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- noun slang, Australia A
motorcyclist who is a member of agang ; abiker .
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Examples
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Last weekend, a man was beaten to death at Sydney Airport in a vicious brawl, and other motorcycle gang-related violence has turned the media spotlight onto what has been described as a bikie war.
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Premier John Brumby said his Government and police command were discussing options to stop fortification of buildings such as bikie clubhouses.
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An independent senior lawyer will be appointed this year to monitor applications to have groups such as bikie gangs declared criminal organisations, the Queensland government says.
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AN independent senior lawyer will be appointed to monitor applications to have Queensland groups such as bikie gangs declared criminal organisations.
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AN independent senior lawyer will be appointed to monitor applications to have Queensland groups such as bikie gangs declared criminal organisations.
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Premier John Brumby said his Government and police command were discussing options to stop fortification of buildings such as bikie clubhouses.
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AFP will reorganise in push to fight crime THE Australian Federal Police will undergo a major restructure to meet the growing threat from organised crime, creating a division to take on established criminal syndicates such as bikie gangs and drug rings.
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The small minority of motorcycle riders that are involved in criminal activity should be able to be dealt with under existing laws against organised (or other) crime, we don't need more laws specifically targeting motorbike riders, or hysterical public discussion, about "bikie" terror.
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"It is not just bikies - the word 'bikie' doesn't appear in the legislation at all," he said.
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"It is not just bikies - the word 'bikie' doesn't appear in the legislation at all," he said.
ruzuzu commented on the word bikie
I didn't realize this had to do with motorcycles instead of bicycles. See http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/08/tim-wilson-queenslands-anti-bikie-laws-are-violating-human-rights
January 8, 2014
bilby commented on the word bikie
Funnily enough I'm in the midst of writing a satire piece along those lines.
January 8, 2014