS | three days earlier | +1.01% | final price |
| ZTS | five days earlier | -2.97% | final price |
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12 out of 100
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