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A one way ticket to Sydney and it's a whole new world. I've just returned from living in Port Moresby, a city classed as one of most dangerous places in the world, outside of a war zone that is.
Australians are fascinated with PNG and the Wild West tag stuck to its capital. What was it like? Just how dangerous is it? They ask. It appears not as dangerous as Sydney airport I tell them.
The vicious bikie brawl which took place inside the Qantas domestic check in lounge on Sunday March 22 has shocked the nation. Just how could a man be bludgeoned to death in front of passengers inside one of the country's most secure sites?
Police can't be in all places all the time said Australian Federal Police Boss Mick Keelty. However, according to local media reports, Sydney is a city under siege.
I was there when NSW premier, Nathan Rees and Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione were taken to task by journalists over the incident.
It happened on the 42nd floor of a plush tower block over looking Sydney harbour. The two officials faced a 50 strong, mainly Aussie media pack. After the opening statement, hungry journalists went straight for the jugular. Just how could this happen? Where were the police? Does that mean a terrorist can walk into the airport kill someone and leave in a taxi? (Just as the bikies had done).
It was a 60 minute grilling.
The Premier had been informed some months earlier by police about the possible escalation in bikie violence and that extra resources would be required. While sources say, of the 22 police on duty at the airport, only six were actually sworn officers with real power to arrest people.
So now a red faced NSW government is cracking down on bikie gangs. It's fast tracking laws that will allow it to treat them like terrorist groups. Members of Bikie gangs will also be banned from working in industries deemed as high risk.
The first victim squeezed by this tough new stance just happens to be a Kiwi.
During the week, Derek Wainohu works as a crash investigator for the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority. At the weekend he dons the leather jacket and hits the road on his triumph motor bike. Wainohu left New Zealand many years ago and linked up with the Hells Angels bikie gang in Sydney.
It is claimed Wainohu is a decent bloke. But it's also claimed he was on board Sunday's flight from Melbourne when tempers flared between the Hells Angels and rival gang, the Comancheros. So Wainohu has been suspended from his RTA job while an investigation takes place. He's been labelled a security threat for possibly having access to the RTA's database of names and addresses of policemen and judicial officers.
Wainohu has been a long time advocate for peace between rival bikie gangs. The leader of Camancheros has also called for peace talks. But the two senior bikies wishes are being ignored by a new breed of bikie who appears to be hell bent on bloodshed.
Warring gangs are now recruiting allies as
tension grows and a bloody showdown looms. Brawling, drive-by
shootings and murder. And they say Port Moresby is dangerous!
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Post new commentRedLady said on 2009-05-30 @ 07:36 NZDT: Report abusive post
I prefer the Shankley quote: " Even If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I'd draw the curtains.” Hahah. Great blog and good luck to the Toffees!