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You do not have to look far to see this. Online, there is no shortage of complaints about mask mandates, vaccination schedules and the sudden installation of new infrastructure near suburban backyards.
The Uniting for Australian Freedom group claims to have 20,000 members and Australians for Safe Technology up to 50,000.
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WA gold diviner Bob Biggs says 99 out of 100 people are sceptical of the bush art, but that s their bad luck
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Bob Biggs claims he has the ability to divine for gold, water and other minerals.
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Bob Biggs has had a nose for gold since he was a teenager when he worked underground on Western Australia s historic Gwalia mine before it closed in 1963.
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Retired pastoralist Bob Biggs describes himself as a self-taught gold diviner
The 84-year-old began divining for water almost 50 years ago after reading books on the subject
Sceptics say diviners are pretty genuine but all have failed to prove their abilities under test conditions