Senior Perth ACA reporter, John Mort’s car was firebombed Sunday night after he had reported on the activities on bikie gangs in the city. Thumbs-up to rival news orgs for reporting it properly.
Bikie gangs
National approach needed for gangs not just tough talk
Criminal gangs’ activities don’t stop at state boundaries. So we need an effective national approach to interstate organised crime activities, not more draconian laws, writes Moira Raynor.
From internet to lunch: CFMEU bikie rumour takes wing
A minor kerfuffle has erupted over bikie gang comments apparently made by Victoria Police Chief Comissioner Simon Overland.
SA Labor government: “screws civil rights”
New legislation presently consuming our country under the guise of anti-biker laws is no more than a deliberate attempt to destroy our civil rights, writes Mark Aldridge.
NSW Police don’t have the ticker to tackle bikies
It’s all very well introducing the toughest laws in the Commonwealth to combat bikie gang criminality, but who’s going to enforce them? asks Alex Mitchell.
How can we trust NSW with anti-bikie laws?
When governments are given extraordinary powers, particularly those which allow for the proscribing of individuals and organizations, they invariably abuse them, writes Greg Barns.
Mick Keelty: master of blame dodging
Mick Keelty may figure that if it’s good enough for politicians to duck responsibility, then it’s good enough for chief executives. And he may be right in doing so, writes Bernard Keane.
Absurd anti-bikie laws do not stop bikies, but legalising drugs will
If politicians were seriously interested about eroding the power of bikie gangs they would remove the source of much of their wealth and industry, writes Greg Barns.
Tips and rumours
Westy’s worries.
From: Pike, Michelle on behalf of Westacott, JohnSent: Tue 1/04/2008 7:40 PM To: TCN News DepartmentSubject: FW: News & Current Affairs Team Drinks 6 April 08
Esteemed colleagues, At the monthly editorial drinks in the boardroom this Thursday, I’d like 10 minutes to discuss a couple of matters that impact on our very existence. This […]
South Australia: The Authoritarian State
The South Australian government’s new serious crimes bill could have been lifted straight from the statute books of any number of authoritarian regimes dotted around the globe, writes Greg Barns.
