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Newspaper items used in the compilation of this issue outline

(see also the Web Links / Internet Information section)

NOTE: Items indexed from The Age are often syndicated in other Fairfax newspapers. Thus, the hyperlink below an Age item may lead to the same item on another Fairfax publication's website.


The Herald-Sun:  March 7, 2013, page 30, comment by Charlie Bezzina, `Bikies need to know cops won't back down'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/bikies-need-to-know-cops-wont-back-down/story-fnat7a38-1226591914372

The Age:  March 6, 2013, page 4, background by John Silvester, `Fear of gangs feud raises doomsday scenario').
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/fear-of-gangs-feud-raises-doomsday-scenario-20130305-2fj7o.html

The Age:  March 15, 2013, page 13, news item (ref to High Court decision on Queensland laws), `Bikie laws upheld'.
http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac;jsessionid=5FFFBE6AF997F9B3D638D0C69AA272A1?sy=afr&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=1month&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=brs&cls=1075&clsPage=1&docID=AGE1303151F3TR7STKDG

The Herald-Sun:  March 28, 2013, page 36, editorial, `Bikie laws urgent'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/bikie-laws-a-matter-of-urgency/story-e6frfhqo-1226607966746

The Age:  March 27, 2013, page 18-19, investigative report (ref to bikers' influence on some Victorian police) by McKenzie and Baker, `Friends in all the wrong places'.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/friends-in-all-the-wrong-places-20130326-2gs5r.html

The Herald-Sun:  April 8, 2013, page 22, editorial, `Colour them banned').
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/colour-them-banned/story-e6frfhqo-1226614381331

The Herald-Sun:  May 7, 2013, page 20, editorial, `Hunt down the outlaws'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/hunt-down-the-outlaws/story-e6frfhqf-1226636337469

The Herald-Sun:  October 1, 2013, page 22, editorial, `Outlaw these violent thugs'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/outlaw-these-violent-thugs/story-fni0ffsx-1226730306853

The Australian:  September 30, 2013, page 6, news item by Michael McKenna, `Call for US-style mob laws to bring bikies to their knees'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/call-for-us-style-mob-laws-to-bring-bikies-to-their-knees/story-e6frgczx-1226729558337

The Australian:  October 8, 2013, page 13, editorial, `Crime gangs must be outlawed'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/editorials/crime-gangs-must-be-outlawed/story-e6frg71x-1226734332047

The Australian:  October 5, 2013, page 18, comment by David Connery, `In the fight against organised crime, don't miss the big picture'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/in-the-fight-against-organised-crime-dont-miss-the-big-picture/story-e6frg6zo-1226733195137

The Australian:  October 17, 2013, page 12, comment by David Jancik, `Roadblock on path to hard-won rights'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/opinion/roadblock-on-path-to-hard-won-rights/story-e6frgd0x-1226741249234

The Age:  October 20, 2013, page 18, comment by Annabel Crabb, `Memo to A-G: you can't just punish people because you don't like them'.
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/memo-to-ag-you-cant-just-punish-people-because-you-dont-like-them-20131019-2vtv1.html

The Australian:  November 5, 2013, page 11, editorial, `Tough laws serve voters, not the legal fraternity'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/editorials/tough-laws-serve-voters-not-the-legal-fraternity/story-e6frg71x-1226753049695

The Australian:  November 4, 2013, page 10, comment by Andrew Boe, `Unholy alliance the real fright' (ref to Ken Levy support for anti-bikie actions etc).
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/opinion/unholy-alliance-the-real-fright/story-e6frgd0x-1226752345458

The Australian:  November 4, 2013, page 10, comment (with cartoon) by Hugh McDermott, `Time to destroy outlaws'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/opinion/time-to-destroy-outlaws/story-e6frgd0x-1226752345131#

The Age:  November 1, 2013, page 20, letter by Tim Haslett, `Beware the bikie road'. (online version: scroll down the page to find letter)
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/the-age-letters/taking-the-fast-lane-to-more-congestion-20131031-2wlux.html