The explosion in Australia's outlaw motorcycle gangs

States are throwing millions of dollars to reign in outlaw motorcycle gangs – why are they on the rise? We're told regularly that bikie gangs rule the drug trade - and there were reports last month some of the recent Sydney gangland murders were linked - allegedly - to the gangs warring over the supply of illicit drugs. Given we've spent millions on operations like Raptor in NSW, Viper in Victoria and Maxim in Queensland, the gangs continue to flourish. Why can't the gangs be reigned in?

In this episode of the Briefing, we're joined by Professor Mark Lauchs from Qld University of Technology’s School of Justice who's been looking at the changing face of gang violence.

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