4 Jul 2022

Australian gang expert warns of an influx of 501 deportees

From Nine To Noon, 9:25 am on 4 July 2022
In Australia, 224 people were arrested including members of outlaw motorcycle gangs, mafia groups, Asian crime syndicates, and serious and organised crime groups.

Photo: Supplied / Australian Federal Police

Associate Professor Mark Lauchs from the Queensland University of Technology is a specialist on an organised crime, corruption, and outlaw motorcycle gangs. 

He's warning Aotearoa to brace for a flood of 501 deportees in the next 12 months, many from West Sydney street gangs and Victoria's underworld.

When Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recently met with her Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese, she pushed for a change to Australia's 501 deportation policy.

Mr Albanese said he was committed to working through the issues, but not to amending the policy. Mark Lauchs talks to Kathryn about the various crackdown on gangs across the Tasman and whether they've worked.