7NEWS Spotlight

Australian man Rory Sykes died in the LA fires in January 2025. But when his grieving mother Shelley shared her pain publicly, online conspiracists turned on her. So, what happened to Rory?

They're the Australians who reject Australian laws - and their numbers are rising. Reporter Ashlee Mullany investigates the growing threat of the sovereign citizen movement.

In a 7NEWS Spotlight exclusive, the first major research into the true impact of Australia's world-leading social media ban for under-16s, amid growing calls to hold the tech giants to account.